(WWII) CW-9 names of ships for a song

Subject: RE: (WWII) CW-9 names of ships for a song
From: Peace
Date: 01 Dec 07 - 09:22 PM

I wish I could be, Neil. In the parlance, break a leg.

Subject: RE: (WWII) CW-9 names of ships for a song
From: Barry Finn
Date: 01 Dec 07 - 09:14 PM

Thank you for responding.I was aware of this site already but I appreciate your help.
               Neil on Barry's computer
PS If you are in New York for our gig tomorrow you'll hear the song.

Subject: RE: (WWII) CW-9 names of ships for a song
From: Peace
Date: 01 Dec 07 - 08:56 PM

Codename: Peewit.

Subject: RE: (WWII) CW-9 names of ships for a song
From: Micca
Date: 01 Dec 07 - 08:43 PM

Barry, CW9 was on the 8 of August 1940 you are a day early for more info see Here and some of the Ships and casualties are listed
here, scroll down to August 8

Subject: RE: (WWII) CW-9 names of ships for a song
From: Charley Noble
Date: 01 Dec 07 - 08:22 PM

Good luck on the search, Neil.

Have a good run to NYC Sunday. Hope you don't get caught in the snow storm.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: (WWII) CW-9 names of ships for a song
From: Barry Finn
Date: 01 Dec 07 - 08:05 PM

That would be great.Thank you very much for your response. A friend wrote the poem several years ago, and I found it and put it to music, but I prefer to know more about the historical facts of songs that I sing.Through a site that I found on BBC the numbers were as I stated, that is the four Colliers being the only ones left intact. If it was different I would like to know so that I have the truth. The names of the ships are important because the song is a memorial to them and the bravery of the crews by which they were manned.
                  Thanks again,
                   Neil Downey on Barry's computer

Subject: RE: (WWII) CW-9 names of ships for a song
From: Les from Hull
Date: 01 Dec 07 - 06:18 PM

Some information here CW9

It was quite a disaster, but not as bad as you have it, as some ships turned back. You need a copy of 'British Vessels Lost At Sea 1939-1945' published by PSL. If I find my copy I'll look up the details.

Subject: (WWII) CW-9 names of ships for a song
From: Barry Finn
Date: 01 Dec 07 - 05:15 PM

We have a song that 's about a Convoy that was sunk in WWII. There were twenty nine sips that attempted to sail the English Channel on August 7 1940. There were twenty Coastal Colliers and nine ships of the line. The name of the Convoy was CW9. The Admiralty wanted to test their theory that the Channel was safe, and refused to believe intelligence that told of sophisticated German radar and so they sent them across to certain doom from E-Boats and Stukas based in France. All but four of the Colliers were lost. We would like to find out the names of the ships in the Convoy both Merchant and Royal Navy. Does any one A) Know about the incdent, and B) How we could best go about such a task?

Neil on Barry's computer