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===Further war service=== On 28 or 29 June 1941 ''Ceramic'' left Liverpool with [[List of Allied convoy codes during World War II#W|Convoy WS]] 9B, which reached Freetown on 13 July.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/misc/index.html?yy.php?convoy=WS.9B!~miscmain |last=Hague |first=Arnold |title=Convoy WS.9B |work=Shorter Convoy Series |publisher=Don Kindell, ConvoyWeb |access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref> She continued unescorted ''via'' South Africa as usual, reaching Sydney on 4 September, where she stayed until 1 October. She then visited Newcastle and [[Port of Brisbane|Brisbane]] before leaving Sydney for home on 12 October. Instead of returning by her usual route ''Ceramic'' turned east across the [[Tasman Sea]], called at [[Wellington Harbour|Wellington]], [[New Zealand]] 19–27 October and then crossed the Pacific. In November she passed through the [[Panama Canal]] and reached [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]].<ref name=Hague/> There she joined [[HX convoys|Convoy HX]] 163, which left on 3 December and reached Liverpool on 19 December.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hx/index.html?hx.php?convoy=163!~hxmain |last=Hague |first=Arnold |title=Convoy HX.163 |work=Shorter Convoy Series |publisher=Don Kindell, ConvoyWeb |access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref> In January 1942 ''Ceramic'' left Liverpool with [[List of Allied convoy codes during World War II#O|Convoy ON]] 59 until it dispersed as scheduled in the North Atlantic. Because of the threat of enemy attack her Atlantic route from Liverpool to Cape Town was extended westwards. She steamed west unescorted across the North Atlantic to Halifax, arriving on 7 February. On 15 February she left Halifax and under naval escort to [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil, arriving on 5 March. She continued unescorted ''via'' South Africa to Australia, reaching Sydney on 29 April.<ref name=Hague/> Again she continued east to return home, this time calling at [[Lyttelton, New Zealand]] on 2 June before crossing the Pacific and the passing through Panama Canal.<ref name=Hague/> In [[Cristóbal, Colón]] she joined Convoy [[List of Allied convoy codes during World War II#C|Convoy CW]] 2/1, which left on 3 July and reached [[Key West, Florida|Key West]] on 12 July,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/cw/index.html?cw.php?convoy=2/1!~cwmain |last=Hague |first=Arnold |title=Convoy CW.2 (US) |work=CW Convoy Series |publisher=Don Kindell, ConvoyWeb |access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref> where most of its ships including ''Ceramic'' joined [[List of Allied convoy codes during World War II#K|Convoy KN]] 119. This left Key West the same day and reached [[Hampton Roads]], Virginia on 17 July.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/kn/index.html?kn.php?convoy=119!~knmain |last=Hague |first=Arnold |title=Convoy KN.119 |work=KN Convoy Series |publisher=Don Kindell, ConvoyWeb |access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref> ''Ceramic'' continued unescorted, calling at [[Port of New York and New Jersey|New York]] 24–27 July and continuing to Halifax where she joined Convoy HX 201.<ref name=Hague/> This left on 2 August and reached Liverpool on 14 August. On this voyage ''Ceramic'' carried 372 passengers to Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hx/index.html?hx.php?convoy=201!~hxmain |last=Hague |first=Arnold |title=Convoy HX.201 |work=Shorter Convoy Series |publisher=Don Kindell, ConvoyWeb |access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref>
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