Convoy EN.72 (Series 2)

Depart Methil on 17 April 1942.
Arrive Oban on 19 April 1942.
Hague's records contain 44 merchants and 6 escorts (50 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AIGHAI (Gk)
40
1,406
1896
 
 
ATLANTIC (Br)
14
5,414
1939
 
 
BARON MACLAY (Br)
17
6,317
1924
 
 
BIRGITTA (Sw)
47
1,363
1921
 
 
BONITO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/04 - 19/04
BRUSE JARL (Nor)
30
1,890
1923
 
 
BUSIRIS (Br)
39
943
1929
 
 
CALEDONIA (Nor)
37
9,892
1936
 
 
CANTICK HEAD (Br)
50
488
1921
 
 
CAVEROCK (Br)
55
1,332
1915
 
 
CORVUS (Nor)
42
1,317
1921
 
 
DURWARD (Br)
56
419
1940
 
 
EMERAUDE (Br)
64
613
1903
 
 
EMPIRE DICKENS (Br)
13
9,819
1942
 
 
EMPIRE PURCELL (Br)
16
7,049
1942
 
 
EMPIRE WOODCOCK (Br)
10
5,572
1918
 
 
EROICAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/04 - 19/04
EVVIVA (Nor)
27
1,597
1921
 
 
FAGERBRO (Nor)
53
994
1923
 
 
GIRONDE (Bel)
45
1,770
1920
 
 
GITANO (Br)
22
3,956
1921
 
 
HOLBURN HEAD (Br)
 
489
1925
 
NOT IN CONVOY?
INNERTON (Br)
11
5,276
1919
 
 
IRIS (Sw)
44
1,974
1886
 
 
JASON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/04 - 18/04
KATHARIOTISA (Gk)
25
1,877
1913
 
 
KILDRUMMY (Br)
57
629
1924
 
 
KYLECROFT (Br)
35
863
1911
 
 
LIGHTFOOT (Br)
52
1,894
1922
 
 
LLANASHE (Br)
33
4,836
1936
 
 
MARGO (Br)
48
1,245
1895
 
 
MARIANNE (Nor)
28
1,915
1920
 
 
MORAR (Br)
32
1,507
1924
 
 
MORAY FIRTH (Br)
59
541
1927
 
 
MUNIN (Nor)
41
1,285
1899
 
 
NEVA (Sw)
43
1,456
1928
 
 
NORTH BRITAIN (Br)
12
4,635
1940
 
 
REVOLUTSIONER (Russ)
20
2,900
1936
 
 
RORA HEAD (Br)
54
492
1921
 
 
SALTARELO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/04 - 19/04
SEMBILANGAN (Du)
15
4,990
1923
 
 
SIR GALAHAD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/04 - 19/04
SPAR (Du)
18
3,616
1924
 
 
SPHENE (Br)
46
815
1920
 
 
SPURS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/04 - 19/04
SPURT (Nor)
26
2,061
1918
 
 
THE PRESIDENT (Br)
34
926
1936
 
 
THESEUS (Br)
49
6,527
1908
 
 
TIOGA (Br)
60
715
1912
 
 
VAROY (Nor)
51
1,531
1892
 
INDEP FROM W COAST SCOTLAND
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague
with additional material kindly provided by Tony Cooper.