Convoy HX.121

Departed from Halifax on 16 April 1941.
Arrived Liverpool on 3 May 1941.
Hague's records contain 50 merchants and 21 escorts (47 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABELIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/04 - 02/05
ANTAR (Br)
94
5,222
1941
GRAIN
 
BEECHWOOD (Br)
13
4,987
1940
GRAIN
 
BELINDA (Nor)
85
2,525
1939
PETROL
 
BRITISH ENDURANCE (Br)
52
8,406
1936
PETROL
 
CALEDONIA (Nor)
24
9,892
1936
DIESO
SUNK BY U 96
CALIFORNIA (Br)
 
16,792
1923
 
AS AMC ESCORT
CALIFORNIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/04 - 27/04
CAPSA (Br)
35
8,229
1931
FFO
SCAPA FLOW
CAPULET (Br)
25
8,190
1932
FFO for Scapa Flow
SUNK BY U 552 & 201, WRECK BY DOUGLAS
CHAMBLY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/04 -
CITY OF BARCELONA (Br)
53
5,787
1930
GENERAL
 
COLLINGWOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/04 -
CORNWALL (Br)
41
10,605
1920
GENERAL
 
DANBY (Br)
26
4,281
1937
WHEAT
 
DARINA (Br)
36
8,113
1939
PETROL
 
DENBYDALE (Br)
62
8,145
1941
PETROL
 
DORDRECHT (Du)
55
4,402
1928
PALM OIL
 
DOUGLAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 30/04
EL CIERVO (Br)
33
5,841
1923
FFO
 
EMPIRE PUMA (Br)
64
7,777
1920
GENERAL
DAMAGED IN AIR RAID 6.5.41
EMPIRE SNOW (Br)
82
6,327
1941
STEEL, SCRAP METAL
 
EMPIRE WILDEBEESTE (Br)
44
5,631
1918
PIG IRON
 
ENSIS (Br)
22
6,207
1937
PETROL
 
GLADIOLUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 01/05
GRENA (Nor)
63
8,117
1934
BENZINE
 
HILDA KNUDSEN (Nor)
45
9,178
1928
FFO
 
INDOCHINOIS (Br)
92
6,966
1939
GENERAL
Ex French taken in Prize
INGLEFIELD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/04 - 28/04
KING ARTHUR (Br)
74
5,224
1928
STEEL, LUMBER
 
KOLSNAREN (Sw)
75
2,465
1923
PHOSPHATES
RETURNED
LA PAMPA (Br)
91
4,149
1938
WHEAT
 
LANGLEEBROOK (Br)
21
4,246
1930
GRAIN
 
LANGLEETARN (Br)
65
4,908
1929
WHEAT
 
LEAMINGTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 30/04
LOBELIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 -
LOMBARDY (Br)
14
3,379
1921
GENERAL, SUGAR
 
MALCOLM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/04 - 28/04
MANCHESTER DIVISION (Br)
51
6,048
1918
GENERAL
 
MANCHESTER SPINNER (Br)
71
4,767
1918
GENERAL
 
MAORI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/04 -
MARY KINGSLEY (Br)
61
5,021
1930
GENERAL
 
MIRZA (Du)
23
7,991
1929
DIESO
 
MOENA (Du)
83
9,286
1923
SUGAR
 
OILFIELD (Br)
31
8,516
1938
BENZINE
SUNK BY U 96
OPALIA (Br)
32
6,195
1938
PETROL
 
ORILLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/04 -
POLARTANK (Nor)
46
6,356
1930
FUEL OIL
 
PORT HARDY (Br)
42
8,897
1923
GENERAL
SUNK BY U 96
REMBRANDT (Br)
73
5,559
1941
GRAIN, LUMBER
 
REVENGE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/04 - 23/04
ROOKLEY (Br)
56
4,998
1940
WHEAT
 
ROXBOROUGH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 30/04
SAINT BERTRAND (Br)
43
5,522
1929
GENERAL
 
SAN EMILIANO (Br)
72
8,071
1939
PETROL
 
SAN FELIX (Br)
34
13,037
1921
FUEL OIL
 
SOURABAYA (Br)
81
10,107
1915
FUEL OIL
 
ST ELSTAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 30/04
ST KENAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 30/04
ST ZENO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 -
STANFORD (Br)
54
5,969
1941
WHEAT
 
STANLEY (Br)
84
6,463
1919
STEEL, LUMBER
 
TAHCHEE (Br)
15
6,508
1914
FUEL OIL
 
TREHATA (Br)
12
4,817
1928
GRAIN
 
TRESILLIAN (Br)
11
4,743
1925
WHEAT
 
TUDOR PRINCE (Br)
93
1,914
1940
BAUXITE
 
VERONICA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 30/04
VIOLET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/04 -
VIZALMA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 30/04
WATCHMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/04 -
ZAAFARAN (Br)
 
1,559
1921
 
RESCUE SHIP

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.121:

    EAST ESCORT 2 EG, SOE DOUGLAS, JD FROM OB 314. ICELAND ESCORT 12 EG SOE MALCOLM ex OB 312
    COMMODORE: Capt F J L BUTLER RD RNR IN MANCHESTER DIVISION
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN MANCHESTER SPINNER
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.