Convoy HX.127

Departed from Halifax on 16 May 1941.
Arrived Liverpool on 2 June 1941.
Hague's records contain 61 merchants and 16 escorts (56 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACAVUS (Br)
41
8,010
1935
GAS OIL
 
ADULA (Br)
36
8,040
1937
BENZINE
JOINED EX BHX 127
AGASSIZ 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/05 -
AIRCREST (Br)
61
5,237
1940
GRAIN
 
ATHELQUEEN (Br)
45
8,780
1928
MOLASSES
JOINED EX BHX 127
BARRDALE (Br)
11
5,072
1925
WHEAT, MT
 
BEGONIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/05 -
BOREAS (Nor)
63
2,801
1920
STEEL
 
BRASIL (Nor)
92
8,130
1935
PETROL
 
BRITISH COMMODORE (Br)
37
6,865
1923
FFO
JOINED EX BHX 127, SCAPA FLOW
BRITISH INTEGRITY (Br)
102
8,412
1927
PETROL
 
BRITISH PRIDE (Br)
111
7,106
1931
BENZINE
 
CARELIA (Br)
66
8,062
1938
AVGAS
JOINED EX BHX 127
CHR TH BOE (Nor)
75
6,192
1930
FUEL OIL
JOINED EX BHX 127
COIMBRA (Br)
42
6,768
1937
LUB OIL
 
COMANCHEE (Br)
91
6,837
1936
LUB OIL
 
CRISTALES (Br)
85
5,389
1926
FRIG, GENERAL
12 PASSENGERS
DALCROY (Br)
74
4,558
1930
FLOUR
 
DRAMATIST (Br)
103
5,443
1920
GENERAL
 
ELMDALE (Br)
34
4,872
1941
FLOUR
 
EMPIRE FLAMINGO (Br)
33
4,994
1920
STEEL SCRAP
 
EMPIRE HARTEBEESTE (Br)
23
5,676
1918
PIG IRON
 
EMPIRE HAWKSBILL (Br)
65
5,724
1920
STEEL SCRAP
 
EMPIRE SEAL (Br)
64
7,965
1922
GENERAL
 
EMPIRE SHEARWATER (Br)
53
4,970
1920
STEEL, GENERAL
 
F J WOLFE (Br)
51
12,190
1932
FFO
 
FARNDALE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT - 30/05
GANYMEDES (Du)
73
2,682
1917
SUGAR
 
GRAVELINES (Fr)
44
2,477
1925
LUMBER
SUNK, FOREPART SALVED
HAMBLEDON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT
HARMONIC (Br)
13
4,558
1930
WHEAT
 
INVERNESS (Br)
84
4,897
1940
GRAIN
 
ITTERSUM (Du)
94
5,199
1938
GRAIN
 
KHETI (Br)
83
2,734
1927
SUGAR
 
LARISTAN (Br)
24
6,401
1927
FFO
JOINED EX BHX 127
LARKSPUR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/05 - 31/05
LAURELWOOD (Br)
32
7,347
1929
FFO
 
LEIESTEN (Nor)
43
6,118
1930
LUB OIL
 
LEIV EIRIKSSON I (Nor)
62
9,952
1936
FFO
RETURNED
LINCOLN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/05 - 27/05
LORD BYRON (Br)
101
4,118
1934
WHEAT
 
MOSLI (Nor)
72
8,291
1935
FUEL OIL
DET TO ICELAND, DATE UNKNOWN POSS 29.5
NOREFJORD (Nor)
123
3,082
1920
GRAIN
 
ONDINA (Du)
22
6,341
1939
LUB OIL
 
OTTAWA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/05 - 29/05
PETTER (Nor)
52
9,109
1935
DIESO
 
PHILANTE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/05 - 29/05
PRESIDENT DE VOGUE (Nor)
56
9,320
1935
FFO
JOINED EX BHX 127
RAMILLIES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/05 -
RANJA (Nor)
86
6,355
1928
DIESO
JOINED EX BHX 127
REGENT LION (Br)
71
9,551
1937
PETROL
 
RESTIGOUCHE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/05 - 01/06
ROTTERDAM (Du)
112
8,968
1925
PETROL
 
SALISBURY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/05 -
SEAPOOL (Br)
35
4,820
1940
GRAIN
 
SEPIA (Br)
14
6,214
1936
FFO
JOINED EX BHX 127, SCAPA FLOW
SKATE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/05 - 01/06
SKIENSFJORD (Nor)
122
5,922
1922
GENERAL
 
SOLFONN (Nor)
55
9,925
1939
FFO
JOINED EX BHX 127
SPIND (Nor)
113
2,197
1917
LUMBER
RETURNED
ST CROIX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/05 -
ST KENAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/05 -
STAD VLAARDINGEN (Du)
54
8,501
1925
PIG IRON
 
STANDELLA (Br)
21
6,197
1936
PETROL
 
STIGSTAD (Nor)
93
5,964
1927
LUB OIL
 
STORK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/05 - 01/06
SUNFLOWER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/05 - 27/05
SUTLEJ 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT
TEDDINGTON (Br)
104
4,762
1941
GRAIN
 
TEMPLE YARD (Br)
121
5,205
1937
GRAIN
 
TILSINGTON COURT (Br)
31
6,910
1928
CEREALS, MT
 
TREFUSIS (Br)
114
5,299
1918
WHEAT
RETURNED
TRELISSICK (Br)
81
5,265
1919
WHEAT
 
VARDEFJELL (Nor)
95
8,316
1940
FUEL OIL
JOINED EX BHX 127
WELLINGTON COURT (Br)
82
4,979
1930
WHEAT
 
WETASKIWIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/05 - 18/05
WINONA COUNTY (Br)
12
6,159
1919
WHEAT
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.127:

    PHILANTE, SKATE, SALISBURY & ST KENAN ex OB 326
    COMMODORE: R-Adm SIR A T TILLARD KBE DSO IN AIRCREST
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN TILSINGTON COURT
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.