Convoy HX.156

Departed from Halifax on 22 October 1941.
Arrived Liverpool on 5 November 1941.
Hague's records contain 52 merchants and 16 escorts (43 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALCHIBA (Du)
42
4,427
1920
GENERAL
ICELAND
ANCYLUS (Br)
24
8,017
1935
AVGAS
ONWARD TO N RUSSIA
ANNA KNUDSEN (Nor)
43
9,057
1931
FUEL OIL
 
ANNAPOLIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/10 - 24/10
ARABIAN PRINCE (Br)
11
1,960
1936
GENERAL, 19 MAIL
4 PASSENGERS
ATHELVICTOR (Br)
32
8,410
1941
PETROL
 
BEGONIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/11 - 04/11
BENMACDHUI (Br)
34
6,869
1911
GENERAL
 
BRABANT (Bel)
45
2,483
1938
STEEL, GENERAL
2 PASSENGERS
BRALANTA (Nor)
46
9,608
1936
FUEL OIL
 
BRITISH GOVERNOR (Br)
75
6,840
1926
FUEL OIL
SCAPA FLOW
BROKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/11 - 04/11
BUXTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/11 - 04/11
CAMELLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/10 - 04/11
CAPE BRETON (Br)
13
6,044
1940
GRAIN
 
CHARLBURY (Br)
12
4,836
1940
WHEAT, GENERAL
 
CHEPO (Pan)
74
5,707
1919
GENERAL, 2543 BAGS MAIL
RETURNED, SEE HX 158
CLAN MACQUARRIE (Br)
64
6,471
1913
SUGAR, 58 MAIL
 
COMANCHEE (Br)
65
6,837
1936
LUB OIL
 
DELILIAN (Br)
31
6,423
1923
GENERAL
 
EDAM (Du)
52
8,871
1921
GENERAL
27 PASSENGERS
EGLANTINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/11 - 05/11
EIDANGER (Nor)
73
9,432
1938
BENZINE
 
EL CAPITAN (Pan)
25
5,255
1917
GENERAL
ONWARD TO N RUSSIA
EL ESTERO (Pan)
15
4,219
1920
PHOSPHATES
 
EMPIRE CONFIDENCE (Br)
51
5,023
1935
GENERAL
12 PASSENGERS
EMPIRE DAY (Br)
71
7,242
1941
GRAIN
CAM SHIP
EMPIRE FOAM (Br)
21
7,047
1941
GRAIN
CAM SHIP
EMPIRE RAINBOW (Br)
81
6,942
1941
GRAIN
CAM SHIP
EMPIRE TERN (Br)
 
2,479
1919
WITH SOME CARGO OF NORSE LADY
 
GALLIA (Nor)
53
9,974
1939
AVGAS
 
GANYMEDES (Du)
23
2,682
1917
SUGAR
 
GUDRUN MAERSK (Br)
 
2,294
1937
 
ICELAND TO BELFAST
K G MELDAHL (Nor)
84
3,799
1938
GRAIN
 
KING SOL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/11 -
KOLLBJORG (Nor)
83
8,259
1937
PETROL
 
LARKPSUR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/10 - 05/11
LEIV EIRIKSSON I (Nor)
 
9,952
1936
 
EX ICELAND
LEONATUS (Pan)
55
2,242
1938
GRAIN, STEEL
 
LEWANT (Pol)
44
1,942
1930
SUGAR
2 PASSENGERS
MAIHAR (Br)
41
7,563
1917
GENERAL
1 PASSENGER
MARKHOR (Br)
91
7,917
1929
GENERAL
 
MERGUS (Sw)
 
1,368
1906
 
ICELAND TO CLYDE
MONTBRETIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/10 - 05/11
MUNIN (Nor)
 
1,285
1899
 
ICELAND TO CLYDE
NESTOR (Br)
61
14,629
1913
GENERAL
197 PASSENGERS
NOREFJORD (Nor)
14
3,082
1920
SULPHUR
 
O A KNUDSEN (Nor)
63
11,007
1938
PETROL
 
POLAR CHIEF (Br)
62
8,040
1897
FUEL OIL
 
PRINCE DE LIEGE (Bel)
94
2,588
1938
GENERAL
 
PRINS WILLEM VAN ORANJE (Du)
92
1,303
1938
SUGAR, RUM, 23 MAIL
 
SAN ALVARO (Br)
22
7,385
1935
PETROL
4 PASSENGERS
SAN ARCADIO (Br)
33
7,419
1935
FUEL OIL
1 PASSENGER
SAN EMILIANO (Br)
82
8,071
1939
PETROL
4 PASSENGERS
SANDANGER (Nor)
54
9,432
1938
PETROL
 
SKARAAS (Nor)
85
9,826
1936
PETROL
 
SOURABAYA (Br)
72
10,107
1915
FUEL OIL
28 PASSENGERS
STANLAKE (Br)
 
1,742
1923
 
POSSIBLY JOINED THIS CONVOY
SVANHOLM (Br)
 
1,321
1922
 
 
TROUBADOUR (Nor)
93
5,808
1920
GENERAL
6 PASSENGERS
USS ALCHIBA (US)
 
6,198
1939
 
REYKJAVIK
USS BENSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/10 - 01/11
USS HILARY P JONES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/10 - 01/11
USS NIBLACK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/10 - 01/11
USS REUBEN JAMES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/10 - 03/11
USS TARBELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/10 - 01/11
VERITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/10 - 04/11
WOLVERINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/10 - 04/11

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.156:

    NIBLACK only radar fitted ship. REUBEN JONES SUNK BY U 551 31.10.41
    WEST LOCAL ESC SOE ANNAPOLIS, WEST OCEAN ESC TU 4.1.3 SOE USS BENSON, EAST ESC 6EG SOE BROKE, EGLANTINE & MONTBRETIA OF 7 EG ATT
    COMMODORE: R-Adm E W LEIR DSO IN EMPIRE CONFIDENCE
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN DELILIAN
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.