Convoy HX.182

Departed from Halifax on 27 March 1942.
Arrived Liverpool on 9 April 1942.
Hague's records contain 36 merchants and 12 escorts (34 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACANTHUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/03 - 07/04
ALBERT L ELLSWORTH (Nor)
73
8,309
1937
GAS OIL
 
ARABIAN PRINCE (Br)
93
1,960
1936
GENERAL
 
BELINDA (Nor)
42
8,325
1939
PARAFFIN
 
BIC ISLAND (Br)
53
4,000
1917
900 TONS EXPL, AMMO, GENERAL
 
BOSTON CITY (Br)
81
2,870
1920
GENERAL
 
BRITISH HARMONY (Br)
13
8,453
1941
GRAIN
 
CAPE BRETON (Br)
14
6,044
1940
WHEAT
 
CHARLOTTETOWN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/03 - 30/03
COMANCHEE (Br)
44
6,837
1936
LUB OIL
 
DALTONHALL (Br)
11
7,250
1941
GRAIN
 
DAVILA (Br)
 
8,053
1938
 
DETACHED TO ST JOHNS NF 30.3
DELPHINULA (Br)
21
8,120
1939
GRAIN
 
EGLANTINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/03 - 08/04
EMPIRE DRUID (Br)
62
9,813
1941
PETROL
R/N NORHOLM
EMPIRE PICT (Br)
12
8,134
1941
GRAIN
R/N NORLAND
EMPIRE SAPPHIRE (Br)
61
8,028
1941
PARAFFIN
 
EMPIRE SILVER (Br)
71
8,602
1941
GRAIN
 
F J WOLFE (Br)
31
12,190
1932
FFO
 
FANAD HEAD (Br)
74
5,038
1941
GENERAL
 
FLUOR SPAR (US)
64
5,055
1919
GENERAL
 
FORT ST JAMES (Br)
94
7,128
1942
GENERAL
 
HAMLET (Nor)
22
6,578
1934
FUEL OIL
 
HERBRAND (Nor)
84
9,108
1935
GAS OIL
 
INVERILEN (Br)
72
9,456
1938
AVGAS
 
KAAPAREN (Sw)
43
3,386
1930
FRIG, GENERAL, MT
 
KAIPAKI (Br)
54
5,862
1939
FRIG, GENERAL
 
KENOGAMI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/03 - 30/03
KOS XX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/04 - 09/04
LAURITS SWENSON (Nor)
52
5,725
1930
FRIG, GENERAL
 
LISE (Nor)
83
6,826
1931
CRUDE OIL
 
NICOYA (Br)
51
5,364
1929
FRIG, GENERAL, 3559 MAILS
 
NORMAN PRINCE (Br)
91
1,913
1940
SUGAR
 
NORVINN (Pan)
23
6,322
1930
FFO
 
OCEAN VESPER (Br)
92
7,174
1942
GENERAL
 
PAN ARUBA (Nor)
82
9,231
1931
PETROL
 
POTENTILLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/03 - 07/04
RAPANA (Br)
33
8,017
1935
LUB OIL
 
ROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/03 - 07/04
SAPELO (US)
 
5,422
1919
 
 
SNOWBERRY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/03 - 30/03
TARON (Br)
32
8,054
1936
BENZINE
 
TYNDAREUS (Br)
41
11,361
1916
GENERAL
 
USS MAYO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/03 - 07/04
USS SIMPSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/03 - 07/04
VAALAREN (Sw)
63
3,406
1936
GENERAL
12 PASSENGERS
VERITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/03 - 30/03
WITHERINGTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/03 - 30/03

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.182:

    WEST LOCAL TU 24.18.7 SOE VERITY, MID OCEAN TU 24.1.4 (A4) SOE USS MAYO, EAST LOCAL ESCORT KOS XX
    COMMODORE: Capt J C K DOWDING CBE DSO RD RNR IN NICOYA
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN EMPIRE SILVER
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.