Convoy HX.224

Departed from NYC on 22 January 1943.
Arrived Liverpool on 5 February 1943.
Hague's records contain 64 merchants and 18 escorts (57 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABRAHAM BALDWIN (US)
123
7,176
1942
PETROL, GENERAL
 
ACCRINGTON (Br)
95
1,678
1910
 
RESCUE SHIP
ALCEDO (Pan)
 
1,392
1937
 
ST JOHNS NF
ALCOA CUTTER (US)
94
4,965
1918
GENERAL
 
AMHERST 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/01 - 05/02
ASPHODEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/01 - 03/02
ATHELREGENT (Br)
82
8,881
1930
FUEL OIL
 
BANFFSHIRE (Br)
143
6,479
1912
GENERAL
 
BISCAYA (Nor)
 
1,323
1939
 
ST JOHNS NF
BOOKER T WASHINGTON (US)
134
7,176
1942
STORES EX HALIFAX
 
BRANTFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/01 - 27/01
BRITISH GLORY (Br)
61
6,992
1928
FFO, 3 MAILS
6 PASSENGERS
CHEDABUCTO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/01 - 25/01
CITY OF OMAHA (US)
43
6,124
1920
GENERAL
 
CLAN ALPINE (Br)
 
5,442
1918
GENERAL
2 PASSENGERS, 7 MAILS EX ST JOHN NF
CLARE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/02 - 03/02
CLAVELLA (Du)
62
8,097
1939
CRUDE OIL, FUEL OIL
 
COLLINGWOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/01 - 05/02
CORDELIA (Br)
21
8,190
1932
FFO
SUNK BY U 632
COWICHAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/01 - 25/01
CYMBULA (Br)
84
8,082
1938
AVGAS
 
DORCHESTER (US)
 
5,649
1926
 
ST JOHNS NF
DUNDAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/01 - 27/01
DUNVEGAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/01 - 25/01
EASTGATE (Br)
142
5,032
1940
GENERAL
 
EL ESTERO (Pan)
115
4,219
1920
GENERAL
 
EMMA BAKKE (Nor)
114
4,721
1929
FRIG, GENERAL
 
EMPIRE GLADE (Br)
124
7,006
1941
GENERAL
 
EMPIRE MARVELL (Br)
103
9,812
1941
PETROL
 
EMPIRE MIGHT (Br)
91
9,209
1942
FRIG, GENERAL, 125 MAILS
1 PASSENGER
EMPIRE PAKEHA (Br)
113
8,115
1910
FRIG, GENERAL, 42 MAILS
 
EMPIRE REYNOLDS (Br)
121
8,128
1942
PETROL
 
EMPIRE SALVAGE (Br)
71
10,594
1940
FFO
 
ERIN (Br)
81
5,841
1932
FRIG, GENERAL
14 PASS
ESSO BATON ROUGE (US)
75
7,989
1938
CRUDE OIL
 
EULIMA (Br)
92
6,207
1937
AVGAS
 
FENNEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/01 - 25/01
FERNMOOR (Nor)
133
4,268
1928
GENERAL
 
FORT CONCORD (Br)
 
7,138
1942
GRAIN EX ST JOHN NF
STRAGGLED
FORT HALKETT (Br)
22
7,133
1942
LUMBER, WHEAT, METAL
 
FRANZ KLASEN (Pan)
74
11,194
1932
GAS OIL
 
GANANOQUE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/01 - 27/01
HAMILTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/01 - 27/01
HIGHLANDER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/01 - 04/02
INVERILEN (Br)
85
9,456
1938
PETROL, PARAFFIN
SUNK BY U 456
JAMES BOWIE (US)
52
7,176
1942
GENERAL
 
JEREMIAH VAN RENSSELAER (US)
11
7,177
1942
GENERAL
SUNK BY U 456
JOHN LAURANCE (US)
51
7,176
1942
GENERAL
ARR WITH WEATHER DAMAGE
JOSEPH E JOHNSTON (US)
34
7,196
1942
GENERAL
 
KAIA KNUDSEN (Nor)
63
9,063
1931
FFO
 
KIRKELLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/02 - 05/02
LOBELIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/01 - 28/01
LONDONDERRY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/02 - 03/02
LUTZ (Nor)
 
1,416
1933
 
ST JOHNS NF
MARKHOR (Br)
141
7,917
1929
GENERAL
 
MATHERAN II (Br)
41
8,007
1942
GENERAL
 
METAPAN (US)
122
4,736
1909
STORES
 
MOBILGAS (US)
44
9,925
1937
AVGAS
 
MORGENEN (Nor)
105
7,093
1930
LUB OIL
 
MURENA (Du)
83
8,252
1931
FFO
 
NORVINN (Pan)
45
6,322
1930
FFO
RETURNED
OCEAN VIGOUR (Br)
31
7,174
1942
GRAIN
 
PALEMBANG (Du)
35
7,070
1921
GENERAL
 
PAN-MAINE (US)
131
7,237
1936
GAS OIL
 
PRINSES MARIA-PIA (Bel)
33
2,588
1938
SUGAR
 
RAPANA (Br)
104
8,017
1935
PARAFFIN EX HALIFAX
 
REINHOLT (Nor)
132
4,799
1939
GENERAL
 
RESTIGOUCHE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/01 - 04/02
SAINTONGE (Br)
72
9,386
1936
FFO
 
SALAWATI (Du)
 
6,643
1920
GENERAL EX ST JOHN NF
 
SAMUEL BAKKE (Nor)
101
4,719
1929
GENERAL
 
SETTLER (Br)
54
6,202
1939
SUGAR, RUM
 
SHERBROOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/01 - 03/02
SKANDINAVIA (Nor)
102
10,044
1940
AVGAS
 
TARIA (Du)
112
10,354
1939
FUEL OIL, DIESO
RETURNED
TESTBANK (Br)
32
5,083
1937
GENERAL
 
THOMAS HARTLEY (US)
53
7,176
1942
EXPL, A/C
 
THOMAS SCOTT (US)
42
7,176
1942
GENERAL
 
VAALAREN (Sw)
93
3,406
1936
FRIG, 2000 MAILS
12 PASSENGERS
WESTLAND (Du)
111
5,888
1931
FRIG, GENERAL
 
WILLIAM BREWSTER (US)
64
7,176
1942
STORES
 
ZACAPA (US)
73
4,488
1909
GENERAL
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.224:

    WLE(S) 24.18.7 SOE FENNEL, WLE (N) 24.18.6 SOE HAMILTON, OCEAN 24.1.14 (C4) SOE HIGHLANDER, SUPPORT CLARE, LONDONDERRY
    LPL LOCAL KIRKELLA. LONDONDERRY SERIOUS PREMATURE DC DAMAGE, TOWED UK BY BUSTLER ARR 5.2
    ASPHODEL DAMAGED ASSISTING INVERILEN, DETACHED WITH SHERBROOKE AND ACCRINGTON TO UK
    LOBELIA RETURNED ST JOHNS NF WITH DEFECTS
    COMMODORE: Capt T L OWEN RD RNR IN ERIN
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN MATHERAN
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.