Convoy HX.290

Departed from NYC on 5 May 1944.
Arrived Liverpool on 19 May 1944.
Hague's records contain 92 merchants and 16 escorts (93 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABEL PARKER UPSHUR (US)
85
7,177
1942
EXPL
 
AMASTRA (Br)
76
8,031
1935
USN FUEL
MAC SHIP
AMELIA EARHART (US)
62
7,176
1942
GENERAL, ACID
 
ANSON P K SAFFORD (US)
156
7,176
1943
GENERAL, CRANES
 
ANTHONY WAYNE (US)
151
7,181
1942
GENERAL, BARGES, TUGS
 
BEN ROBERTSON (US)
123
7,198
1944
GENERAL, CRANES, ACID
 
BERWICKSHIRE (Br)
91
7,464
1912
FRIG
 
BILLY MITCHELL (US)
56
7,176
1943
GENERAL, BOATS
 
BRALANTA (Nor)
82
9,608
1936
FFO
ESCORT OILER
BRITISH GLORY (Br)
52
6,992
1928
USN FUEL, A/C
 
CAIRNESK (Br)
11
5,007
1926
GRAIN, GENERAL, MEAT EX HALIFAX
fitted with HF/DF
CAPE DIAMOND (US)
141
5,124
1944
GENERAL, EXPL
 
CAROLINIAN (US)
104
6,997
1921
GENERAL, EXPL
 
CAXTON (Br)
15
7,242
1943
NEWSPRINT EX HALIFAX
fitted with AND
CECIL N BEAN (US)
116
7,176
1944
GENERAL
 
CHARLES D MCIVER (US)
103
7,176
1943
GENERAL, EXPL, AFVs
fitted with AND
CHRISTOPHER S FLANAGAN (US)
124
7,247
1944
GENERAL, EXPL, AFVs, DUKWs
 
CLYDE L SEAVEY (US)
154
7,176
1943
GENERAL, EXPL
 
COPTIC (Br)
81
10,629
1928
GENERAL, FRIG
 
CYMBULA (Br)
95
8,082
1938
LUB OIL
 
DALLAS CITY II (Br)
43
7,079
1944
SUGAR, GENERAL
 
DANAE II (Br)
66
2,660
1936
LUMBER
 
DAUPHIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/05 - 19/05
DAWSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/05 - 10/05
DORELIAN (Br)
32
6,431
1923
GENERAL, FLOUR, MEAT EX HALIFAX
 
DROMUS (Br)
125
8,036
1938
PETROL, OIL
 
DUDLEY M HUGHES (US)
161
7,176
1943
GENERAL, BARGES
fitted with AND
DUNDEE (Br)
106
1,541
1934
 
RESCUE SHIP
DUNVER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/05 - 18/05
EDWARD BELLAMY (US)
24
7,176
1943
GENERAL, EXPL EX HALIFAX
 
ELIZA JANE NICHOLSON (US)
133
7,218
1943
DIESO, A/C
 
EMPIRE BERESFORD (Br)
143
9,804
1943
BENZINE
 
EMPIRE BITTERN (Br)
22
8,546
1902
METAL, FLOUR, GENERAL, EXPL
PREPARED AS BLOCKSHIP AFTER DISCHARGE
EMPIRE HERITAGE (Br)
61
15,702
1930
FUEL OIL, AFVs
 
EMPIRE MACANDREW (Br)
73
7,952
1943
GRAIN
MAC SHIP EX HALIFAX
EMPIRE MACKAY (Br)
75
8,908
1943
USN FUEL
MAC SHIP
EMPIRE MARINER (Br)
33
4,957
1922
GRAIN, GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
EVAGORAS (Br)
 
5,197
1929
 
PUT BACK
FORT ISLAND (Br)
165
7,167
1944
LEAD, TIMBER
fitted with AND
FORT PERROT (Br)
41
7,171
1944
LUMBER, LEAD
fitted with AND
FORT STEELE (Br)
13
7,133
1942
STEEL, LUMBER EX HALIFAX
 
GABRIEL DUVAL (US)
25
7,176
1942
GENERAL EXPL EX HALIFAX
 
GEORGE H WILLIAMS (US)
126
7,176
1942
GENERAL, MT
 
GOOD GULF (Pan)
113
7,805
1938
USN FUEL
 
GUADELOUPE (Fr)
86
2,676
1936
GENERAL
 
HALL J KELLEY (US)
114
7,180
1943
GENERAL, EXPL
 
HARVEY CUSHING (US)
34
7,240
1943
GENERAL, EXPL EX HALIFAX
fitted with AND
HENRY L ELLSWORTH (US)
105
7,218
1943
DIESO
 
HENRY WYNKOOP (US)
111
7,176
1942
GENERAL, LANDING BARGES
 
HERMAN MELVILLE (US)
12
7,176
1942
GRAIN, GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
HESPELER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/05 - 19/05
HORACE WILLIAMS (US)
146
7,176
1943
GENERAL, AFVs
 
IDEFJORD (Nor)
21
4,287
1921
GENERAL, GRAIN EX HALIFAX
 
JAMAIQUE (Fr)
94
10,123
1922
FRIG
 
JAMES BOWDOIN (US)
152
7,176
1943
GENERAL, EXPL
 
JANE G SWISSHELM (US)
145
7,176
1943
GENERAL, DUKWs
 
JOHN A TREUTLEN (US)
122
7,198
1943
GENERAL, EXPL
 
JOHN H B LATROBE (US)
121
7,191
1942
GENERAL, CASED PETROL, MT, AFVs
 
JOHN L SULLIVAN (US)
163
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
JOHN MCLOUGHLIN (US)
134
7,176
1942
GENERAL, EXPL
 
JOHN W GARRETT (US)
112
7,176
1943
GENERAL, EXPL
fitted with AND
JOSEPH JEFFERSON (US)
53
7,176
1942
GENERAL, EXPL
 
JOTUNFJELL (Nor)
63
8,264
1937
GAS OIL
 
KAIKOURA (Br)
96
5,852
1937
FRIG, GENERAL
 
KOLNO (Pol)
54
1,885
1944
SULPHUR, LIFEBOATS
 
KROSNO (Pol)
135
1,773
1943
PHOSPHATES
 
LA SALLE PARK (Br)
16
7,138
1944
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
fitted with AND
LEWIS MORRIS (US)
155
7,181
1942
GENERAL, EXPL
 
LORENZO DE ZAVALA (US)
132
7,244
1943
GENERAL
 
LYMAN HALL (US)
92
7,176
1943
GENERAL, EXPL
fitted with AND
MEXICAN (US)
153
8,030
1907
GENERAL
 
NANAIMO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/05 - 10/05
NAPANEE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/05 - 16/05
NEW WESTMINSTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/05 - 19/05
OLIVER EVANS (US)
26
7,176
1943
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
PANAMAN (Pan)
115
5,328
1913
GENERAL
 
PEREGRINE WHITE (US)
166
7,176
1943
GENERAL, MT
fitted with AND
PORT CAMPBELL (Br)
131
8,751
1922
FRIG, GENERAL, A/C
 
RAYMOND B STEVENS (US)
45
7,176
1944
GENERAL
 
REGENT PANTHER (Br)
142
9,556
1937
PETROL
 
REGINALD A FESSENDEN (US)
64
7,213
1943
FUEL OIL
 
RICHARD HENRY LEE (US)
 
7,191
1941
GENERAL EX ST JOHNS NF
 
RICHARD MONTGOMERY (US)
44
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
ROSTHERN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/05 - 19/05
SALACIA (Br)
31
5,495
1937
GENERAL, MEAT EX HALIFAX
fitted with HF/DF
SAMDAUNTLESS (Br)
55
7,210
1944
STEEL, LUMBER
 
SAMNEAGH (Br)
35
7,210
1944
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
SAMUEL ASHE (US)
164
7,177
1942
GENERAL
 
SAMUEL MCINTYRE (US)
42
7,176
1943
GENERAL, EXPL
fitted with AND
SAMUEL NELSON (US)
101
7,176
1942
GENERAL, LOCOS
 
SAULT STE MARIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/05 - 10/05
SEA SERPENT (US)
71
8,591
1942
FRIG
 
SHERBROOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/05 - 10/05
SOUTHERN BREEZE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/05 - 19/05
SPINANGER (Nor)
84
7,429
1927
DIESO
ESCORT OILER
STEEL MARINER (US)
144
5,687
1920
GENERAL, EXPL
 
STEEL RANGER (US)
36
5,687
1920
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
SWIFT CURRENT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/05 - 08/05
TEUCER (Br)
14
9,079
1906
GENERAL, GRAIN EX HALIFAX
 
THORSHOLM (Nor)
83
9,937
1937
GAS OIL, A/C
ESCORT OILER
TIBIA (Du)
102
10,356
1939
AVGAS
 
TIMOTHY BLOODWORTH (US)
51
7,191
1943
GENERAL, MOTOR LAUNCHES
 
TREVELYAN (Br)
93
7,292
1943
SUGAR, GLIDERS
 
WALLACEBURG 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/05 - 08/05
WESTBANK PARK (Br)
46
7,161
1944
GENERAL, LUMBER
fitted with AND
WILLIAM CROMPTON (US)
65
7,218
1943
DIESO, MT
 
WILLIAM D PENDER (US)
23
7,177
1943
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
ZEBULON PIKE (US)
162
7,176
1942
GENERAL
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.290:

    WLE W7 SOE SAULT STE MARIE, HX LOCAL SOE WALLACEBURG, OCEAN C5 SIE DUNVER, UK LOCAL SOUTHERN BREEZE
    HARGOOD ALLOCATED TO ACCOMPANY C5, SAILED INDEPENDENTLY FROM ST JOHNS 6.5 AND ARRIVED BELFAST 10.5
    COMMODORE: Capt G N JONES CBE DSO RD RNR IN COPTIC
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN PORT CAMPBELL
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.