Convoy HX.31

Departed from Halifax on 29 March 1940.
Arrived Liverpool on 13 April 1940.
Hague's records contain 29 merchants and 7 escorts (30 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALAUNIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/03 - 09/04
ATHELDUKE (Br)
12
8,966
1929
MOLASSES
 
ATHELKING (Br)
11
9,557
1926
MOLASSES
 
BOSTON CITY (Br)
32
2,870
1926
GENERAL
 
BRITISH ENDURANCE (Br)
21
8,406
1936
PETROL
 
CAMPBELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/04 - 13/04
CLUMBERHALL (Br)
23
5,198
1930
WHEAT
 
CONSUELO (Br)
61
4,847
1937
GENERAL
 
CULEBRA (Br)
63
3,044
1919
GENERAL
 
DALBLAIR (Br)
62
4,608
1926
WHEAT
 
DARLINGTON COURT (Br)
41
4,974
1936
WHEAT, LUMBER
 
FOLKESTONE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/04 - 12/04
G S WALDEN (Br)
33
10,627
1935
AVGAS
 
HANNINGTON COURT (Br)
91
5,449
1939
LUMBER, LEAD, GRAIN
 
HMS ALAUNIA (Br)
51
14,030
1925
 
AMC ESCORT
ILE DE NOURMOUTIER (Fr)
93
5,703
1919
COTTON, SULPHUR
LAPALLICE
INVERILEN (Br)
71
9,456
1938
PETROL
 
JOHN KNUDSEN (Nor)
72
9,072
1934
CRUDE OIL
LE HAVRE
LANGLEECRAG (Br)
82
4,909
1929
METAL, LUMBER
 
MAJA (Br)
44
8,181
1931
FUEL OIL
 
MAKIS (Gk)
64
3,546
1906
GENERAL
STRAGGLED 30.3
OLEANDER (Br)
42
7,048
1922
FFO
DEVONPORT
OLYMPOS (Gk)
84
5,216
1918
GENERAL
LE HAVRE
OTTAWA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/03 - 30/03
RANGITANE (Br)
81
16,712
1929
FRIG, GENERAL
 
RODSLEY (Br)
22
5,000
1939
WHEAT, LUMBER
 
RONIN (Pan)
73
5,704
1919
COTTON, CARBON BLACK
 
ROTHLEY (Br)
74
4,996
1936
WHEAT, LUMBER
 
SAN CIPRIANO (Br)
31
7,966
1937
CRUDE OIL
 
SIRIKISHNA (Br)
43
5,458
1936
GRAIN
 
ST LAURENT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/03 - 30/03
TAHCHEE (Br)
83
6,508
1914
CRUDE OIL
LE HAVRE
TREMODA (Br)
13
4,736
1928
MAIZE
 
TREVORIAN (Br)
92
4,599
1920
WHEAT
 
VESPER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/04 - 11/04
WARWICK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/04 - 11/04

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.31:

    FOLKESTONE & WARWICK joined from OB 124, CAMPBELL & VESPER ex OA 124
    COMMODORE: Cdr V P ALLEYNE RCN IN CONSUELO
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN BRITISH ENDURANCE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.