Convoy HX.357

Departed from NYC on 19 May 1945.
Arrived Liverpool on 3 June 1945.
Hague's records contain 85 merchants and 24 escorts (83 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (Nor)
81
5,740
1929
GENERAL
 
ALEXANDER V FRASER (US)
151
7,210
1944
GRAIN, GENERAL, MT
 
ALFRED MOORE (US)
33
7,177
1943
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
AMMLA (Br)
15
7,219
1943
GRAIN EX SYDNEY
fitted with AND
ANCHUSA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/06 -
ANNA DICKINSON (US)
62
7,240
1944
GENERAL, EXPL, LOCOS
 
ARIZPA (US)
43
5,437
1920
FRIG EX HALIFAX
RETURNED
ATHOLL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/05 - 27/05
ATLANTIC CITY (Br)
13
5,133
1941
GRAIN EX SYDNEY CB
 
BARENDRECHT (Du)
103
9,385
1938
AVGAS
 
BARRIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/05 - 22/05
BOWMANVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/05 - 03/06
BRIMANGER (Nor)
91
4,883
1929
GENERAL
 
BRITISH TRADITION (Br)
73
8,443
1942
AVGAS
 
BURGES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT
CALVIN COOLIDGE (US)
35
7,176
1943
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
CHARLES A MCCUE (US)
155
7,210
1944
GENERAL
 
CHARLES SCRIBNER (US)
101
7,176
1943
SUGAR, COTTON, WOOD
fitted with AND
CHESTER VALLEY (US)
34
5,078
1919
GENERAL, STEEL EX HALIFAX
GREENLAND, NOTIONAL ARRIVAL DATE
COATICOOK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT
COLIN P KELLY JR (US)
46
7,176
1942
RATIONS EX HALIFAX
 
COMANCHEE (Br)
133
6,837
1936
LUB OIL
 
CORNER BROOK (Br)
11
5,767
1925
NEWSPRINT EX SYDNEY CB
 
COSBY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/05 - 03/06
DAVID G FARRAGUT (US)
42
7,191
1942
R RD CARS EX HALIFAX
 
DONALD W BAIN (US)
162
7,200
1944
GENERAL
 
DUNVEGAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/05 - 23/05
DUNVER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT
EDAM (Du)
131
8,871
1921
GENERAL
 
EMPIRE BENEFIT (Br)
83
8,202
1943
PETROL
fitted with AND
EMPIRE CELIA (Br)
121
7,025
1943
GENERAL
fitted with AND
EMPIRE MACKENDRICK (Br)
84
7,933
1944
GRAIN EX HALIFAX
MAC SHIP
EMPIRE RHODES (Br)
23
7,030
1941
GRAIN EX SYDNEY
fitted with AND
EMPIRE WORDSWORTH (Br)
93
9,891
1942
USN FUEL
ESCORT OILER
ENA (Du)
92
6,229
1936
USN FUEL
ESCORT OILER
ESSO BAYONNE (US)
132
7,698
1937
OIL
 
F T FRELINGHUYSEN (US)
51
7,176
1943
GENERAL, LOCOS
 
FAGERFJELL (Nor)
102
8,072
1935
USN FUEL
ESCORT OILER, 70 DCs, DET INDEPENDENT
FOREST HILL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/05 - 24/05
FORT PASKOYAC (Br)
12
7,134
1942
GRAIN EX SYDNEY CB
fitted with AND
FORT ROUILLE (Br)
26
7,131
1943
GRAIN EX SYDNEY CB
fitted with AND
GEORGE HANDLEY (US)
125
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
GLACE BAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/05 - 03/06
HAROLD DOSSETT (US)
145
7,198
1945
GENERAL
 
HENRY ADAMS (US)
64
7,212
1944
GENERAL, LOCOS, EXPL
 
HENRY AUSTIN (US)
152
7,244
1943
GENERAL, CASE OIL
 
HENRY D LINDSLEY (US)
44
7,247
1944
R RD CARS EX HALIFAX
 
HEYWOOD BROUN (US)
164
7,176
1943
GENERAL, FOOD
 
ISRAEL PUTNAM (US)
146
7,176
1942
GENERAL
CHERBOURG
JAMES BENNETT MOORE (US)
144
7,198
1945
GENERAL
 
JAMES TURNER (US)
111
7,177
1942
GENERAL
 
JOHN COLTER (US)
135
7,176
1943
GRAIN, GENERAL, MT
 
JOHN JAY (US)
54
7,176
1942
RATIONS EX HALIFAX
 
JOSIAH BARTLETT (US)
126
7,176
1942
GENERAL
 
JOTUNFJELL (Nor)
124
8,264
1937
USN FUEL
 
KALDFONN (Nor)
72
9,931
1936
USN FUEL
ESCORT OILER, 60 DCs
KAPUKASING 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/05 - 22/05
KENOGAMI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/05 - 24/05
LA SALLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT
LAWRENCE D TYSON (US)
136
7,176
1943
FLOUR
fitted with AND
LAWTON B EVANS (US)
65
7,197
1943
GRAIN
 
LEVIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT
LOCH KILLIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT
LOCH SHIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/05 -
LONGWOOD (Br)
143
9,463
1930
PETROL
ESCORT OILER
LOUISA M ALCOTT (US)
115
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
MANCHESTER SHIPPER (Br)
21
7,881
1943
GENERAL EX SYDNEY
 
MARIE M MELONEY (US)
52
7,176
1943
GENERAL, LOCOS
 
MARSHALL ELLIOTT (US)
45
7,177
1942
RATIONS, BUSES
 
MONTEVIDEO (Nor)
25
4,639
1928
GENERAL, AMMO EX SYDNEY CB
 
NEW LISKEARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/05 - 24/05
NUTTALLIA (Br)
112
8,241
1945
PETROL
 
OCEAN STRENGTH (Br)
41
7,173
1942
LUMBER EX HALIFAX
fitted with AND
OCEAN TRAVELLER (Br)
14
7,178
1942
GRAIN EX SYDNEY CB
fitted with AND
ORAN M ROBERTS (US)
141
7,244
1943
GENERAL, MT fitted with AND
DETACHED IN DEPENDENT
OSTHAV (Nor)
75
8,417
1931
OIL
 
PETROLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/05 - 03/06
PONCE DE LEON (US)
165
7,176
1943
GENERAL, MT
 
PRINCE RUPERT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT
PRINCESA (Br)
71
8,731
1918
GENERAL
 
RICHARD K CALL (US)
134
7,240
1944
SUGAR, COTTON
 
ROBERT R RANDALL (US)
161
7,176
1943
NITRATE OF SODA
fitted with AND
RUDOLPH KAUFFMANN (US)
36
7,198
1944
FLOUR, TINNED MEAT EX HALIFAX
 
SALACIA (Br)
22
5,495
1937
MEAT, GENERAL EX SYDNEY
 
SAMCOLNE (Br)
24
7,210
1944
GRAIN EX SYDNEY CB
 
SAPPERTON PARK (Br)
166
7,166
1944
GENERAL, LUMBER
 
SCHUYLKILL (Br)
113
8,965
1928
FFO
ESCORT OILER, 60 DCs
SEMINOLE (Br)
122
10,389
1936
GRAIN
 
SHERBROOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/05 - 22/05
SIBLEY PARK (Br)
31
7,140
1944
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
fitted with AND
THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO (US)
154
7,200
1942
GENERAL, MT
 
THAMESFIELD (Br)
63
9,801
1943
PETROL
 
THOMAS W BICKETT (US)
53
7,176
1943
FLOUR
 
THORSHAVN (Nor)
74
6,869
1930
GAS OIL
 
THORSTEIN VEBLEN (US)
61
7,176
1943
GENERAL, LOCOS, EXPL
 
TONGARIRO (Br)
116
8,720
1925
FRIG, GENERAL
 
TRISTRAM DALTON (US)
32
7,191
1942
RATIONS EX HALIFAX
 
TRURO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/05 - 23/05
TUDOR PRINCE (Br)
76
1,914
1940
SUGAR, RUM
 
TUNGSHA (Nor)
55
5,506
1924
SUGAR
RETURNED
VANCOUVER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/05 - 22/05
VOLUNTEER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/05 - 03/06
WALLACE M TYLER (US)
163
7,247
1945
GENERAL, AFVs
 
WALTER KIDDE (US)
82
7,210
1944
GRAIN, GENERAL, MT
 
WHITBY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/05 - 03/06
WILLIAM A GRAHAM (US)
142
7,177
1942
GENERAL
 
WILLIAM PATTERSON (US)
66
7,191
1942
GENERAL
 
WYNN SEALE (Br)
114
7,247
1944
FOOD
 
ZAMALEK (Br)
56
1,567
1921
 
RESCUE SHIP

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.357:

    WLEF STH W1 SOE KAPUKASING, WLEF NTH W8 SOE KENOGAMI, OCEAN C4 SOE GLACE BAY, SUPPORT 27EG SIE COATICOOK, 17EG SOE LOCH KILLIN
    CHANNEL ESCORT VOLUNTEER (SOE), COSBY, LOCH SHIN & ANCHUSA FROM ON 305
    ATHOLL DET ESCORTING FAGERFJELL
    COMMODORE: R-Adm SIR A T TILLARD KBE DSO IN ABRAHAM LINCOLN
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN EMPIRE CELIA
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.