Convoy HX.54

Departed from Halifax on 29 June 1940.
Arrived Liverpool on 14 July 1940.
Hague's records contain 42 merchants and 7 escorts (43 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALLENDE (Br)
51
5,081
1928
PITPROPS
 
ANTIGONE (Br)
91
4,545
1928
STEEL, PITPROPS
 
ASSINIBOINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/06 - 30/06
ATHELBEACH (Br)
24
6,568
1931
MOLASSES
JOINED EX BHX 54
ATHINAI (Gk)
35
2,897
1910
SUGAR
JOINED EX BHX 54
BARON DUNMORE (Br)
53
3,938
1933
PITPROPS
 
BENMOHR (Br)
84
5,920
1928
GENERAL
JOINED EX BHX 54
BONNINGTON COURT (Br)
94
4,909
1929
GENERAL
JOINED EX BHX 54
BREEDIJK (Du)
22
6,861
1922
GRAIN, COPPER
 
BROOKWOOD (Br)
61
5,100
1929
STEEL, LUMBER
 
BUESTEN (Nor)
23
5,187
1927
PETROL
JOINED EX BHX 54
COMANCHEE (Br)
34
6,837
1936
LUB OIL
JOINED EX BHX 54
DEMETERTON (Br)
13
5,251
1926
IRON ORE
 
DIRPHYS (Gk)
65
4,240
1917
GENERAL
JOINED EX BHX 54
DROMUS (Br)
64
8,036
1938
BENZINE
JOINED EX BHX 54
DUNAFF HEAD (Br)
11
5,258
1918
GENERAL
 
EMBASSAGE (Br)
63
4,954
1935
GRAIN
 
EMPIRE CARIBOU (Br)
14
4,861
1919
SULPHUR
JOINED EX BHX 54
EMPIRE MOOSE (Br)
74
6,103
1920
SULPHUR
JOINED EX BHX 54
GREGALIA (Br)
21
5,802
1929
FRIG, GENERAL
 
HARTINGTON (Br)
92
5,496
1932
STEEL, LUMBER
 
HARVESTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/07 -
HAVELOCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/07 - 13/07
HOLMPARK (Br)
66
5,780
1927
SCRAP IRON
JOINED EX BHX 54
HOPERANGE (Br)
73
5,177
1939
GENERAL
JOINED EX BHX 54
JUTLAND (Br)
85
6,153
1928
SCRAP IRON
JOINED EX BHX 54
KAINALU (US)
71
6,047
1920
PAPER
R/N PACHESHAM. FIRE ONBOARD 26.7.40
LARS KRUSE (Br)
93
1,807
1923
PITPROPS
 
LEONIDAS (Gk)
12
4,573
1928
WHEAT
 
MANCHESTER SPINNER (Br)
41
4,767
1918
GENERAL
 
OTTAWA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/06 - 30/06
PENNLAND (Du)
31
16,381
1922
GENERAL
 
PORT BRISBANE (Br)
44
10,612
1923
FRIG, GENERAL
JOINED EX BHX 54
RAJPUTANA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/06 - 04/07
RUPERT DE LARRINAGA (Br)
83
5,358
1930
GRAIN
 
SABINE (US)
33
488
1917
TUG IN BALLAST
 
SAN GASPAR (Br)
43
12,910
1921
FUEL OIL
STRAGGLED & RETURNED HALIFAX
SANDWICH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/07 - 14/07
SEPIA (Br)
46
6,214
1936
FFO
JOINED EX BHX 54
STUREHOLM (Sw)
54
4,575
1919
 
JOINED EX BHX 54
TRESSILIAN (Br)
81
4,743
1925
WHEAT
 
TREVERBYN (Br)
42
5,281
1920
LUMBER, STEEL
 
TREWORLAS (Br)
52
4,692
1922
STEEL, SCRAP IRON
 
TROLLEHOLM (Sw)
72
5,047
1922
GENERAL
COLLISION 11.7
VAALAREN (Sw)
32
3,406
1936
GENERAL, STEEL
 
VIMEIRA (Br)
45
5,728
1927
PETROL
JOINED EX BHX 54
VOCO (Br)
62
5,090
1925
LUB OIL
 
WANDERER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/07 - 14/07
WESTMORELAND (Br)
95
9,001
1917
FRIG, GENERAL
JOINED EX BHX 54

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.54:

    SANDWICH & WANDERER joined ex OB 180
    COMMODORE: V-Adm W F SELLS IN MANCHESTER SPINNER
    VICE COMMODORE: V-Adm F A SOMMERVILLE DSO IN BROOKWOOD
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.