Convoy OA.169(2)

Departed Southend Monday, June 17th 1940
Dispersed Wednesday, June 19th 1940
No. of vessels (Hague) 56
Actual number of vessels

(1) 31 + 3 did not sail + 1 escort.
(2) 31 + 2 did not sail + 1 corvette.
= 62
Vessels lost from convoy  

Note: OA.169 was composed of two parts, OA.169(1) and OA.169(2).
OA.169(2) conformed in so far as was possible to OA.169.(1) regarding
formations, navigation and zig-zagging but remained a separate convoy
sailing 2 cables astern of the rear ships of OA.169(1).
CASSARD, DORINE, MARIE DAWN and ROYKSUND were diverted to Weymouth.
RUCKINGE was diverted to Torbay.
BALDUR was Icelandic whereas BALDER was Norwegian - not known which ship sailed.
DE BUYTER (291 tons) was not the DE RUYTER (458 tons) of OA.172(2).

Pdt
Vessel
Cargo
From
To
66
 BALDER / BALDUR
 
 
Portsmouth
41
 BOVEY TRACY
Coal
 
Devonport
65
 BROADHURST
 
 
Shoreham
35
 CASSARD (Fr)
Coal
 
La Pallice
51
 CHEVINGTON
Coal
 
Weymouth
72
 DE BUYTER (Du)
 
 
Southampton
32
 DEHLI (Sw)
 
 
Falmouth
22
 DORINE (Fr)
Coal
 
Falmouth
13
 EVERTSON (Du)
DID NOT SAIL
 
Sable D'Allonne
12
 EXPORT (Du)
DID NOT SAIL
 
La Pallice
61
 GULHAUG (Nor)
 
 
Southampton
11
 HEBBLE
 
 
Weymouth
74
 JACOBA (Du)
 
 
Cowes
34
 KIRSTEN MAERSK (ex. Dan)
Coal
 
Falmouth
62
 KNUT (ex. Dan)
Coal
 
Cowes
55
 LA MALOUINE
Fr. CORVETTE
 
Portsmouth
21
 LIEUT. ROBERT NORY (Fr)  
 
Falmouth
44
 LOM (Nor)
 
 
Weymouth
43
 MARIE DAWN (Fr)
 
 
La Pallice
24
 MEROPE (Du)
Gen.
 
Weymouth
71
 MYTONGATE
Coal
 
Southampton
33
 NORDLYS (ex. Dan)
Coal
 
Falmouth
53
 OSRIC (Sw)
 
 
Weymouth
63
 PRESTO
 
 
Portsmouth
45
 ROY (Nor)
Coal
 
Falmouth
14
 ROYKSUND (Nor)
 
 
Rochefort
31
 RUCKINGE
 
 
Bayonne
64
 STAR OF DEVERON
 
 
Portsmouth
54
 STELLA (Sw)
Coke
 
Weymouth
73
 STRIJD (Du)
 
 
Newport IOW
23
 SUSAN MAERSK (Ex. Dan)
Coal
 
Bayonne
42
 TEMPLE YARD
 
 
Falmouth
52
 THOROY (Nor)
 
 
Falmouth
25
 VAREGG (Nor)
 
 
La Pallice