Convoy OB.16G

 

Departed Liverpool Sunday, October 8th 1939
Joined OG 2 Wednesday, October 11th 1939
No. of vessels (Hague) 20
Actual number of vessels 29 + 7 did not join + 2 escorts.
Vessels lost from convoy 0

Note: Form A1 was handwritten and difficult to read - hence ??.
Ships from Bristol Channel ports (Pdt 61-95?) rendezvoused
on October 9th, 270° 20 miles from Smalls.
Convoys OB.16G joined OA.16G to form convoy OG.2.

Pdt.
Vessel
To
63
??
DID NOT JOIN
93
AGUILA
Lisbon
91
ALGERIAN
Gibraltar
64
ARDEOLA
DID NOT JOIN
62
ATHELEMPRESS
Gibraltar
72
AVOCETA
Valencia
85
BARON SALTOUN
DID NOT JOIN
24
BENCLEUCH
 
42
BRITISH DESTINY
 
35
BRITISH PRIDE
Abadan
31
BRITISH TENACITY
Abadan
44
CALDERON
Gibraltar
82
CHELSEA
Marseilles
71
CITY OF CANTERBURY
Bombay
81
CLAN MACFADYEN
India
43
CLAN MACKINLAY
Cape
14
DAGO
Gubraltar/Malta
 
DEFENDER
Buenos Aires
21
DEVON
Brisbane
83
FLOWERGATE
DID NOT JOIN
 
HMS GLEANER
ESCORT
 
HMS VIMY
ESCORT
95
INDIAN PRINCE
London
92
KAVAK
Casablanca
12
LORCA
Tunis
22
MAHANA
Freemantle
13
MARTABAN
 
23
PONZANO
Gibraltar
61
PROME
Rangoon
 
REYNOLDS
Cardiff
75
RUDBY
DID NOT JOIN
84
SALTERSGATE
DID NOT JOIN
32
SURAT
Calcutta
74
TINTERN ABBEY
Piraeous
34
TRENTINO
Istambul
33
USKPORT
 
73
ULLAPOOL
DID NOT JOIN
11
VIKING STAR
Buenos Aires