Convoy OB.17

 

Departed Liverpool Monday, October 9th 1939
Dispersed Thursday, October 12th 1939
No. of vessels (Hague) 11
Actual number of vessels 14 + 3 did not sail + 2 escorts
Vessels lost from convoy 1
HERONSPOOL (dispersed)
STONEPOOL (damaged)

Note: Ships from Bristol Channel ports rendezvoused on October 10, 1939
270° 5 miles from Smalls (51.44N, 5.48W).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Pdt.
Vessel
Cargo
From
To
23
ARIGUANI
DID NOT SAIL
 
 
53
ASHBURY
Coal/Fuel
Cardiff
River Plate
31
BOLTONHALL
Gen
Liverpool
Montreal
44
CAPE ST. ANDREW
DID NOT SAIL
 
 
61
CITY OF SYDNEY
Ballast
Liverpool
Capetown/Mauritius
41
CORRALES
Ballast
Liverpool
Cameroons
12
DILOMA
Ballast
Swansea
Houston
52
GENERTON
Ballast
Newport
Gulf of Mexico
22
GLENLEA
Coal
Newport
Freetown
42
HERONSPOOL
Coal
Swansea
Montreal
 
HMS ILEX
ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS IMOGEN
ESCORT
 
 
21
JOHN HOLT
Gen
Liverpool
Dakar
62
LEEDS CITY
Ballast
Liverpool
Philadelphia
51
LOBOS
Gen
Liverpool
Cristobel
22
MARCONI
DID NOT SAIL
 
 
32
MIRALDA
Ballast
Barry
Curacao
11
SEAFORTH
Gen
Liverpool
Canaries/Duala
43
STONEPOOL
Coal
Barry
St. Vincent