| Departed Liverpool | Tuesday, October 17th 1939 |
| Dispersed | Sunday, October 22nd 1939 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 14 |
| Actual number of vessels | 16 + 2 did not sail + 2 escorts |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 0 |
Note: Bristol Channel ships rendezvoused on October 18, 270° 5 miles from Smalls.
The course of OB.21 is plotted here.
Pdt. |
Vessel |
Cargo |
From |
To |
42 |
ASHWORTH | Coal |
Milford |
River Plate |
11 |
BRITTANY | Gen |
Liverpool |
Rio/Argentina |
52 |
BROCKLEY HILL | Gen |
Liverpool |
Montreal |
13 |
CITY OF TOKIO | OHMS |
Liverpool |
Devonport |
32 |
DAKOTIAN | Gen |
Swansea |
River Plate |
41 |
DELILIAN | Gen |
Liverpool |
Montreal |
71 |
ETTRICKBANK | Ballast |
Liverpool |
Key West |
33 |
EVAGORAS | Ballast |
Cardiff |
Key West |
51 |
FRESNO STAR | Ballast |
Liverpool |
Vancouver |
| HMS WINCHELSEA | ESCORT |
|||
| HMS WITHERINGTON | ESCORT |
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21 |
LAUTARO | Ballast |
Liverpool |
Cristobel/Chile |
| LUCIGEN | DID NOT SAIL |
|||
31 |
MANCHESTER BRIGADE | Ballast |
Liverpool |
Montreal |
12 |
MINNIE DE LARRINAGA | Coal |
Barry |
Buenos Aires |
72 |
PACIFIC RANGER | gen |
Liverpool |
Los Angeles/Vancouver |
61 |
PORT DUNEDIN | Ballast |
Liverpool |
New York/Australia |
53 |
RAJAHSTAN | Coal |
Cardiff |
River Plate |
| 43 | SHIRVAN | DID NOT SAIL |
||
22 |
TORDENE | Coal |
Barry |
River Plate |