Convoy OB.156

Departed Liverpool 1400 hours, Monday, May 27th 1940
Dispersed Thursday, May 30th 1940
No. of vessels (Hague) 11
Actual number of vessels 11 + 1 escort.
Vessels lost from convoy  

Note: At 1015 hours May  31 in position 46.50N, 17.16W, OAKWORTH  dropped out of convoy with engine trouble and did not rejoin.
Bristol Channel ships joined at 1300 hours on May 28 at 51.38N, 5.57W.
SAN GASPAR and HOPESTAR acted as rescue vessels.

Pdt.
Vessel
Cargo
From
To
L'pool-B
B-Disp
52
 
BRAGELAND (Sw)
Ballast
Liverpool
New York
51
51
CORDILLERA
Gen.
Liverpool
Montevideo
 
22
DORELIAN
Gen.
Swansea
Montreal
 
 
HMS FOLKSTONE
ESCORT
Liverpool 
 
 
43
HOPESTAR
Coal
Swansea
Boston
31
31
MANCHESTER MERCHANT
Gen.
Liverpool
Quebec
 
42
OAKWORTH
Ballast
Avonmouth
Vancouver
12
12
SAN GASPAR
Ballast
Liverpool
Curacao
21
21
SILVERAY
Gen.
Liverpool
Panama
41
41
SILVERFIR
Gen.
Liverpool
Quebec
11
11
TILSINGTON COURT
Ballast
Liverpool
Montreal
 
32
TOWER FIELD
Ballast
Barry
Montreal