Convoy OB.248

Departed Liverpool Saturday, November 23rd 1940
Dispersed Tuesday, November 26th 1940
No. of vessels (Hague) 44
Actual number of vessels 45 +1 did not sail + 8 escorts
Vessels lost from convoy

2
GLENMOOR
IRENE MARIA

Note: RINGHORN was damaged by U-95 on Nov. 28 and diverted to Belfast Lough. See here.

Pdt
Vessel
Cargo
From
To
91
ALDERPOOL
Ballast
Oban
Montreal
31
ARAYBANK
Stores
Bristol Channel
Capetown/Alexandria
66
BRYNHILD
Ballast
Oban
Sydney C.B.
53
CAPO OLMO
Stores
Glasgow
Sierra Leone
82
CASPIA
Ballast
Glasgow
Aruba
64
CISCAR
Stores
Glasgow
Reykjavik
73
COULTARN
Ballast
Glasgow
New York
63
CYDONIA
Ballast
Glasgow
St. John N.B.
41
D. L. HARPER (Pan)
Ballast
Bristol Channel
Aruba
13
ELSWICK PARK
Ballast
Bristol Channel
Pepel
11
EMPIRE ORYX
Ballast
Bristol Channel
New York
71
EMPIRE SHEARWATER
 
Liverpool
 
52
EMPIRE WOODCOCK
 
Liverpool
 
21
GLENMOOR
Coal
Bristol Channel
Capetown/Durban
84
GRAINTON
Ballast
Oban
Pepel
65
GREENLAND
Coal
Glasgow
Reykjavik
24
GYPSUM QUEEN
Ballast
Bristol Channel
Galveston
72
HAIFA TRADER
Ballast
Glasgow
Clarke City
74
HARMONIC
Ballast
Oban
Durban
33
HEDERA (Sw)
Coal
Bristol Channel
St. Vincent C.V.I.
 
HMS ARBUTUS
ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS CAMELIA
ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS CLEMATIS
ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS FOLKSTONE
ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS PERIWINKLE
ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS PRIMROSE
ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS VERITY
ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS WITHERINGTON
ESCORT
 
 
14
IRENE MARIA (Ex.Dan)
Ballast
Bristol Channel
Bridgewater N.B.
95
LABINGTON COURT
Ballast
Oban
Cocus Bay
15
LEDAAL (Nor)
Ballast
Oban
Sydney C.B.
32
MOUNT ATHOS (Gk)
Coal
Bristol Channel
Sierra Leone
43
NEW YORK CITY
Gen.
Bristol Channel
Norfolk
75
OBERON (Du)
Ballast
Oban
Sydney C.B.
22
OTTINGE
Coal
Bristol Channel
Halifax
54
PAGASITIKOS (Gk)
Ballast
Glasgow
New York
93
PONTYPRIDD
Ballast
Oban
Baltimore
81
PORT NICHOLSON
Gen.
Glasgow
Halifax
23
RINGHORN (Nor)
Coal
Bristol Channel
St. John N.B.
92
SELVISTAN
Ballast
Oban
Baltimore
42
SHEAF MOUNT
Coal
Bristol Channel
Boston
61
SICILIAN PRINCE
 
Liverpool
 
44
SOLFERINO (Nor)
Ballast
Bristol Channel
Sydney C.B.
55
SOMME
Coal
Belfast
Santos
85
STAL
Ballast
Oban
Yarmouth N.F.
34
SUD (YS)
Ballast
Bristol Channel
Bermuda
51
TEMPLE INN
 
Liverpool
 
25
TENAX
Ballast
Oban
Sydney C.B.
35
TRECARREL
Ballast
Belfast
Sydney C.B.
62
VIRGILIA
 
Liverpool
 
83
VOLTURNO
Ballast
Oban
Freetown
12
WAYNEGATE
Ballast
Bristol Channel
Hampton Roads
(94)
WEST WALES
DID NOT SAIL
Oban
New York
45
WILLEMSPLEIN (Du)
Ballast
Belfast
Philadelphia