Convoy OB.205

Depart Liverpool on 29 August 1940
Dispersed on 30 August 1940
Hague's records contain 32 merchants and 1 escorts (33 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AFRIC STAR (Br)
 
11,900
1926
 
ST VINCENT CV
ANADARA (Br)
 
8,009
1935
 
RETURNED DAMAGED TO FALMOUTH,REP TO 4.41
BESTUM (Nor)
 
2,215
1919
 
CLYDE
BIBURY (Br)
 
4,616
1929
 
 
CARRAS (Gk)
 
5,234
1918
 
 
CLAN MACNEIL (Br)
 
6,111
1922
 
 
CLARKIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 06/04
CONCH (Br)
 
8,376
1931
 
TRINIDAD
CONTRACTOR (Br)
 
6,004
1930
 
HOUSTON
EFPLOIA (Gk)
 
3,862
1911
 
SUNK
EMPIRE KITTIWAKE (Br)
 
5,675
1918
 
 
EMPIRE MINIVER (Br)
 
6,055
1918
 
 
ESKBANK (Br)
 
5,137
1937
 
 
EVANGER (Nor)
 
3,869
1920
 
NORFOLK, VA
HAR ZION (Br)
 
2,200
1907
 
STRAGGLED AND SUNK BY U 38
LOCH RANZA (Br)
 
4,958
1934
 
PANAMA
OLAF FOSTENES (Nor)
 
2,994
1936
 
CLYDE
PAPELMOS (Gk)
 
3,748
1910
 
 
RANGITATA (Br)
 
16,737
1929
 
 
RUDBY (Br)
 
4,846
1924
 
 
SAMALA (Br)
 
5,389
1928
 
KINGSTON, JAMAICA
SAN ERNESTO (Br)
 
8,078
1939
 
 
SAN FRANCISCO(Sw) (Sw)
 
4,933
1915
 
LATER MOVEMENTS UNKNOWN ARR LPL 19.10.40
SAN GABRIEL (Gk)
 
4,943
1920
 
TORPEDOED BY U 205 AFTER DISPERSAL
SOLHAVN (Nor)
 
1,630
1918
 
 
SVANHOLM (Br)
 
1,321
1922
 
CLYDE
SWIFTPOOL (Br)
 
5,205
1929
 
 
THOROY (Nor)
 
2,671
1893
 
 
TOWA (Du)
 
5,419
1930
 
 
TUSCAN STAR (Br)
 
11,449
1930
 
 
VALLDEMOSA (Br)
 
7,222
1935
 
CLYDE
VOLENDAM (Du)
 
15,434
1922
 
HEAVILY DAMAGED AND RETURNED CLYDE
WILLIAM WILBERFORCE (Br)
 
4,013
1930
 
 

Additional note by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.205:

    COMMODORE: R-Adm G H KNOWLES DSO IN VOLENDAM/ W WILBERFORCE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.