| Depart Liverpool on 23 November 1940 |
| Dispersed on 26 November 1940 |
| Hague's records contain 43 merchants and 5 escorts (44 ships TDS) |
Vessel |
Pdt. |
Tons |
Built |
Cargo |
Notes |
ALDERPOOL (Br) |
91 |
4,313 |
1930 |
MONTREAL |
|
ARAYBANK (Br) |
31 |
7,258 |
1940 |
STORES |
ALEXANDRIA |
ARBUTUS |
ESCORT 23/11 - 26/11 |
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BRYNHILD (Br) |
66 |
2,195 |
1907 |
SYDNEY CB |
|
CAMELLIA |
ESCORT 23/11 - 26/11 |
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CAPO OLMO (Br) |
53 |
4,712 |
1923 |
||
CISCAR (Br) |
64 |
1,808 |
1919 |
STORES |
ICELAND |
COULTARN (Br) |
73 |
3,759 |
1938 |
NYC |
|
CRISTALES (Br) |
5,389 |
1926 |
KINGSTON |
||
CYDONIA (Br) |
63 |
3,517 |
1927 |
ST JOHN NB |
|
D L HARPER (Br) |
41 |
12,223 |
1933 |
ARUBA |
|
ELSWICK PARK (Br) |
13 |
4,138 |
1920 |
PEPEL |
|
EMPIRE ORYX (Br) |
11 |
5,704 |
1919 |
NYC |
|
EMPIRE SHEARWATER (Br) |
71 |
4,970 |
1920 |
||
EMPIRE WOODCOCK (Br) |
52 |
5,572 |
1918 |
||
FOLKESTONE |
ESCORT 23/11 - 26/11 |
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GLENMOOR (Br) |
21 |
4,393 |
1928 |
COAL |
|
GRAINTON (Br) |
83 |
6,341 |
1929 |
PEPEL |
|
GREENLAND (Br) |
65 |
1,281 |
1914 |
COAL |
ICELAND |
GYPSUM QUEEN (Br) |
24 |
3,915 |
1927 |
GALVESTON |
|
HAIFA TRADER (Pal) |
72 |
3,076 |
1903 |
CLARKE CITY |
|
HARMONIC (Br) |
74 |
4,558 |
1930 |
DURBAN |
|
HEDERA (Sw) |
33 |
2,327 |
1900 |
||
IRENE MARIA (Br) |
14 |
1,862 |
1922 |
STRAGGLED AND SUNK |
|
LAVINGTON COURT (Br) |
94 |
5,372 |
1940 |
COCUS BAY |
|
MOUNT ATHOS (Br) |
32 |
3,578 |
1913 |
COAL |
STRAGGLED AND SUNK |
NEW YORK CITY (Br) |
43 |
2,710 |
1917 |
||
OBERON (Du) |
75 |
1,996 |
1911 |
SYDNEY CB |
|
OTTINGE (Br) |
22 |
2,870 |
1940 |
HALIFAX |
|
PAGASITIKOS (Gk) |
54 |
3,942 |
1914 |
NYC |
|
PONTYPRIDD (Br) |
93 |
4,458 |
1924 |
BALTIMORE |
|
PORT NICHOLSON (Br) |
81 |
8,402 |
1919 |
GENERAL |
HALIFAX |
RINGHORN (Nor) |
23 |
1,298 |
1919 |
COAL |
STRAGGLED, DAMAGED AND RETURNED |
SELVISTAN (Br) |
92 |
5,136 |
1924 |
BALTIMORE |
|
SICILIAN PRINCE (Br) |
61 |
3,489 |
1922 |
||
SOLFERINO (Nor) |
44 |
2,580 |
1918 |
SYDNEY CB |
|
SOMME (Br) |
55 |
5,265 |
1919 |
COAL |
SANTOS |
STAL (Br) |
84 |
2,242 |
1921 |
YARMOUTH NF |
|
SUD (Yug) |
34 |
2,589 |
1901 |
BERMUDA |
|
TEMPLE INN (Br) |
51 |
5,218 |
1940 |
||
TENAX (Br) |
25 |
3,846 |
1925 |
SYDNEY CB |
|
TRECARRELL (Br) |
35 |
5,271 |
1919 |
SYDNEY CB |
|
VERITY |
ESCORT 23/11 - 26/11 |
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VIRGILIA (Br) |
62 |
5,723 |
1927 |
||
VOLTURNO (Br) |
82 |
3,420 |
1914 |
FREETOWN |
|
WAYNEGATE (Br) |
12 |
4,260 |
1931 |
HAMPTON ROADS |
|
WILLEMSPLEIN (Du) |
45 |
5,489 |
1910 |
PHILADELPHIA |
|
WITHERINGTON |
ESCORT 23/11 - 26/11 |
| Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.248: |
| COMMODORE: V-Adm SIR R A HORNELL KBE DSO IN TEMPLE INN |
| VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN PORT NICHOLSON |