Convoy OB.252

Depart Liverpool on 30 November 1940
Dispersed on 4 December 1940
Hague's records contain 32 merchants and 13 escorts (44 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ANDREA BROVIG (Nor)
 
10,173
1940
 
CAPETOWN FOR P GULF
BALINGKAR (Du)
 
6,318
1921
 
 
BRISK (Nor)
 
1,594
1923
 
 
CALAFATIS (Gk)
 
4,443
1917
 
 
CAMPUS (Br)
 
3,667
1925
 
 
CLARKIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/12 - 04/12
DJURDJURA (Br)
 
3,460
1922
 
 
ELG (Nor)
 
4,014
1930
 
 
EMPIRE GEMSBUCK (Br)
 
5,626
1919
 
 
EMPIRE JAGUAR (Br)
 
5,186
1919
 
SUNK POST DISPERSAL
FANO (Da)
 
1,889
1922
 
 
FARMSUM (Du)
 
5,237
1929
 
 
GANYMEDES (Du)
 
2,682
1917
 
 
HADLEIGH (Br)
 
5,222
1930
 
ST JOHN NB
HARVESTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/12 - 04/12
HAVELOCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/12 - 04/12
HAVORN (Nor)
 
1,527
1902
 
 
HELIOTROPE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/12 - 04/12
HOMESIDE (Br)
 
4,617
1924
 
 
INDUNA (Br)
 
5,086
1925
 
SYDNEY CB
JOANNIS (Gk)
 
3,667
1909
 
 
KAAPAREN (Sw)
 
3,386
1930
 
 
MALMANGER (Nor)
 
7,078
1920
 
 
MARY KINGSLEY (Br)
 
5,021
1930
 
 
MAYCREST (Br)
 
5,923
1913
 
 
NOESANIWI (Du)
 
6,737
1936
 
 
PHILLIP T DODGE (Br)
 
5,047
1910
 
 
PONTYPRIDD (Br)
 
4,458
1924
 
 
PROFIT (Nor)
 
1,608
1918
 
 
SABRE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/12 - 04/12
SALVUS (Br)
 
4,815
1928
 
 
SCIMITAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/12 - 04/12
SHEAF MOUNT (Br)
 
5,017
1924
 
BOSTON
SHIKARI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/12 - 04/12
SILVERPINE (Br)
 
5,066
1924
 
SUNK POST DISPERSAL
SKRIM (Nor)
 
1,902
1917
 
 
SOLHAVN (Nor)
 
1,630
1918
 
 
ST ELSTAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/12 - 04/12
STALOWA WOLA (Pol)
 
3,133
1924
 
RETURNED
VANSITTART 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/11 - 02/12
VETERAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/11 - 04/12
WALKER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/12 - 06/12
WELLARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/12 - 04/12
WELLINGTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/11 - 04/12
WINTERSWIJK (Du)
 
3,205
1914
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.252:

    WELLINGTON, SABRE, SCIMITAR, SHIKARI, CLARKIA & HELIOTROPE TO SC 13
    COMMODORE: R-Adm B W BARROW DSO IN NOESA NIWI
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN BARR B
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.