Convoy OB.279

Depart Liverpool on 28 January 1941
Dispersed 62N 23.10W on 2 February 1941
Hague's records contain 39 merchants and 7 escorts (39 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACAVUS (Br)
73
8,010
1935
 
CURACAO
ALHENA(dU) (Du)
 
4,930
1921
 
ASHORE PLADDY ROCK, CO DOWN
AMSTERDAM (Du)
93
7,329
1922
 
ARUBA
APPLEDORE (Br)
54
5,218
1929
GENERAL
ALEXANDRIA
ARROW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/01 - 01/02
ATHELDUCHESS (Br)
51
8,940
1929
 
 
ATHELPRINCE (Br)
62
8,782
1926
 
 
ATLANTIC (Br)
82
5,414
1939
 
HALIFAX
AUBRETIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/01 - 02/02
BARON SEMPLE (Br)
11
4,573
1939
 
 
BARRDALE (Br)
83
5,072
1925
COKE
BALTIMORE
BEDUIN (Nor)
44
8,136
1936
 
ARUBA
BIRGITTE (Br)
23
1,595
1930
 
 
BRITISH SINCERITY (Br)
81
8,538
1939
 
HALIFAX
BRITISH YEOMAN (Br)
71
6,990
1923
 
ARUBA
BUESTEN (Nor)
 
5,187
1927
 
 
CHURCHILL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/01 - 01/02
COMANCHEE (Br)
61
6,837
1936
 
 
COWRIE (Br)
72
8,197
1931
 
CURACAO
DERRYMORE (Br)
43
4,799
1938
 
 
DONAX (Br)
52
8,036
1938
 
 
EL ARGENTINO (Br)
 
9,501
1928
 
 
ELSTREE GRANGE (Br)
34
6,598
1916
 
ST VINCENT
EMPIRE CITIZEN (Br)
41
4,683
1922
 
SUNK AFTER DISPERSAL
HOLLYHOCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/01 - 02/02
HONTESTROOM (Du)
55
1,857
1921
 
RESCUE SHIP
HOPERANGE (Br)
91
5,177
1939
GENERAL
TAKORADI
INVERLEE (Br)
 
9,158
1938
 
CURACAO
INVERLEIGH (Br)
74
9,158
1938
 
CURACAO
KING SOL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/01 - 02/02
KRISTIANIAFJORD (Nor)
32
6,759
1921
 
 
LANCASTRIAN PRINCE (Br)
31
1,914
1940
 
 
LUNULA (Br)
22
6,363
1927
 
 
MADRONO (Nor)
63
5,894
1917
 
BERMUDA
MANCHESTER COMMERCE (Br)
21
5,343
1925
 
 
MARGARITA CHANDRIS (Gk)
33
5,401
1920
 
 
MISTRAL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/01 - 01/02
NICOLAS ANGELOS (Gk)
53
4,351
1912
 
SUNK AFTER DISPERSAL
NOREFJORD (Nor)
42
3,082
1920
 
 
OURAGAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/01 - 01/02
PRESIDENT DE VOGUE (Nor)
45
9,320
1935
 
CURACAO
RODSLEY (Br)
64
5,000
1939
COAL
CAPETOWN
ROMNEY (Br)
13
5,840
1929
 
 
ROYAL EMBLEM (Br)
12
4,900
1940
 
 
SCOTTISH HEATHER (Br)
92
7,087
1928
 
CURACAO
SOLSTEN (Nor)
84
5,379
1929
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.279:

    ESCORT DETACHED TO HX 104
    COMMODORE: R-Adm W B MACKENZIE IN ATHELDUCHESS
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt A S MACKAY RD RNR IN MANCHESTER COMMERCE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.