Convoy OB.289

Depart Liverpool on 20 February 1941
Dispersed on 24 February 1941
Hague's records contain 27 merchants and 7 escorts (25 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AELYBRYN (Br)
 
4,986
1938
 
PORTLAND, MAINE
BALINGKAR (Du)
 
6,318
1921
 
 
BRITISH GUNNER (Br)
 
6,894
1922
 
SUNK BY U 97 SHORTLY AFTER DISPERSAL
BRITISH VALOUR (Br)
 
6,952
1927
 
 
BURNHAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/02 - 24/02
CARRAS (Gk)
 
5,234
1918
 
DURBAN
CLAN MACFADYEN (Br)
 
6,191
1923
 
 
CLARKIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/02 - 24/02
COPELAND (Br)
 
1,526
1923
 
RESCUE SHIP
CORINALDO (Br)
 
7,131
1921
 
 
DOUGLAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/02 - 24/02
EMPIRE GANNET (Br)
 
5,627
1919
 
 
EMPIRE TULIP (Br)
 
288
1939
 
 
G C BROVIG (Nor)
 
9,718
1930
 
DAMAGED AND RETURNED
GEISHA (Nor)
 
5,113
1921
 
 
HELENUS (Br)
 
7,366
1913
 
 
IDEFJORD (Nor)
 
4,287
1921
 
 
INNERTON (Br)
 
5,276
1919
 
HALIFAX
JONATHAN HOLT (Br)
 
3,793
1938
 
12 PASSENGERS. SUNK BY U 97
KATHARIOTISA (Gk)
 
1,877
1913
 
 
MALCOLM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/02 - 24/02
MALLOW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/02 - 25/02
MANSEPOOL (Br)
 
4,894
1928
 
SUNK BY U 97
MOUNT HELMOS (Gk)
 
6,481
1923
 
 
NAILSEA MANOR (Br)
 
4,926
1937
 
 
NORTHERN SPRAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/02 - 21/02
PETUNIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/02 - 24/02
SAN AMBROSIO (Br)
 
7,410
1935
 
 
SCHUYLKILL (Br)
 
8,965
1928
 
ARUBA
SPONDILUS (Br)
 
7,402
1927
 
ARUBA
SVEVE (Nor)
 
6,313
1930
 
PUT BACK WITH DEFECTS
SYDNEY STAR (Br)
 
12,696
1936
 
 
TIBIA (Du)
 
10,356
1939
 
 
WATERLAND (Du)
 
6,847
1922
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.289:

    PETUNIA DETACHED 24.2 AS ESCORT FOR G C BROVIG
    ESCORT, EXCEPT PETUNIA, DETACHED TO HX 109
    COMMODORE: R-Adm R B RAMSAY IN SAN AMBROSIO
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.