Convoy OB.311

Depart Liverpool on 16 April 1941
Dispersed 61N 32.40W on 25 April 1941
Hague's records contain 43 merchants and 8 escorts (39 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
BARON NAIRN (Br)
14
3,164
1925
 
COLLISION HMS NORTHERN SPRAY & RETURNED
BARRDALE (Br)
21
5,072
1925
 
HALIFAX
BATNA (Br)
 
4,399
1928
 
 
BENEDICK (Br)
65
6,978
1928
 
TRINIDAD
BEREBY (Br)
53
5,248
1919
 
FREETOWN
BRADGLEN (Br)
85
4,741
1930
 
DETACHED 22.4
BRITISH CHIVALRY (Br)
61
7,118
1929
 
CURACAO
CETUS (Nor)
 
2,614
1920
 
PROBABLY THIS CONVOY
CITY OF OXFORD (Br)
24
2,759
1926
 
ST LUCIA
CITY OF WORCESTER (Br)
72
5,469
1927
 
CALCUTTA
COMANCHEE (Br)
42
6,837
1936
 
NYC
DALHANNA (Br)
43
5,571
1930
 
DURBAN
EGBA (Br)
64
4,989
1914
 
FREETOWN
EMPIRE ALBATROSS (Br)
73
4,714
1918
 
BALTIMORE
EMPIRE ELK (Br)
63
4,748
1920
 
NYC
EMPIRE LAPWING (Br)
34
5,403
1921
 
BALTIMORE
EMPIRE MAHSEER (Br)
81
5,087
1920
 
NYC
EMPIRE PANTHER (Br)
71
5,600
1919
 
NYC
EMPIRE STORM (Br)
 
7,290
1941
 
 
EMPIRE SUNBEAM (Br)
 
6,711
1941
 
 
ETRIB (Br)
55
1,943
1919
 
FREETOWN
FIDO (Nor)
23
1,857
1919
 
ICELAND
GENERTON (Br)
92
4,797
1936
 
BOSTON
GLENLEA (Br)
84
4,252
1930
 
BALTIMORE
GLENPARK (Br)
93
5,136
1939
 
BALTIMORE
GODFREY B HOLT (Br)
41
3,585
1929
 
FREETOWN
GUNVOR MAERSK (Br)
 
1,977
1931
 
PROBABLY THIS CONVOY
INNEROY (Nor)
62
8,260
1936
 
NYC
JADE (Br)
33
930
1938
CASED PETROL
ICELAND
LANCASTER CASTLE (Br)
54
5,172
1937
 
HALIFAX
LAVINGTON COURT (Br)
31
5,372
1940
 
CAPETOWN
MALCOLM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/04 - 25/04
MALLOW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/04 - 20/04
MARITIMA (Br)
82
5,804
1912
 
HALIFAX
MURENA (Du)
22
8,252
1931
 
CURACAO
NIGER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/04 - 22/04
NOREFJORD (Nor)
12
3,082
1920
 
HALIFAX
NORMAN PRINCE (Br)
32
1,913
1940
 
TRINIDAD
NORTHERN SPRAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/04 - 20/04
PORT ADELAIDE (Br)
74
8,422
1919
 
NYC
REEDPOOL (Br)
83
4,848
1924
 
BALTIMORE
SALUTA (Br)
75
6,261
1906
 
BALTIMORE
SCIMITAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/04 - 22/04
SOMME (Br)
44
5,265
1919
 
BERMUDA
SPEEDWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/04 - 22/04
TEDDINGTON (Br)
91
4,762
1941
 
HALIFAX
TREFUSIS (Br)
51
5,299
1918
 
HALIFAX
TREMINNARD (Br)
52
4,964
1922
 
HALIFAX
TUNISIA (Br)
11
4,337
1927
 
FREETOWN
VIOLET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/04 -
WATCHMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/04 -

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.311:

    NIGER & SPEEDWELL DETACHED TO HX 120
    COMMODORE: Adm SIR H R CROOKE KBE CB IN GODFREY B HOLT
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt J C K DOWDING CBE DSO RD RNR IN BARRDALE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.