Convoy OG.47

Departed Liverpool on 9 December 1940
Arrived Gibraltar on 25 December 1940
Hague's records contain 30 merchants and 6 escorts (30 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ADJUTANT (Br)
42
1,931
1922
 
 
AUK (Br)
62
1,338
1921
 
 
BARON TWEEDMOUTH (Br)
74
3,357
1927
Coal
LISBON
CAMPANULA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 9 Dec - 15 Dec
CLONLARA (Br)
33
1,203
1926
Coal
GANDIA
DAGMAR I (Br)
61
2,471
1903
 
 
DAGO (Br)
54
1,757
1902
Coal
LISBON
EGYPTIAN PRINCE (Br)
51
3,490
1922
 
 
EMPIRE SNIPE (Br)
41
2,497
1919
Coal
MELILLA
ERATO (Br)
63
1,335
1923
 
 
ESTRELLANO (Br)
53
1,982
1920
 
 
FENDRIS (Br)
73
1,018
1925
Coal
OPORTO
FLEUR DE LYS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 9 Dec - 15 Dec
GARDENIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 9 Dec - 15 Dec
GARM (Sw)
43
1,231
1912
Coal
LISBON
INDRA (Pan)
22
2,085
1900
Coal
RETURNED
KOHISTAN (Br)
64
5,884
1930
 
 
LAPWING (Br)
14
1,348
1920
Coal
SETUBAL
LEITH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 9 Dec - 25 Dec
LUBLIN (Pol)
52
1,409
1932
 
 
LYMINGE (Br)
21
2,499
1919
Coal
LISBON
MANGEN (Sw)
12
1,253
1922
Coal
SUNK BY IT S/M MOCENIGO
MARY KINGSLEY (Br)
71
5,021
1930
General
GIBRALTAR
MOSTYN (Br)
11
1,859
1909
Coal
LISBON
NORITA (Sw)
23
1,516
1924
Coal
LISBON
OSRIC (Sw)
24
1,418
1919
Coal
LISBON
OSSIAN (Br)
72
1,514
1919
 
LISBON
PEGASUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 9 Dec - 15 Dec
PETREL (Br)
 
1,354
1920
 
OPORTO
SARASTONE (Br)
32
2,473
1929
Coal
GIB, STRAGGLED, SHELLED BY MOCENIG0
SIVA (Br)
75
1,304
1921
Coal
LISBON
SOLSTAD (Sw)
44
1,408
1924
Coal
LISBON
TABERG (Sw)
34
1,392
1920
Coal
LISBON
THELMA (Br)
13
1,593
1935
Coal
HUELVA
USKSIDE (Br)
31
2,708
1937
Coal
GIBRALTAR
WILD SWAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 9 Dec - 15 Dec

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OG.47:

    NOTE THE INCLUSION OF PEGASUS, IN THE FIGHTER CATAPULT SHIP ROLE, FIRST SUCH USE
    COMMODORE: V-Adm B W M FAIRBAIRN CBE IN EGYPTIAN PRINCE
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN MARY KINGSLEY
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.