| Departed Liverpool on 17 March 1941 |
| Arrived Gibraltar on 2 April 1941 |
| Hague's records contain 36 merchants and 11 escorts (35 ships TDS) |
Vessel |
Pdt. |
Tons |
Built |
Cargo |
Notes |
ADAMAS (Gk) |
23 |
4,144 |
1918 |
CAPETOWN |
|
AGNETE MAERSK (Da) |
24 |
2,088 |
1921 |
ST JOHN NB, SUNK AFTER DETACHMENT |
|
ATLE JARL (Nor) |
72 |
1,173 |
1919 |
Coal |
ARRIVED HUELVA 3.4 |
AUK (Br) |
51 |
1,338 |
1921 |
General |
GIBRALTAR |
BROKE |
ESCORT 18 March - 21 March |
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BRUYERE (Br) |
52 |
5,335 |
1919 |
General |
SUEZ |
CHAMA (Br) |
43 |
8,077 |
1938 |
NYC, SUNK AFTER DETACHMENT |
|
CLARKIA |
ESCORT 18 March - 22 March |
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CLONLARA (Br) |
61 |
1,203 |
1926 |
Potatoes |
VALENCIA |
COPELAND (Br) |
44 |
1,526 |
1923 |
RESCUE SHIP, DETACHED TO SL 67 |
|
DAGO (Br) |
1,757 |
1902 |
RETURNED |
||
DINARIC (Br) |
12 |
2,555 |
1919 |
Coal |
LISBON |
DOUGLAS |
ESCORT 18 March - 21 March |
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EDENCRAG (Br) |
81 |
1,592 |
1940 |
Coke |
SEVILLE |
EMPIRE LOTUS (Br) |
33 |
3,696 |
1920 |
FREETOWN |
|
EMPIRE LOUGH (Br) |
31 |
2,824 |
1940 |
Coal |
GIBRALTAR |
EMPIRE TERN (Br) |
62 |
2,479 |
1919 |
General |
GIBRALTAR |
ENCHANTRESS |
ESCORT 17 March - 2 April |
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ERICA |
ESCORT 17 March - 2 April |
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GUDRUN MAERSK (Br) |
35 |
2,294 |
1937 |
||
GUELMA (Br) |
73 |
4,402 |
1928 |
LAS PALMAS |
|
HORDA (Nor) |
41 |
4,301 |
1920 |
Coal |
HALIFAX. |
LAPWING (Br) |
11 |
1,348 |
1920 |
Coal |
LISBON |
MARSA (Br) |
85 |
4,405 |
1928 |
FREETOWN |
|
MAURITZ (Sw) |
82 |
1,480 |
1916 |
Coal |
LEIXOES |
MILOS (Sw) |
22 |
3,058 |
1898 |
Coal |
LISBON |
OLYMPOS (Gk) |
13 |
5,216 |
1918 |
Coal |
FREETOWN |
OLYMPUS |
ESCORT 26 March - 2 April |
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OSRIC (Sw) |
64 |
1,418 |
1919 |
Coal |
LISBON |
PEGASUS (Gk) |
55 |
5,762 |
1920 |
||
PETREL (Br) |
71 |
1,354 |
1920 |
Coal |
OPORTO |
PHILLIP T DODGE (Br) |
53 |
5,047 |
1910 |
ST JOHN NB |
|
RANDA (Br) |
42 |
1,555 |
1930 |
General |
HALIFAX |
RINOS (Gk) |
32 |
4,649 |
1919 |
PEPEL |
|
RYM (Nor) |
83 |
1,369 |
1919 |
HALIFAX |
|
SALADIN |
ESCORT 18 March - 21 March |
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SALISBURY |
ESCORT 18 March - 21 March |
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SNAPDRAGON |
ESCORT 17 March - 24 March |
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SNELAND I (Nor) |
34 |
1,791 |
1922 |
B GUIANA |
|
ST KENAN |
ESCORT 17 March - 22 March |
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STARLING (Br) |
14 |
1,320 |
1930 |
Coal |
OPORTO |
TINTERN ABBEY (Br) |
21 |
2,471 |
1939 |
Coal |
GIBRALTAR |
TITUS (Du) |
65 |
1,712 |
1930 |
Coal |
FAYAL |
VIGSNES (Nor) |
84 |
1,599 |
1930 |
HALIFAX |
|
VIVIEN |
ESCORT 18 March - 21 March |
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WIGRY (Pol) |
54 |
1,859 |
1912 |
Coal |
OPORTO |
WROTHAM (Br) |
63 |
1,884 |
1927 |
HUELVA |
| Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OG.56: |
| OLYPUS JOINED FROM HG 56 |
| COMMODORE: V-Adm L L P WILLAN IN AUK |
| VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN DAGO |