Convoy OG.74

Departed Liverpool on 12 September 1941
Arrived Gibraltar on 27 September 1941
Hague's records contain 25 merchants and 10 escorts (22 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALHAMA (Br)
32
1,352
1938
 
 
ARBUTUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14 Sept - 26 Sept
ARIOSTO (Br)
41
2,176
1940
 
 
AUDACITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12 Sept - 26 Sept
BALTALLINN (Br)
51
1,303
1920
 
SUNK BY U 124
BENWOOD (Nor)
 
3,931
1910
 
COLLISION OFF HOLYHEAD WITH HARPERLEY
CARA (Br)
33
1,760
1929
 
 
CARSBRECK (Br)
62
3,670
1936
 
 
CITY OF WATERFORD (Br)
22
1,017
1879
 
SUNK IN COLLISION WITH THAMES 19.9.41
COMO (Br)
43
1,295
1910
 
 
DEPTFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12 Sept - 26 Sept
EMPIRE BAY (Br)
11
2,824
1940
 
HUELVA
EMPIRE BROOK (Br)
54
2,852
1941
 
 
EMPIRE MOAT (Br)
63
2,922
1941
 
SUNK BY U 124 ABANDONED ON 20.9.41
EMPIRE SNIPE (Br)
31
2,497
1919
 
 
FIDRA (Br)
52
1,574
1936
 
 
HARPERLEY (Br)
12
4,586
1930
 
COLLISION 12.9, REMAINED WITH CONVOY
HMS CORINTHIAN (Br)
45
3,122
1938
 
ESCORT 13 Sept - 18 Sept
HMS LAUREL (Br)
34
590
1930
 
 
LAUREL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12 Sept - 27 Sept
LISSA (Br)
13
1,511
1927
 
STRAGGLED, SUNK BY U 201
MARIGOLD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12 Sept - 26 Sept
MERKLAND (Br)
42
1,363
1934
 
 
PACIFIC (Br)
61
2,816
1923
 
CADIZ
PENSTEMON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12 Sept - 27 Sept
RHINELAND (Br)
44
1,381
1922
 
STRAGGLED, SUNK BY U 201
RHODODENDRON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14 Sept - 27 Sept
ROCKINGHAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13 Sept - 27 Sept
RUNA (Br)
14
1,575
1930
 
STRAGGLED, SUNK BY U 201
RUTH I (Nor)
24
3,531
1900
 
 
THAMES (Du)
23
624
1938
 
 
ULEA (Br)
53
1,574
1936
 
 
VETCH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12 Sept - 27 Sept
WALLSEND (Br)
21
3,157
1937
 
 
WALMER CASTLE (Br)
35
906
1936
 
RESCUE SHIP, 1st VOYAGE, SUNK, 31 DEAD

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OG.74:

    ROCKINGHAM ABSENT FROM ESCORT 17 TO 21.9. COWSLIP NEVER JOINED DUE TO NAVIGATIONAL ERRORS MADE ONBOARD.
    CORINTHIAN FOR PASSAGE TO PATROL AREA
    COMMODORE: Capt F J L BUTLER RD RNR IN ARIOSTO
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN WALLSEND
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.