Convoy ON.121

Depart Liverpool on 12 August 1942.
Dispersed on 27 August 1942.
Hague's records contain 34 merchants and 19 escorts (34 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALCOA MARINER (US)
22
5,590
1919
 
NYC
ALGOMA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/08 - 27/08
ANNAPOLIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/08 - 25/08
ARICA (Fr)
93
5,390
1921
 
NYC
B.P. NEWTON (Nor)
53
10,324
1940
 
NYC
BEACONOIL (Br)
63
6,893
1919
 
NYC
BRITISH HUSSAR (Br)
72
6,944
1923
 
NYC
BRITISH POWER (Br)
64
8,451
1936
 
NYC
CANADIAN STAR (Br)
31
8,293
1939
GENERAL
NYC FOR N ZEALAND
CAPE WRATH (Br)
14
4,512
1940
 
NYC
CARMELFJELL (Nor)
81
1,334
1935
GENERAL
SYDNEY CB
CARTER BRAXTON (US)
13
7,191
1942
 
NYC
COMANCHEE (Br)
62
6,837
1936
 
NYC
DAYLIGHT (US)
52
9,180
1931
 
NYC
DELPHINULA (Br)
73
8,120
1939
 
NYC
DOROTHY LUCKENBACH (US)
34
6,370
1919
 
NYC
EGYPTIAN PRINCE (Br)
74
3,490
1922
 
NYC, 4 PASSENGERS
ESSO DOVER (US)
42
8,880
1921
 
NYC
GALLIA (Nor)
43
9,974
1939
 
NYC
GALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/08 - 20/08
GANYMEDES (Du)
23
2,682
1917
 
BOSTON
GERASSIMOS VERGOTTIS (Gk)
82
6,343
1920
 
ST JOHN NB
HARVESTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 17/08
HEATHER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 17/08
IDEFJORD (Nor)
91
4,287
1921
 
SYDNEY CB
KAIPARA (Br)
61
5,882
1938
GENERAL
RETURNED
LISTA (Nor)
11
3,671
1920
 
NYC
LOUISBURG 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/08 - 20/08
MACUBA (Du)
32
8,249
1931
 
NYC
MADRAS CITY (Br)
83
5,080
1940
 
NYC
MAGICIAN (Br)
21
5,105
1925
GENERAL
NYC
MCKEESPORT (US)
12
6,198
1919
 
NYC
MONCTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/08 - 27/08
MOVERIA (Br)
92
4,867
1925
 
HX
NARCISSUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 17/08
NORFALK (Nor)
94
5,675
1919
 
NYC
NORFJELL (Nor)
33
8,129
1942
 
NYC
NORTH KING (Pan)
24
4,934
1903
 
NYC
NOVELIST (Br)
41
6,133
1940
 
NYC
ORCHIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 17/08
PIORUN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 17/08
REGINA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/08 - 27/08
RENONCULE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 17/08
SACKVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/08 - 20/08
SAGUENAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/08 - 20/08
SKEENA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/08 - 20/08
ST FRANCIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/08 - 22/08
ST LAURENT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/08 - 22/08
STANMORE (Br)
44
4,970
1940
 
NYC
WATERLAND (Du)
51
6,847
1922
GENERAL
NYC
WETASKIWIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/08 - 20/08
WINNIPEG II (Br)
71
9,807
1918
GENERAL
ST JOHN NB
WITCH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/08 -

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.121:

    ADJUSTMENT OF ESCORT GROUP CYCLES CAUSED EXCHANGE OF ESCORTS BETWEEN HX 202 AND ON 121 AT MOMP
    ONM ESCORT ALYNBANK, SPHENE, PAUL RYKENS; LIVERPOOL LOCAL NARVIK
    OCEAN EAST TU 24.1.7 (B3) SOE HARVESTER, OCEAN WEST TU 24.1.13 (C3) SOE SKEENA, WLEF TU 24.18.2 SOE WITCH
    ST LAURENT, ST FRANCIS SAILED ST JOHN'S NF 19.8 TO JOIN AS RE-INFORCEMENTS, ARR ST JOHN'S NF 23.8.42
    COMMODORE: V-Adm SIR M L GOLDSMITH KBE DSO IN WATERLAND
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt J O DUNN RD RNR IN WINNIPEG II
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.