Convoy ON.137

Depart Liverpool on 9 October 1942.
Arrived NYC on 29 October 1942.
Hague's records contain 45 merchants and 16 escorts (38 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABANGAREZ (US)
61
4,538
1909
 
NYC
AMHERST 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/10 - 19/10
ANGELINA (US)
11
4,772
1934
 
SUNK BY U 618
ARVIDA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/10 - 19/10
ATENAS (US)
12
4,639
1909
 
NYC
BARON GRAHAM (Br)
 
3,242
1925
 
JD EX HX
BRITISH DILIGENCE (Br)
74
8,408
1937
 
NYC
BRITISH GLORY (Br)
54
6,992
1928
 
COLLISION IN NEW YORK BAY 4.11, REPAIRS
BRITISH HARMONY (Br)
52
8,453
1941
 
NYC
BRITISH PRIDE (Br)
83
7,106
1931
 
NYC
BURY (Br)
56
1,686
1911
 
RESCUE SHIP
CALDWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/10 - 29/10
CELANDINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/10 - 19/10
CLYDEBANK (Br)
 
5,156
1925
 
WITH COLLISION DAMAGE OF 16.9 IN MERSEY
COBALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/10 - 26/10
CORNER BROOK (Br)
81
5,767
1925
 
HX
CORNEVILLE (Nor)
24
4,544
1930
 
NYC
D L HARPER (Br)
55
12,223
1933
 
HALIFAX
DAPHNELLA (Br)
73
8,078
1938
 
NYC
DORCASIA (Br)
41
8,053
1938
 
NYC
EMILE FRANCQUI (Bel)
91
5,859
1929
GENERAL
ST JOHN NB
EMPIRE FLINT (Br)
31
8,129
1941
 
NYC
EMPIRE HAWK (Br)
93
5,033
1919
SHIFTED TO POS'N 84
NYC
EMPIRE LAUNCELOT (Br)
65
2,890
1942
 
RETURNED
EMPIRE NORSEMAN (Br)
15
9,811
1942
FITTED WITH AND
NYC
EMPIRE OPAL (Br)
33
9,811
1941
 
SD AVONMOUTH 8.10 TO JOIN THIS CONVOY
EMPIRE SPENSER (Br)
94
8,194
1942
FITTED WITH AND
NYC
ESSO CHARLESTON (US)
82
7,949
1938
 
NYC
GRANBY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/10 - 29/10
HILARY (Br)
51
7,403
1931
 
NYC
INVENTOR (Br)
 
6,210
1935
 
LIVERPOOL
INVERILEN (Br)
53
9,456
1938
 
NYC
IRIS (Nor)
 
1,171
1901
 
JD EX HX TO NYC
JEAN (US)
92
4,902
1918
 
HALIFAX
KENOGAMI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/10 - 24/10
LACHINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/10 - 26/10
LUMINETTA (Br)
45
6,159
1927
 
NYC
MATAPEDIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/10 - 29/10
MIDLAND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/10 - 26/10
MOBILGAS (US)
23
9,925
1937
 
NYC
MONCTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/10 - 29/10
NORHOLM (Nor)
32
9,813
1941
 
NYC
NORSOL (Nor)
44
8,236
1941
 
NYC
NORTON (Br)
 
7,195
1941
 
ON FIRE AND BEACHED
NORVINN (Pan)
42
6,322
1930
 
NYC
ORILLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/10 - 24/10
PACIFIC ENTERPRISE (Br)
22
6,736
1927
GENERAL
NYC, 12 PASSENGERS
PAN-MAINE (US)
72
7,237
1936
 
NYC
PIETER DE HOOGH (Du)
14
7,168
1941
COAL
BOSTON
PRESIDENT DE VOGUE (Nor)
63
9,320
1935
 
NYC
REGENT PANTHER (Br)
34
9,556
1937
 
NYC
RESTIGOUCHE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/10 - 22/10
ROXBOROUGH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/10 - 26/10
SHERBROOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/10 - 22/10
SOLARIUM (Br)
62
6,239
1936
 
NYC
ST CROIX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/10 - 19/10
STEEL NAVIGATOR (US)
21
5,719
1921
 
NYC
STIKLESTAD (Nor)
43
9,349
1938
 
NYC
STUART PRINCE (Br)
71
1,911
1940
 
HX
TAI SHAN (Nor)
13
6,962
1929
 
NYC, 12 PASSENGERS
VELMA (Nor)
64
9,720
1930
 
NYC

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.137:

    ONM ESCORT TYNWALD, HUGH WALPOLE, MAZURKA, LIVERPOOL LOCAL MOLD, UK LOCAL GAVOTTE
    OCEAN ESCORT TU 24.1.14(C4) SOE ST CROIX, WLEF NORTH 24.18.6 SOE ROXBOROUGH, WLEF SOUTH TU 24.18.5 SOE CALDWELL
    RESTIGOUCHE SOE OF OCEAN ESCORT UNTIL ST CROIX JOINED. KENOGAMI JD AS REINFORCEMENT OF WLEF NORTH, SAILING HALIFAX 19.10.42
    COMMODORE: Capt R GILL CBE RD RNR IN HILARY
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN CORNER BROOK
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.