| Depart Liverpool on 21 February 1943. |
| Dispersed Off Cape Cod on 12 March 1943. |
| Hague's records contain 60 merchants and 14 escorts (52 ships TDS) |
Vessel |
Pdt. |
Tons |
Built |
Cargo |
Notes |
ABRAHAM BALDWIN (US) |
22 |
7,176 |
1942 |
DET TO ICELAND, HULL DEFECTS, ARR 2.3 |
|
AMERIKA (Br) |
10,218 |
1930 |
RETURNED WITH ENGINE DEFECTS |
||
BEAVERHILL (Br) |
103 |
10,041 |
1928 |
HX |
|
BRAJARA (Nor) |
63 |
8,116 |
1934 |
NYC |
|
BRIMANGER (Nor) |
12 |
4,883 |
1929 |
PORTLAND, MAINE |
|
BUCTOUCHE |
ESCORT 09/03 - 11/03 |
||||
BUTTERCUP |
ESCORT 22/02 - 06/03 |
||||
CAPE NEDDICK (US) |
81 |
6,797 |
1941 |
NYC |
|
CAVINA (Br) |
102 |
6,907 |
1924 |
HX |
|
CLAVELLA (Du) |
83 |
8,097 |
1939 |
NYC |
|
COMANCHEE (Br) |
31 |
6,837 |
1936 |
NYC |
|
DELFTDIJK (Du) |
122 |
10,220 |
1929 |
HX |
|
DEWSBURY (Br) |
65 |
1,686 |
1910 |
RESCUE SHIP |
|
EDWARD RUTLEDGE (US) |
94 |
7,177 |
1942 |
NYC |
|
EGDA (Nor) |
54 |
10,050 |
1939 |
NYC |
|
EL ALMIRANTE (Pan) |
43 |
5,248 |
1917 |
NYC |
|
EL ESTERO (Pan) |
24 |
4,219 |
1920 |
BOSTON |
|
ELONA (Br) |
51 |
6,192 |
1936 |
NYC |
|
EMPIRE CHAPMAN (Br) |
14 |
8,194 |
1942 |
NYC |
|
EMPIRE CHIEF (Br) |
64 |
8,040 |
1897 |
NYC |
|
EMPIRE COLERIDGE (Br) |
125 |
9,798 |
1942 |
NYC |
|
EMPIRE DICKENS (Br) |
41 |
9,819 |
1942 |
NYC |
|
EMPIRE LIGHT II (Br) |
72 |
6,537 |
1925 |
DERELICT SUNK ON 13.3 BY U 468 |
|
EMPIRE REYNOLDS (Br) |
61 |
8,128 |
1942 |
NYC |
|
EMPIRE SILVER (Br) |
91 |
8,602 |
1941 |
NYC |
|
ERIN (Br) |
92 |
5,841 |
1932 |
NYC |
|
ESSO DOVER (US) |
33 |
8,880 |
1921 |
NYC |
|
FORT SOURIS (Br) |
124 |
7,134 |
1942 |
RETURNED |
|
GALLIA (Nor) |
32 |
9,974 |
1939 |
NYC |
|
GODETIA |
ESCORT 22/02 - 06/03 |
||||
GOLD SHELL (Br) |
84 |
8,208 |
1931 |
NYC |
|
GOVERNOR (Br) |
5,571 |
1918 |
RETURNED |
||
GULF OF MEXICO (US) |
53 |
7,807 |
1917 |
NYC |
|
HAVELOCK |
ESCORT 22/02 - 07/03 |
||||
HERANGER (Nor) |
104 |
4,877 |
1930 |
NYC |
|
HOPECROWN (Br) |
112 |
5,180 |
1937 |
NYC |
|
JAMAICA PLANTER (Br) |
113 |
4,098 |
1936 |
HX |
|
LAURELWOOD (Br) |
73 |
7,347 |
1929 |
ESCORT OILER. RETURNED |
|
LAVENDER |
ESCORT 22/02 - 06/03 |
||||
LECHISTAN (Pol) |
1,937 |
1929 |
|||
LYNGHAUG (Nor) |
13 |
2,829 |
1919 |
NYC |
|
MANCHESTER PORT (Br) |
101 |
7,071 |
1935 |
ST JOHN NB |
|
MAUD (Nor) |
3,189 |
1930 |
RETURNED |
||
MEDICINE HAT |
ESCORT 07/03 - 09/03 |
||||
MELINE (Nor) |
55 |
7,019 |
1918 |
NYC |
|
METAPAN (US) |
25 |
4,736 |
1909 |
NYC |
|
MORGENEN (Nor) |
42 |
7,093 |
1930 |
NYC |
|
MOUNT KYLLENE (Gk) |
123 |
3,703 |
1917 |
HX |
|
NIAGARA |
ESCORT 07/03 - 09/03 |
||||
OMAHA (Pan) |
2,114 |
1918 |
HALIFAX TO DISPERSAL |
||
PILLORY (Pan) |
1,516 |
1933 |
|||
PIMPERNEL |
ESCORT 22/02 - 06/03 |
||||
PRINSES MARIA-PIA (Bel) |
85 |
2,588 |
1938 |
NYC |
|
REINHOLT (Nor) |
93 |
4,799 |
1939 |
NYC |
|
RUAHINE (Br) |
62 |
10,832 |
1909 |
NYC |
|
SAXIFRAGE |
ESCORT 22/02 - 06/03 |
||||
SCHUYLKILL (Br) |
44 |
8,965 |
1928 |
NYC |
|
SLEMMESTAD (Nor) |
114 |
4,258 |
1928 |
NYC |
|
STANVAC MANILA (Pan) |
10,169 |
1941 |
HALIFAX TO NYC |
||
SWALE |
ESCORT 22/02 - 06/03 |
||||
THOMAS HOOKER (US) |
111 |
7,176 |
1942 |
ABANDONED 5.3, DERELICT SUNK BY U 653 |
|
TIGRE (Nor) |
23 |
5,498 |
1926 |
NYC |
|
TIMMINS |
ESCORT 07/03 - 12/03 |
||||
TOORAK (Br) |
82 |
8,627 |
1927 |
NYC |
|
TORR HEAD (Br) |
121 |
5,021 |
1937 |
STRAGGLED 28.2 |
|
TRAIL |
ESCORT 09/03 - 12/03 |
||||
TROJAN STAR (Br) |
52 |
9,037 |
1936 |
NYC |
|
TRONTOLITE (Br) |
7,115 |
1918 |
POSSIBLY WITH THIS CONVOY |
||
VAALAREN (Sw) |
21 |
3,406 |
1936 |
NYC |
|
VOLUNTEER |
ESCORT 22/02 - 07/03 |
||||
WESTLAND (Du) |
71 |
5,888 |
1931 |
NYC |
|
WILLIAM BREWSTER (US) |
11 |
7,176 |
1942 |
NYC |
|
WILLIAM WIRT (US) |
7,191 |
1942 |
RETURNED |
||
ZACAPA (US) |
34 |
4,488 |
1909 |
NYC |
| Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.168: |
| UK LOCAL ESC KIRKELLA, OCEAN ESC TU 24.1.19(B5) SOE HAVELOCK, WLEF NORTH TU 24.18.2 SOE NIAGARA, WLEF SOUTH TU 24.18.8 SOE TRAIL |
| NOTE THAT TRAIL & TIMMINS OF WLEF NORTH CONTINUED WITH WLEF SOUTH |
| PIMPERNEL PICKED UP CREW OF THOMAS HOOKER WHEN SHE WAS ABANDONED 7.3.43 AS A RESULT OF HULL DEFECTS DEVELOPING 5.3.43 |
| COMMODORE: Adm SIR C G RAMSEY KCB IN WESTLAND |
| VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN COMANCHEE |