Convoy ON.21

Depart Liverpool on 28 September 1941.
Dispersed 45.05N 52.37W on 14 October 1941.
Hague's records contain 34 merchants and 15 escorts (30 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGIA MARINA (Gk)
14
4,151
1912
 
MONTREAL
BELLO (Nor)
45
6,125
1930
 
RETURNED
BITTERSWEET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 11/10
BRISK (Nor)
75
1,594
1923
 
ICELAND
BRITISH JUSTICE (Br)
41
6,932
1928
 
HALIFAX for TRINIDAD
BRYNYMOR (Br)
24
4,771
1936
 
PERNAMBUCO
CHILLIWACK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 14/10
COLLINGWOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 11/10
DALFRAM (Br)
53
4,558
1930
 
MONTREAL
DIANELLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/09 - 06/10
DUNDEE (Br)
65
1,541
1934
 
ICELAND
EILDON (Br)
73
1,447
1936
 
ICELAND
EMPIRE CABOT (Br)
43
6,715
1941
 
HAMPTON ROADS
EMPIRE CORAL (Br)
22
8,602
1941
 
NYC
EMPIRE DAY (Br)
11
7,242
1941
 
CAM SHIP, HALIFAX
EMPIRE DORADO (Br)
51
5,595
1920
 
HALIFAX
EMPIRE PUMA (Br)
21
7,777
1920
 
SAVANNAH
EMPIRE RAZORBILL (Br)
52
5,118
1920
 
SYDNEY CB
GLENDENE (Br)
23
4,412
1929
 
MONTE VIDEO
HALLANGER (Nor)
33
9,551
1928
 
TRINIDAD
HARBERTON (Br)
61
4,585
1930
 
MONTREAL
HORSA (Br)
71
979
1928
 
ICELAND
INVENTOR (Br)
31
6,210
1935
 
BELIZE
KALLIOPI (Gk)
44
4,965
1910
 
MONTREAL
KEPPEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 05/10
KOLSDAL (Nor)
 
1,269
1920
 
FOR LIVERPOOL
LADY ELSA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/09 - 06/10
LIFLAND (Da)
64
2,254
1920
 
CLARENVILLE, NF
LYRA (Nor)
54
1,474
1912
 
ICELAND
MAN O WAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/09 - 06/10
MOSCHA D KYDONIEFS (Gk)
34
3,874
1915
 
MONTREAL
NORTHERN DAWN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/09 - 06/10
NUEVA GRANADA (Nor)
55
9,968
1937
 
RETURNED
PENDEEN (Br)
12
4,174
1923
 
SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS
RANDA (Br)
32
1,555
1930
 
MONTREAL
RONAN (Br)
72
1,489
1938
 
ICELAND
SABRE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/09 - 02/10
SAINT-ENOGAT (Br)
74
2,360
1918
 
ICELAND
SNOWBERRY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 11/10
SPIKENARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 14/10
ST LAURENT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 14/10
SUNFLOWER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/09 - 06/10
TABORFJELL (Nor)
42
1,339
1933
 
SYDNEY CB
TAXIARCHIS (Gk)
63
4,221
1913
 
WABANA
THEOMITOR (Gk)
13
4,427
1910
 
MONTREAL
TRAIL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 14/10
TRICULA (Br)
35
6,221
1936
 
EX ICELAND, JOINING 5.10, FOR CURACAO
URANIENBORG (Br)
62
3,300
1922
 
MONTREAL
VENOMOUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/09 - 05/10

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.21:

    SABRE TOOK IN ICELAND SHIPS
    SPIKENARD & PICTOU BROUGHT OUT TRICULA
    PICTOU OF 4.1.11 RETURNED ICELAND WITH DEFECTS
    EAST ESCORT, KEPPEL SOE, FORMED FROM 1 EG
    WEST ESCORT, ST LAURENT SOE, FORMED FROM TU 4.1.11
    CHILLIWACK,COLLINGWOOD,BITTERSWEET,SNOWBERRY & TRAIL EX DERRY 3.10
    ST LAURENT EX DERRY 2.10, FUELLED ICELAND 4.10 AND JOINED CONVOY 5.10
    M HAVEN ESCORT (ONM 21) PALOMARES AND TRAWLERS
    COMMODORE: Capt E REES DSC RD RNR IN BRITISH JUSTICE
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN HARBERTON
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.