Convoy ON.227

Depart Liverpool on 8 March 1944.
Arrived NYC on 22 March 1944.
Hague's records contain 64 merchants and 18 escorts (61 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABNER DOUBLEDAY (US)
104
7,176
1942
 
 
ABRAHAM CLARK (US)
91
7,176
1942
 
 
BITTERSWEET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/03 - 17/03
BOSTON CITY (Br)
 
2,870
1920
 
HALIFAX TO NYC
BRIMANGER (Nor)
81
4,883
1929
GENERAL
NYC
CHARLES A DANA (US)
124
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
CHARLES W ELIOT (US)
101
7,176
1943
 
 
CLAN COLQUHOUN (Br)
41
7,914
1918
 
 
COMANCHEE (Br)
42
6,837
1936
 
60 SPARE DCs
CORNER BROOK (Br)
115
5,767
1925
CEMENT
ST JOHNS NF
DALLAS CITY II (Br)
55
7,079
1944
 
 
DAVID F HOUSTON (US)
13
7,176
1943
 
 
DERRYCUNIHY (Br)
95
7,093
1944
 
 
EGBERT BENSON (US)
24
7,176
1942
 
 
EL OCEANO (Pan)
21
6,767
1925
 
 
ELISABETH BAKKE (Nor)
51
5,450
1937
GENERAL
NYC
ELK ISLAND PARK (Br)
121
7,136
1943
COAL
ST JOHN NB
ELMER A SPERRY (US)
25
7,176
1942
 
 
EMPIRE ARCHER (Br)
125
7,031
1941
 
VIA CAPE COD CANAL
EMPIRE CURZON (Br)
123
7,067
1944
 
fitted with AND
EMPIRE GOLD (Br)
73
8,028
1941
 
ESCORT OILER
EMPIRE LORD (Br)
45
7,359
1944
 
 
EMPIRE MACCABE (Br)
65
9,249
1943
 
MAC SHIP, 2nd VOYAGE, N FLIGHT
EMPIRE YUKON (Br)
114
7,651
1921
 
ST JOHN NB
EYEBRIGHT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/03 - 17/03
FLORENCE CRITTENTON (US)
32
7,176
1943
 
 
FOREST HILL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/03 - 17/03
GEORGE A CUSTER (US)
23
7,176
1942
 
 
GLENAFFRIC (Br)
84
7,782
1920
GENERAL
HAMPTON ROADS
GODAFOSS (Ice)
105
1,542
1921
GENERAL
29 PASSENGERS
GREEN MOUNTAIN (US)
34
4,988
1919
 
 
H G BLASDEL (US)
113
7,176
1943
 
ST JOHN NB
HENRY S LANE (US)
31
7,176
1943
 
ST JOHN NB
IVARAN (Nor)
12
4,955
1938
 
NYC
JAMES CALDWELL (US)
83
7,191
1942
 
 
JAMES J MAGUIRE (Br)
72
10,525
1939
 
 
JEREMIAH O'BRIEN (US)
44
7,176
1943
 
 
JOHN BARTON PAYNE (US)
116
7,176
1943
 
 
JOHN F STEFFEN (US)
85
7,176
1943
 
 
JOHN G WHITTIER (US)
22
7,176
1942
 
 
JULIUS ROSENWALD (US)
111
7,176
1943
 
 
KARAMEA (Br)
74
10,530
1928
 
HX JD EX BELFAST LOUGH
KATRINA LUCKENBACH (US)
92
5,854
1918
 
 
LA MALBAIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/03 - 17/03
LAURA KEENE (US)
71
7,176
1943
 
 
LEONIDAS POLK (US)
35
7,191
1943
 
 
LUCELLUM (Br)
52
9,425
1938
 
ESCORT OILER
MAHLON PITNEY (US)
82
7,200
1943
 
 
MANCHESTER PROGRESS (Br)
102
5,620
1938
GENERAL
ST JOHN NB
MARTIN VAN BUREN (US)
112
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
MATAROA (Br)
53
2,390
1922
 
18 DAYS DOCKING ON ARRIVAL
MIRALDA (Br)
63
8,013
1936
 
MAC SHIP, 1st VOYAGE, Q FLIGHT
NANAIMO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/03 - 22/03
NAPANEE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/03 - 17/03
NENE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/03 - 17/03
NORANDA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/03 - 22/03
NORRISIA (Br)
43
8,246
1944
 
 
NORTH BROOK (Br)
 
2,373
1919
 
 
OMAR E CHAPMAN (US)
122
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
PERTH (Br)
56
2,259
1915
 
RESCUE SHIP
PHRONTIS (Du)
46
6,181
1925
 
ST JOHN NB
PORT ARTHUR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/03 - 22/03
PORTAGE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/03 - 20/03
PRINCE RUPERT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/03 - 17/03
RALPH IZARD (US)
33
7,191
1942
 
 
REBECCA BOONE (US)
14
7,244
1944
 
fitted with AND
RIMOUSKI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/03 - 17/03
RIVERDALE PARK (Br)
54
7,132
1943
CORDITE
ST JOHN NB
SAM HOUSTON II (US)
96
7,244
1943
 
HALIFAX. fitted with AND
SAMUEL COLT (US)
61
7,176
1942
 
 
SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN (US)
94
7,194
1943
CHINA CLAY
NYC
SAPELO (US)
 
5,422
1919
 
 
SASKATCHEWAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/03 - 17/03
SHERBROOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/03 - 20/03
SNOWBERRY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/03 - 20/03
SOVAC (Br)
106
6,724
1938
 
SPARE DCs
STEEL TRAVELER (US)
103
7,056
1922
 
 
TRANSCONA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/03 - 20/03
TREVELYAN (Br)
11
7,292
1943
 
fitted with AND
WALTER A LUCKENBACH (US)
93
6,024
1918
 
 
WESTMOUNT PARK (Br)
75
7,133
1943
GENERAL
ST JOHN NB
WILLIAM H PRESCOTT (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.227:

    AQUAMARINE UK LOCAL, OCEAN ESCOT C3 SOE SASKATCHEWAN, WLEF NORTH W2 SOE PORTAGE, WLEF SOUTH W9 SOE NORANDA
    NENE & SNOWBERRY EX 6EG ATTACHED FRO PASSAGE TO CANADA TO REFIT
    COMMODORE: Capt H J ANCHOR OBE RD RNR IN LAURA KEENE
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN CLAN COLQUHOUN
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.