Convoy ON.233

Depart Liverpool on 20 April 1944.
Arrived NYC on 8 May 1944.
Hague's records contain 107 merchants and 23 escorts (111 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
A MITCHELL PALMER (US)
51
7,198
1944
 
 
ACAVUS (Br)
74
8,010
1935
 
MAC SHIP, 4th voyage, V Flight
AEDANUS BURKE (US)
19
7,191
1943
 
fitted with AND
AGWIDALE (US)
111
4,763
1918
 
 
ALCOA CUTTER (US)
47
4,965
1918
 
 
ALEXANDER WHITE (US)
104
7,191
1942
 
 
ANDREW A HUMPHREYS (US)
18
7,218
1943
 
 
ASBJORN (Br)
107
4,387
1935
GENERAL
HALIFAX
ATLANTIC (Nor)
61
7,342
1925
 
ESCORT OILER
AYLMER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/04 - 25/04
BALTROVER (Br)
129
4,916
1913
 
ST JOHN NF
BEACONSTREET (Br)
102
7,467
1927
 
ESCORT OILER
BELGIAN GULF (Pan)
65
8,237
1929
 
 
BENEDICK (Br)
59
6,978
1928
 
NYC
BENJAMIN H BREWSTER (US)
48
7,176
1943
 
HALIFAX
BENTE MAERSK (Br)
117
5,722
1928
 
 
BICKERTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/04 - 25/04
BINGER HERMANN (US)
38
7,176
1943
 
 
BLAIRNEVIS (Br)
139
4,155
1930
 
HALIFAX
BLIGH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/04 - 25/04
BRITISH COLONEL (Br)
73
6,999
1921
 
 
BUCTOUCHE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/05 - 09/05
BYRON DARNTON (US)
33
7,176
1943
 
 
CAESAR RODNEY (US)
113
7,191
1942
 
 
CHARLES BULFINCH (US)
145
7,176
1943
PULPWOOD
NYC, fitted with AND
CHARLES M SCHWAB II (US)
45
7,191
1943
CHROME ORE
BALTIMORE
CHICOUTIMI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/05 - 09/05
CITY OF CANBERRA (Br)
122
7,484
1927
 
 
CITY OF LANCASTER (Br)
44
3,041
1924
GENERAL
PORT OF SPAIN
CITY OF WINDSOR (Br)
56
7,218
1923
 
 
COMANCHEE (Br)
71
6,837
1936
 
 
DAUPHIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/04 - 03/05
DIOMED (Br)
101
10,374
1922
GENERAL
HAMPTON ROADS, 21 PASSENGERS
DRAMATIST (Br)
106
5,443
1920
GENERAL
NYC
DUBROVNIK (Yug)
24
5,156
1938
 
 
DUNVER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/04 - 03/05
EDWARD SPARROW (US)
14
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
EGYPTIAN PRINCE (Br)
96
3,490
1922
GENERAL
DETACHMENT DATE FROM CONVOY UNKNOWN
ELENI (Gk)
29
5,655
1918
 
SYDNEY CB
ELG (Nor)
37
4,014
1930
SULPHATE, MAILS
NYC
EMILY DICKINSON (US)
147
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
EMPIRE CLIVE (Br)
39
7,069
1941
 
SYDNEY CB
EMPIRE GULF (Br)
92
6,401
1927
 
ESCORT OILER
EMPIRE KANGAROO (Br)
149
6,219
1919
 
 
EMPIRE LIGHTNING (Br)
58
6,942
1940
 
 
EMPIRE MOUFLON (Br)
127
3,234
1921
 
MONTREAL
EMPIRE PUMA (Br)
148
7,777
1920
 
MONTREAL, DETACH DATE APPROXIMATE
EMPIRE SUNBEAM (Br)
42
6,711
1941
 
 
ENA (Du)
66
6,229
1936
 
HALIFAX
EPIROS (Gk)
97
5,572
1918
GENERAL
HALIFAX
ETTRICKBANK (Br)
36
5,138
1937
 
GALVESTON
FERNCLIFF (Nor)
25
4,333
1924
 
 
FLIMSTON (Br)
26
4,674
1925
 
 
FORT GEORGE (Br)
103
7,129
1942
 
HAMPTON ROADS
FORT MCLOUGHLIN (Br)
98
7,129
1942
 
 
GATEWAY CITY (US)
109
5,432
1920
 
 
GEO W MCKNIGHT (Br)
62
2,502
1933
 
 
GEORGE BERKELEY (US)
28
7,176
1943
 
 
GLENBANK (Br)
91
5,151
1924
 
GALVESTON
GLENN CURTISS (US)
41
7,176
1943
 
 
GOODSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/04 - 25/04
GOTHLAND (Br)
68
1,286
1932
 
RESCUE SHIP
HAROLD T ANDREWS (US)
121
7,176
1944
 
 
HENRY B BROWN (US)
133
7,200
1943
 
 
HENRY LOMB (US)
143
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
HENRY WILSON (US)
17
7,176
1943
 
 
HESPELER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/04 - 03/05
HINTON R HELPER (US)
137
7,176
1942
 
 
JEFFERSON DAVIS (US)
23
7,176
1942
GENERAL
NYC
JOHN A DONALD (US)
11
7,176
1943
PULPWOOD
NYC fitted with AND
JOHN A QUITMAN (US)
22
7,176
1943
CHROME ORE
NYC fitted with AND
JOHN RUTLEDGE (US)
43
7,181
1942
 
 
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS (US)
131
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOHN STEVENSON (US)
142
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOHN W POWELL (US)
13
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOHN WOOLMAN (US)
32
7,191
1943
POTASH
NYC fitted with AND
JOSE G BENITEZ (US)
21
7,244
1944
 
HX
JOSHUA W ALEXANDER (US)
132
7,176
1943
CHROME ORE
NYC. fitted with AND
KAIA KNUDSEN (Nor)
67
9,063
1931
 
 
KAMSACK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/05 - 05/05
KEATS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/04 - 25/04
KEILA (Br)
119
3,621
1905
 
SHEET HARBOPUR
KEMPTHORNE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/04 - 25/04
LONGBRANCH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/04 - 03/05
LORD DELAWARE (US)
114
7,200
1942
 
 
LUCULUS (Br)
93
6,546
1929
 
 
MANDALAY (Br)
31
5,529
1911
 
 
MARIE M MELONEY (US)
125
7,176
1943
 
 
MARPESSA (Du)
105
7,408
1927
 
 
MERTON (Br)
118
7,150
1941
 
fitted with HF/DF. HALIFAX
NAIRUNG (Br)
134
5,414
1942
 
 
NASHABA (US)
112
6,054
1921
 
 
NATHAN TOWSON (US)
144
7,176
1943
 
FITTED WITH and
NATHANIEL ALEXANDER (US)
123
7,177
1942
 
 
NEW WESTMINSTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/04 - 03/05
NEW YORK CITY (Br)
128
2,710
1917
GENERAL
MONTREAL
NICHOLAS HERKIMER (US)
141
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
NORRISIA (Br)
46
8,246
1944
 
 
NORSK TANK (Nor)
53
9,720
1928
 
 
NORTH KING (Pan)
35
4,934
1903
 
 
OLAF BERGH (Nor)
116
5,811
1921
 
 
PANDORIAN (Br)
12
4,159
1941
 
PORT AU PRINCE
PHILIP F THOMAS (US)
54
7,176
1943
 
 
PORTAGE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/05 - 05/05
PRINC ANDREJ (Yug)
136
5,041
1930
 
 
PRINSES MARIA-PIA (Bel)
138
2,588
1938
 
HALIFAX
QUESNEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/05 - 09/05
RAJPUT (Br)
64
5,497
1925
 
 
RAPANA (Br)
83
8,017
1935
 
MAC SHIP
REGENT LION (Br)
126
9,551
1937
 
 
RICHARD M JOHNSON (US)
15
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
ROBERT J COLLIER (US)
16
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
ROGER GRISWOLD (US)
34
7,191
1943
 
 
ROSTHERN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/04 - 03/05
ROXANE (Br)
95
7,813
1929
 
 
SAINTONGE (Br)
72
9,386
1936
 
ESCORT OILER
SAN VALERIO (Br)
108
6,493
1913
 
 
SLEMMESTAD (Nor)
81
4,258
1928
 
 
SOVAC (Br)
52
6,724
1938
 
PHILADELPHIA
SPONDILUS (Br)
27
7,402
1927
 
 
STEVENSON TAYLOR (US)
146
7,176
1943
GENERAL
fitted with AND
SVETI VLAHO (Yug)
135
5,965
1928
 
 
TAHCHEE (Br)
94
6,508
1914
 
 
THE PAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/05 - 05/05
THOMAS HARTLEY (US)
124
7,176
1942
 
 
THORHILD (Nor)
63
10,316
1935
 
 
TRURO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/05 - 05/05
WILLIAM H WEBB (US)
115
7,176
1943
 
 
WILLIAM PACA (US)
55
7,191
1942
 
 
WINSUM (Du)
57
3,224
1921
CEMENT
JAMAICA

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.233:

    BRONTES, KINGSTON TURQUOISE & YORK CITY UK LOCAL, OCEAN C5 SOE DUNVER, SUPPORT GP 5EG SOE BICKERTON
    WLEF NORTH W3 SOE PORTAGE, WLEF SOUTH W1 SOE CHICOUTIMI
    COMMODORE: Adm HON SIR R A R PLUNKETT-ERNLE-ERLE-DRAX KCB DSO IN COMANCHEE
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN DIOMED
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.