Convoy ON.247

Depart Liverpool on 2 August 1944.
Arrived NYC on 15 August 1944.
Hague's records contain 87 merchants and 19 escorts (89 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABEL PARKER UPSHUR (US)
81
7,177
1942
 
 
ACAVUS (Br)
83
8,010
1935
 
MAC SHIP, 6th voyage, V Flight
ADULA (Br)
63
8,040
1937
 
MAC SHIP, 4th VOYAGE, G FLIGHT
AGASSIZ 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/08 - 15/08
ALCOA BANNER (US)
44
5,035
1919
 
 
ALDER PARK (Br)
121
7,141
1944
 
 
ANDREW A HUMPHREYS (US)
117
7,218
1943
 
 
ANDREW MARSCHALK (US)
126
7,218
1943
 
 
ARIGUANI (Br)
144
6,746
1926
 
HALIFAX
ARVIDA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/08 - 13/08
BAYFIELD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 10/08
BELGIAN GULF (Pan)
43
8,237
1929
 
 
BELINDA (Nor)
46
8,325
1939
 
 
BENJAMIN R CURTIS (US)
25
7,176
1942
 
 
BITTERSWEET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 10/08
BRASIL (Nor)
72
8,130
1935
 
 
BRITISH GRATITUDE (Br)
54
8,463
1942
 
 
BRITISH MERIT (Br)
94
8,093
1942
 
 
CANSO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 10/08
CAXTON (Br)
141
7,242
1943
 
DALHOUSIE/ fitted with AND
CITY OF GLASGOW (Br)
31
5,321
1920
 
 
CLEVELAND ABBE (US)
104
7,176
1942
 
 
COLUMBIAN (US)
32
4,954
1913
 
 
COMANCHEE (Br)
52
6,837
1936
 
 
CORNER BROOK (Br)
142
5,767
1925
 
ST JOHN
DAWSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/08 - 15/08
DERWENTHALL (Br)
35
4,934
1940
COAL
QUEBEC
DORELIAN (Br)
132
6,431
1923
 
ST JOHN NB
DROMORE (Br)
112
4,096
1920
 
MONTREAL
EDWARD KAVANAGH (US)
13
7,176
1944
 
fitted with AND
ELISHA MITCHELL (US)
55
7,177
1943
 
 
EMPIRE KANGAROO (Br)
123
6,219
1919
 
HALIFAX
EMPIRE MACDERMOTT (Br)
73
7,952
1944
 
MAC SHIP
ETTRICK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 10/08
FORDSDALE (Br)
41
1,023
1924
 
MONTREAL
FOREST HILL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 10/08
FORT LA HAVE (Br)
91
7,166
1944
 
 
FOSNA (Nor)
102
8,202
1930
 
 
FREDERIC REMINGTON (US)
61
7,181
1943
 
 
GLENAPP (Br)
101
9,503
1920
 
HALIFAX
GRAINTON (Br)
93
6,341
1929
 
SYDNEY CB, STRAGGLED
HARRIET TUBMAN (US)
26
7,176
1944
 
 
HENRY M RICE (US)
48
7,176
1943
 
 
HERANGER (Nor)
113
4,877
1930
 
 
HOEGH SCOUT (Nor)
95
9,924
1939
 
 
HORACE BINNEY (US)
47
7,191
1942
 
 
IRWIN RUSSELL (US)
33
7,218
1943
 
 
ISAAC S HOPKINS (US)
134
7,198
1944
 
 
J WILLARD GIBBS (US)
58
7,176
1943
 
 
JAMES BOWIE (US)
16
7,176
1942
 
 
JAMES H COUPER (US)
125
7,199
1943
 
 
JEAN (US)
136
4,902
1918
 
 
JOHN A CAMPBELL (US)
131
7,176
1943
 
 
JOHN C FREMONT (US)
57
7,176
1941
 
 
JOHN H MURPHY (US)
114
7,210
1944
 
 
JOSEPH E JOHNSTON (US)
138
7,196
1942
 
 
JOSEPH LE CONTE (US)
11
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOSHUA W ALEXANDER (US)
37
7,176
1943
 
 
JUAN N SEGUIN (US)
22
7,247
1944
 
 
JULIUS ROSENWALD (US)
115
7,176
1943
 
 
KATRINA LUCKENBACH (US)
36
5,854
1918
 
 
KING NEPTUNE (Br)
135
5,224
1928
 
ST JOHN NB
LA MALBAIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 10/08
LA PAMPA (Br)
34
4,149
1938
 
SYDNEY CB
LEBARON RUSSELL BRIGGS (US)
116
7,176
1944
 
 
LUCIUS Q C LAMAR (US)
18
7,176
1943
 
 
MANCHESTER PORT (Br)
71
7,071
1935
 
 
MANDALAY (Br)
103
5,529
1911
 
HALIFAX
MARY ASHLEY TOWNSEND (US)
105
7,218
1943
 
 
MIAOULIS (Gk)
14
7,176
1944
 
 
NANAIMO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/08 - 11/08
NAPANEE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/08 - 10/08
ORIENT CITY (Br)
122
5,095
1940
 
SYDNEY CB
PATRICK C BOYLE (US)
145
7,176
1943
 
 
PINTO (Br)
97
1,346
1928
 
RESCUE SHIP
PRINCE RUPERT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 10/08
R NEY MCNEELY (US)
12
7,198
1944
 
 
RAYMOND CLAPPER (US)
51
7,240
1944
 
 
RICHARD J CLEVELAND (US)
106
7,208
1943
 
 
RICHMOND P HOBSON (US)
15
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
ROXANE (Br)
53
7,813
1929
 
 
ROYAL S COPELAND (US)
143
7,240
1944
 
fitted with AND
RUFUS CHOATE (US)
21
7,247
1944
 
 
SALMON P CHASE (US)
23
7,176
1942
 
 
SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN (US)
24
7,194
1943
 
 
SAMUEL F B MORSE II (US)
107
7,210
1944
 
 
SCOTTISH HEATHER (Br)
62
7,087
1928
 
ESCORT OILER
SLEMMESTAD (Nor)
146
4,258
1928
 
 
SOREL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/08 - 15/08
SPINANGER (Nor)
92
7,429
1927
 
ESCORT OILER
ST THOMAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 10/08
STEPHEN B ELKINS (US)
96
7,180
1943
 
 
STEPHEN JOHNSON FIELD (US)
17
7,176
1942
 
 
THEMISTOCLES (Gk)
 
7,198
1944
 
 
THOMAS SIM LEE (US)
45
7,191
1942
 
 
THOMAS W HYDE (US)
147
7,176
1943
 
 
THUNDER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 10/08
TIBA (Du)
133
5,239
1938
 
SYDNEY CB
TUDOR PRINCE (Br)
111
1,914
1940
 
MONTREAL
VANJA (Nor)
82
6,198
1929
 
 
VINGA (Nor)
56
7,321
1927
 
ESCORT OILER
WALTER RALEIGH (US)
137
7,177
1943
 
 
WATERLAND (Du)
108
6,847
1922
 
 
WILLIAM ELLERY (US)
42
7,181
1942
 
 
WILLIAM FEW (US)
124
7,191
1942
 
 
WOODSTOCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 13/08

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.247:

    WOODSTOCK, BAYFIELD, CANSO & THUNDER ADDL FOR PASSAGE TO REFIT IN CANADA. LAST THREE DETACHED INDEPENDENT 10.8 TO HALIFAX
    NANAIMO DETACHED TO ST JOHN'S NF 11.8 WITH DEFECTS
    SOREL LENT W7 FROM W4
    KINGSTON TURQUOISE UK LOCAL, OCEAN C3 SOE PRINCE RUPERT, WLEF W7 SOE AGASSIZ, HALIFAX ESC ARVIDA & WOODSTOCK
    COMMODORE: R-Adm E W LEIR DSO IN MANCHESTER PORT
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt R H WALLEY RD RNR IN GLENAPP
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.