Convoy ON.252

Depart Liverpool on 7 September 1944.
Arrived NYC on 22 September 1944.
Hague's records contain 82 merchants and 18 escorts (81 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACANTHUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/09 -
ACAVUS (Br)
92
8,010
1935
 
MAC SHIP, NON-OPERATIONAL
ALAN-A-DALE (Pan)
32
4,646
1938
 
 
ALBERT P RYDER (US)
16
7,176
1943
 
 
AMELIA EARHART (US)
122
7,176
1942
 
 
ARTHUR DOBBS (US)
101
7,176
1943
GENERAL
NYC
ATLANTIC (Nor)
63
7,342
1925
 
 
AUGUSTUS P LORING (US)
34
7,176
1944
 
 
AXEL JOHNSON (Sw)
41
4,915
1925
 
 
BELWOODS PARK (Br)
141
7,149
1944
GENERAL
MONTREAL fitted with AND
BEN H MILLER (US)
134
7,219
1943
 
fitted with AND
BRADFORD CITY II (Br)
125
7,266
1943
 
 
BUTTERCUP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/09 -
CHARLES H HERTY (US)
147
7,198
1943
 
 
CHARLES ROBINSON (US)
33
7,176
1943
 
 
CHRISTOPHER S FLANAGAN (US)
53
7,247
1944
US ARMY STORES
NYC
CLAN MACBRAYNE (Br)
105
4,818
1916
 
 
COPTIC (Br)
95
10,629
1928
 
DETACHED TO BUENOS AIRES INDEP 12.9
DAGEID (Nor)
103
6,361
1931
 
 
DAVID S TERRY (US)
21
7,176
1942
 
 
DUNSTER GRANGE (Br)
85
9,494
1928
 
DETACHED FOR BUENOS AIRES 12.9
DUNVEGAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 22/09
EDWARD P ALEXANDER (US)
14
7,201
1943
 
fitted with AND
EMPIRE BRUTUS (Br)
132
7,233
1943
 
fitted with AND
EMPIRE LADY (Br)
117
7,046
1944
 
MONTREAL
EMPIRE MACALPINE (Br)
75
7,954
1943
 
MAC SHIP
EMPIRE PICKWICK (Br)
144
7,068
1943
 
SYDNEY CB fitted with AND
EMPIRE TORRENT (Br)
 
7,074
1942
 
RETURNED IN TOW, ENGINE DEFECTS
ERODONA (Br)
83
6,207
1937
 
 
F SOUTHALL FARRAR (US)
81
7,200
1944
 
 
FERNMOOR (Nor)
142
4,268
1928
 
PORTLAND MAINE
FJALLFOSS (Ice)
27
1,451
1919
 
HX
FORT PANMURE (Br)
11
7,155
1943
 
fitted with AND
FRANCIS VIGO (US)
12
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
FRANK C EMERSON (US)
102
7,176
1943
GENERAL
NYC
GDYNIA (Sw)
86
1,636
1934
 
MONTREAL
GEISHA (Nor)
71
5,113
1921
 
 
GEO W MCKNIGHT (Br)
73
2,502
1933
 
 
GEORGE R HOLMES (US)
61
7,210
1944
 
 
GLACIER PARK (Br)
143
7,137
1943
 
MONTREAL fitted with AND
GOTHLAND (Br)
87
1,286
1932
 
RESCUE SHIP
HELEN HUNT JACKSON (US)
22
7,176
1942
 
 
HIGHLANDER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/09 - 17/09
HOPEMOUNT (Br)
82
7,434
1929
 
ESCORT OILER
HOPEPEAK (Br)
31
5,179
1938
 
 
JAMES SULLIVAN (US)
24
7,176
1944
 
 
JAMES W FANNIN (US)
146
7,244
1943
 
 
JOHN B LENNON (US)
104
7,198
1943
 
 
JOHN MCDONOGH (US)
13
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOHN W GATES (US)
131
7,244
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOSEPH B EASTMAN (US)
25
7,210
1944
 
 
KAIKOURA (Br)
111
5,852
1937
 
 
KAIPAKI (Br)
116
5,862
1939
 
ST JOHN NB
KALDFONN (Nor)
72
9,931
1936
 
ESCORT OILER
KAWARTHA PARK (Br)
145
7,151
1944
 
MONTREAL fitted with AND
KEDOE (Du)
115
3,684
1921
FERTILIZER, A/C,
TRINIDAD
KOKANEE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/09 -
LAMBROOK (Br)
26
7,038
1942
 
 
MANCHESTER PROGRESS (Br)
121
5,620
1938
 
 
MANNERS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/09 - 18/09
MARIE M MELONEY (US)
15
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
MIGUEL HIDALGO (US)
54
7,176
1943
 
 
MINAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/09 - 20/09
MIRALDA (Br)
64
8,013
1936
 
MAC SHIP, 5th VOYAGE, H FLIGHT
MORRIS SIGMAN (US)
84
7,210
1944
 
 
NORSYD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/09 - 19/09
NURANI (Br)
114
5,414
1941
 
 
OAKVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 22/09
OCEAN PILGRIM (Br)
51
7,178
1942
 
fitted with AND
OCEAN VENGEANCE (Br)
106
7,174
1942
 
ST JOHN NB
PETTER (Nor)
74
9,109
1935
 
 
PICTOU 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/09 - 21/09
PIETER DE HOOGH (Du)
47
7,168
1941
 
SYDNEY CB
POMONA (US)
96
7,583
1920
 
 
RIDEAU PARK (Br)
127
7,134
1943
 
ST JOHN NB fitted with AND
ROBERT G INGERSOLL (US)
36
7,176
1943
 
 
ROBERT LOWRY (US)
94
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
ROBIN ADAIR (US)
23
6,895
1920
 
 
ROMNEY (Br)
46
5,840
1929
 
PORTLAND MAINE
ROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/09 -
SAINTONGE (Br)
93
9,386
1936
 
 
SAMBOSTON (Br)
124
7,219
1943
 
fitted with AND
SASKATOON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 22/09
SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO (US)
123
7,176
1942
 
 
SKOTAAS (Nor)
52
8,190
1931
 
 
SPINANGER (Nor)
62
7,429
1927
 
ESCORT OILER
STEPHEN BEASLEY (US)
45
7,240
1944
 
 
STRATHCONA PARK (Br)
135
7,157
1943
 
MONTREAL fitted with AND
THOMAS CLYDE (US)
133
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
TREVIDER (Br)
44
7,376
1944
 
 
TROUBADOUR (Nor)
91
5,808
1920
 
 
TUNSBERG CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/09 - 18/09
VARDEFJELL (Nor)
42
8,316
1940
 
 
VEGREVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/09 - 20/09
VILLE DE STRASBOURG (Br)
112
7,159
1920
 
 
WALLACEBURG 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 22/09
WILLIAM J WORTH (US)
43
7,176
1943
 
 
WILLIAM MATSON (US)
126
7,176
1943
 
 
WILLIAM S BAER (US)
35
7,210
1944
 
 
WILSON P HUNT (US)
113
7,176
1943
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.252:

    KINGSTON TURQUOISE LPL LOCAL, OCEAN B2 SOE HIGHLANDER, WLEF W6 SOE WALLACEBURG
    GULF ESC KOKANEE, NORSYD, ACANTHUS, BUTTERCUP & ROSE. SYDNEY ESC MANNERS & TUNSBERG CASTLE, FUNDY ESC PICTOU
    HALIFAX ESC VEGREVILLE & MINAS, THESE TWO SHIPS WERE ON PASSAGE TO CANADA FOR REFIT
    COMMODORE: V-Adm SIR M L GOLDSMITH KBE DSO IN GEISHA
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt E ULLRING R Nor N IN HOPEPEAK
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.