Convoy ON.254

Depart Liverpool on 16 September 1944.
Arrived NYC on 5 October 1944.
Hague's records contain 84 merchants and 23 escorts (82 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AMOS G THROOP (US)
34
7,176
1942
 
 
ANDREW MARSCHALK (US)
65
7,218
1943
 
 
ANGLO INDIAN (Br)
146
5,609
1938
 
SYDNEY CB
ANNA N GOULANDRIS (Gk)
45
4,358
1921
 
SYDNEY CB
ARGOS HILL (Br)
144
7,178
1922
 
ST JOHN NB, WITH DEFECTS, NEEDS REPAIRS
ARGYLL (Br)
104
4,897
1939
 
 
ASBJORN (Br)
115
4,387
1935
GENERAL
HALIFAX
ATLANTIC (Pan)
64
5,524
1919
 
 
AURETTA (Br)
131
4,564
1935
 
SYDNEY CB
BARBARA FRIETCHIE (US)
13
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
BARON DOUGLAS (Br)
35
3,899
1932
 
SYDNEY CB
BARON ELGIN (Br)
106
3,942
1933
 
COMPTON NB
BARON HAIG (Br)
122
3,391
1926
 
ST JOHN NB
BATTLEFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/10 - 05/10
BELGIAN FREIGHTER (Bel)
12
7,964
1922
 
 
BRASIL (Nor)
82
8,130
1935
 
ESCORT OILER
BRIARWOOD (Br)
23
4,019
1930
 
NEWHAVEN Pa
CHARLES A WARFIELD (US)
22
7,176
1943
 
 
CHARLTON HALL (Br)
103
5,200
1940
 
 
CHATEAUROUX (Br)
125
4,765
1921
 
QUEBEC
CHELMER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 29/09
CHRISTOPHER GADSDEN (US)
42
7,177
1942
STEEL
 
COPELAND (Br)
57
1,526
1923
 
RESCUE SHIP
DAN-Y-BRYN (Br)
105
5,117
1940
 
THREE RIVERS
DIANELLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 29/09
DWIGHT L MOODY (US)
11
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
E KIRBY SMITH (US)
94
7,193
1943
 
 
EMMA BAKKE (Nor)
81
4,721
1929
 
 
EMPIRE BERESFORD (Br)
83
9,804
1943
 
 
EMPIRE DERWENT (Br)
145
4,026
1930
 
 
EMPIRE MACCABE (Br)
84
9,249
1943
 
MAC SHIP, 6th VOYAGE, A FLIGHT
EMPIRE MAGPIE (Br)
24
6,211
1919
 
SYDNEY CB
EMPIRE RAIN (Br)
15
7,290
1941
 
SYDNEY CB
EMPIRE SEVERN (Br)
52
6,681
1914
 
 
EMPIRE TORRENT (Br)
102
7,074
1942
 
BOSTON
EUTHALIA (Gk)
25
3,553
1918
 
HALIFAX
FERNCLIFF (Nor)
53
4,333
1924
 
 
FORT AMHERST (Br)
 
3,489
1936
 
 
FORT DE TROYON (Fr)
55
5,181
1919
 
SYDNEY CB
FRUMENTON II (Br)
117
7,542
1944
 
SYDNEY CB
GEORGE H WILLIAMS (US)
33
7,176
1942
 
 
HENRY WYNKOOP (US)
113
7,176
1942
 
 
HORACE WILLIAMS (US)
32
7,176
1943
 
 
IMPERIAL VALLEY (Br)
136
4,573
1924
 
ST JOHN NB
INMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 29/09
ITTERSUM (Du)
141
5,199
1938
 
SYDNEY CB
JAMES HAWSON (Nor)
91
6,074
1930
 
 
JAN VAN GOYEN (Du)
142
5,704
1919
 
NYC
JERSEY CITY II (Br)
133
6,686
1942
 
SYDNEY CB
JOHN MITCHELL (US)
93
7,191
1942
 
 
KAMSACK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 05/10
KENTVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/10 -
KOOTENAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 29/09
LA HULLOISE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/10 -
LEONIDAS (Gk)
135
4,573
1928
 
HALIFAX
LORD BYRON (Br)
121
4,118
1934
COAL
MONTREAL
LOTUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 29/09
MACOMA (Du)
74
8,069
1936
 
MAC SHIP, 3rd VOYAGE, O FLIGHT
MAHONE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/10 -
MAJA (Br)
73
8,181
1931
 
 
MEANTICUT (US)
54
6,061
1921
 
 
MICHAEL J STONE (US)
95
7,176
1942
 
 
MIDDLESEX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 05/10
MOBILE CITY (US)
21
6,157
1920
 
 
MONKLEIGH (Br)
107
5,203
1927
 
SYDNEY CB
NOREFJORD (Nor)
124
3,082
1920
 
PUGWASH NS
NORSE LADY (Nor)
 
3,489
1919
 
 
NURTURETON (Br)
134
6,272
1929
 
SYDNEY CB
OAKVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/10 - 02/10
ODYSSEUS (Gk)
16
4,577
1913
 
SYDNEY CB
ORKNEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/10 -
OSCAR CHAPPELL (US)
66
7,244
1943
 
 
PACIFIC SHIPPER (Br)
123
6,290
1924
 
HX
PAN-MAINE (US)
92
7,237
1936
 
 
PANAGHIS (Gk)
126
5,187
1920
 
SYDNEY CB
PANAMA (Br)
101
6,650
1915
 
RETURNED
POPPY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 29/09
PORTAGE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 05/10
PRESCOTT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 04/10
RAGNHILDSHOLM (Sw)
36
2,818
1929
GENERAL
ST JOHNS NF
RICHARD J CLEVELAND (US)
63
7,208
1943
 
 
RIGOLETTO (Sw)
31
2,465
1923
SALT CAKE
BATHURST NB
SALEN (Sw)
137
2,699
1927
 
ST JOHN NB
SANTIAGO (Pan)
132
3,864
1908
 
SYDNEY CB
SCORTON (Br)
143
4,813
1939
 
MONTREALB
SHERIDAN (Br)
41
4,665
1918
 
 
SIMON NEWCOMB (US)
51
7,176
1943
 
 
SOMMERSTAD (Nor)
72
5,923
1926
 
 
SOVAC (Br)
62
6,724
1938
 
 
SRECA (Yug)
116
5,248
1918
 
ST JOHNS NF
STE THERESE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/10 -
STIRLINGVILLE (Nor)
111
4,995
1935
 
 
SUMMERSIDE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 04/10
SYDLAND (Sw)
61
5,134
1920
 
 
TACTICIAN (Br)
71
5,996
1928
 
SAVANNAH
THETFORD MINES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/10 -
THOMAS W BICKETT (US)
147
7,176
1943
 
 
TINTAGEL CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 29/09
TRURO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/10 - 01/10
UMTALI (Br)
46
8,135
1936
 
ST JOHN NF
VILLE DE MAJUNGA (Br)
14
6,174
1931
 
PHILADELPHIA
WALLACEBURG 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/10 - 02/10
WEARWOOD (Br)
44
4,597
1930
 
SYDNEY CB
WILDWOOD (US)
114
5,043
1919
 
 
WILLIAM T COLEMAN (US)
43
7,187
1942
 
 
YEARBY (Br)
56
5,666
1929
 
SYDNEY CB
ZYPENBERG (Du)
112
4,973
1920
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.254:

    UK LOCAL YORK CITY, OCEAN B1 SOE CHELMER, WLEF W3 SOE PORTAGE, SUPPORT FORCE 25EG SOE ORKNEY & W6 SOE WALLACEBURG
    GULF ESCORT PRESCOTT & SUMMERSIDE, SYDNEY ESCORT TRURO, HALIFAX ESCORT KENTVILLE & MAHONE
    PRESCOTT, SUMMERSIDE & KOOTENAY ADDL FOR PASSAGE TO REFIT IN CANADA
    COMMODORE: Capt W E B MAGEE DSO RN IN EMMA BAKKE
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt R G CLAYTON DSC RD RNR IN PACIFIC SHIPPER
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.