Convoy ON.256

Depart Liverpool on 28 September 1944.
Arrived NYC on 12 October 1944.
Hague's records contain 74 merchants and 19 escorts (73 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (Nor)
61
5,740
1929
 
 
ACCRINGTON (Br)
67
1,678
1910
 
RESCUE SHIP. 14th VOYAGE
ALCOA CUTTER (US)
102
4,965
1918
 
 
ALEXANDER WILSON (US)
97
7,176
1943
 
 
ANNISTON CITY (US)
16
5,687
1921
 
 
ARVIDA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/10 - 12/10
BORAGE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 07/10
BORDER CITIES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/10 - 12/10
CARAQUET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 09/10
CARELIA (Br)
53
8,062
1938
 
 
CAVINA (Br)
92
6,907
1924
 
MONTREAL, 55 PASSENGERS
CAXTON (Br)
106
7,242
1943
 
fitted with AND
CLYDEFIELD (Br)
54
7,365
1928
 
 
COLUMBIAN (US)
107
4,954
1913
 
 
COMANCHEE (Br)
42
6,837
1936
 
 
CORRALES (Br)
71
5,363
1930
 
HX
DORELIAN (Br)
84
6,431
1923
GENERAL
MONTREAL
DROMORE (Br)
81
4,096
1920
 
HALIFAX
DRUPA (Br)
83
8,102
1939
 
 
EDWARD CANBY (US)
105
7,176
1943
 
 
EDWARD ROWLAND SILL (US)
25
7,181
1942
 
 
EGERO (Nor)
72
7,590
1929
 
ESCORT OILER
ELEAZAR WHEELOCK (US)
64
7,191
1942
 
 
ELIJAH WHITE (US)
122
7,176
1942
 
 
ELIZABETH BLACKWELL (US)
101
7,176
1943
 
 
ELK ISLAND PARK (Br)
125
7,136
1943
 
fitted with AND
ELM PARK (Br)
124
7,136
1943
 
MONTREAL, fitted with AND
EMPIRE CROWN (Br)
13
7,070
1944
 
RETURNED M HAVEN
EMPIRE INVENTOR (Br)
44
9,912
1944
 
 
EMPIRE MACCOLL (Br)
74
9,133
1943
 
MAC SHIP, 7th VOYAGE, E FLIGHT
EMPIRE REYNOLDS (Br)
47
8,128
1942
 
 
EMPIRE VISCOUNT (Br)
82
8,882
1929
 
COASTAL PASSAGE LPL TO SWANSEA
EUGENE T CHAMBERLAIN (US)
31
7,199
1944
 
 
EXE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 07/10
FAGERFJELL (Nor)
62
8,072
1935
 
ESCORT OILER
FERNCOURT (Nor)
55
9,918
1938
 
 
FLINT CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 07/10
FORT MCMURRAY (Br)
104
7,133
1942
 
PERMANENT REPAIRS TO DAMAGE AT NYC
FORT WRIGLEY (Br)
11
7,128
1943
 
fitted with AND
FRANCIS M SMITH (US)
86
7,176
1943
 
 
FREDERICTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 09/10
GARDINER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/10 - 07/10
GEORGE E BADGER (US)
113
7,177
1943
 
 
GEORGE E PICKETT (US)
36
7,244
1942
 
 
GEORGE GERSHWIN (US)
114
7,176
1943
 
NEW ORLEANS
GEORGE M BIBB (US)
91
7,180
1943
 
 
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK (US)
123
7,181
1943
 
 
GREENWICH (Br)
14
7,292
1943
 
fitted with AND
HAROLD T ANDREWS (US)
115
7,176
1944
 
 
HARRIET TUBMAN (US)
15
7,176
1944
COCOA WASTE
NYC
HENRY M ROBERT (US)
111
7,247
1944
 
 
HENRY WELLS (US)
126
7,176
1943
 
 
JACQUES CARTIER (US)
33
7,176
1943
 
 
JAMES M WAYNE (US)
117
7,176
1943
 
 
JANE A DELANO (US)
22
7,176
1943
 
 
JEREMIAH O'BRIEN (US)
17
7,176
1943
 
 
JEREMIAH S BLACK (US)
95
7,176
1942
STEEL
NYC
JOHN GALLUP (US)
65
7,200
1943
 
 
JOHN W GARRETT (US)
121
7,176
1943
 
 
JOSEPH A BROWN (US)
116
7,176
1943
 
 
KATY (Nor)
93
6,825
1931
 
 
KINGCUP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 -
L H MCNELLY (US)
66
7,244
1943
 
 
LA COMBATTANTE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 -
LAFCADIO HEARN (US)
35
7,218
1943
 
 
LAVENDER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 07/10
LONE STAR (US)
41
5,101
1919
 
 
LOT M MORRILL (US)
32
7,176
1944
 
 
LUCELLUM (Br)
43
9,425
1938
 
 
MAGOG 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/10 - 09/10
MANCHESTER DIVISION (Br)
24
6,048
1918
 
ST JOHN NB
MARTIN VAN BUREN (US)
37
7,176
1943
 
 
MIDLAND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/10 - 12/10
MONTEVIDEO (Nor)
85
4,639
1928
 
 
NORSK TANK (Nor)
34
9,720
1928
 
 
OLAF BERGH (Nor)
96
5,811
1921
 
 
ORILLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/10 - 12/10
ORLAND LOOMIS (US)
21
7,207
1943
 
 
PETUNIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 -
PHILIP F THOMAS (US)
75
7,176
1943
 
 
SAN AMBROSIO (Br)
63
7,410
1935
 
DETACHMENT DATE ESTIMATED
SCOTTISH HEATHER (Br)
73
7,087
1928
 
DETACHMENT DATE ESTIMATED
SORVARD (Nor)
103
3,673
1925
 
 
TARIA (Du)
45
10,354
1939
 
 
THOMAS SCOTT (US)
76
7,176
1942
 
 
THORSHOLM (Nor)
52
9,937
1937
 
 
VERVAIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 07/10
W S JENNINGS (US)
23
7,240
1944
 
 
WASAGA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 09/10
WESTLAND (Du)
94
5,888
1931
GENERAL
MONTREAL
WILLIAM ELLERY (US)
46
7,181
1942
 
 
WILLIAM LEAVITT (US)
51
7,176
1944
 
 
WILLIAM THORNTON (US)
112
7,176
1943
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.256:

    M HAVEN ESC HELIER II, LPL ESC LOCH TULLA, CHANNEL ESC KINGCUP, PETUNIA & LA COMBATTANTE, OCEAN B3 SOE EXE
    WLEF W2 SOE BORDER CITIES, SYDNEY ESC CARAQUET, HALIFAX ESC FREDERICTON, WASAGA & MAGOG
    CARAQUET & WASAGA FOR PASSAGE TO CANADA & REFIT, FREDERICTON LENT FROM C1
    COMMODORE: R-Adm SIR O H DAWSON KBE IN ABRAHAM LINCOLN
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt A G MAUNDRELL CB CIE RIN IN COMANCHEE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.