Convoy ON.276

Depart Southend on 2 January 1945.
Arrived NYC on 18 January 1945.
Hague's records contain 67 merchants and 20 escorts (69 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
A MITCHELL PALMER (US)
93
7,198
1944
 
 
ABRAHAM BALDWIN (US)
47
7,176
1942
 
 
ANTIGONISH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/01 - 15/01
ARCHIBALD R MANSFIELD (US)
74
7,176
1944
 
 
BATTLEFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/01 - 16/01
BAYANO (Br)
91
6,815
1917
 
HALIFAX
BEAUHARNOIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/01 - 13/01
BELLEROPHON (Br)
82
9,019
1906
GENERAL
HALIFAX
CHARLES D POSTON (US)
103
7,176
1943
 
 
CHARLES TUFTS (US)
44
7,176
1944
 
 
CHARLOTTETOWN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/01 - 15/01
CLINTON KELLY (US)
46
7,176
1943
 
 
COMANCHEE (Br)
42
6,837
1936
 
 
CORRALES (Br)
86
5,363
1930
 
HALIFAX
EDWARD D WHITE (US)
55
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
EDWARD EVERETT (US)
36
7,176
1942
 
 
ELIJAH KELLOGG (US)
32
7,176
1944
 
 
EMPIRE GERAINT (Br)
122
6,991
1942
 
fitted with AND
EMPIRE JUPITER (Br)
73
8,217
1944
 
 
EMPIRE LADY (Br)
92
7,046
1944
 
ST JOHN NB
EMPIRE PROWESS (Br)
106
7,058
1943
 
HALIFAX
ENOCH TRAIN (US)
75
7,176
1943
 
 
EYEBRIGHT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/01 - 16/01
FORT CLATSOP (Br)
35
7,157
1943
 
fitted with AND
FORT PASKOYAC (Br)
34
7,134
1942
 
fitted with AND
FREDERIC E IVES (US)
102
7,247
1944
 
 
G C BROVIG (Nor)
62
9,718
1930
 
ESCORT OILER
GEORGE L CURRY (US)
96
7,176
1943
 
 
GEORGE P GARRISON (US)
22
7,244
1943
 
fitted with AND
GEORGE W LIVELY (US)
101
7,244
1943
 
 
GEORGE WYTHE (US)
31
7,191
1942
 
 
GLACE BAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/01 - 13/01
GOODWIN (Br)
76
1,570
1917
 
RESCUE SHIP
HARDINGHAM I (Br)
11
7,269
1942
 
fitted with AND
HARRY A GARFIELD (US)
121
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
HEATHER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/01 - 05/01
HENRY H RICHARDSON (US)
104
7,176
1943
 
 
HERMAN MELVILLE (US)
105
7,176
1942
 
 
HOLMES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/01 - 05/01
JAMES K PAULDING (US)
126
7,240
1944
 
 
JAMES L ACKERSON (US)
21
7,240
1944
 
 
JESSE APPLEGATE (US)
115
7,176
1942
 
 
JOHN BAKKE (Nor)
61
4,718
1929
GENERAL
NYC
JOHN CATRON (US)
125
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOHN HANSON (US)
33
7,210
1944
 
 
JOHN HAY (US)
13
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOHN HENRY (US)
94
7,191
1942
 
 
JOHN P HOLLAND (US)
65
7,176
1942
 
 
JOHN S MOSBY (US)
112
7,225
1943
 
 
JOHN STEVENSON (US)
107
7,176
1943
 
 
JOHN W POWELL (US)
124
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOSEPH-AUGUSTIN CHEVALIER (US)
45
7,176
1944
 
 
JOSIAH NELSON CUSHING (US)
84
7,176
1943
 
 
KAMSACK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/01 - 18/01
KATLA (Ice)
113
1,209
1911
 
HALIFAX
KENYON L BUTTERFIELD (US)
56
7,176
1944
 
 
KIRKLAND LAKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/01 - 15/01
LAURA BRIDGMAN (US)
12
7,198
1944
 
 
MARIT II (Nor)
53
7,417
1922
 
 
MARY ASHLEY TOWNSEND (US)
63
7,218
1943
 
 
MIDDLESEX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/01 - 18/01
MILTON B MEDARY (US)
66
7,176
1944
 
 
NASTURTIUM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/01 - 05/01
NOAH WEBSTER (US)
23
7,176
1943
 
 
NOREG (Nor)
72
7,605
1931
 
ESCORT OILER
PACIFIC ENTERPRISE (Br)
95
6,736
1927
 
HALIFAX
PETROLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/01 - 13/01
RARANGA (Br)
71
10,043
1916
 
 
RICHARD H ALVEY (US)
67
7,191
1942
 
 
ROBERT NEIGHBORS (US)
81
7,247
1944
 
 
ROBERT S LOVETT (US)
41
7,247
1944
 
 
S M SHOEMAKER (US)
64
7,210
1944
 
 
SAMALNESS (Br)
87
7,255
1944
 
HX
SAMUEL NELSON (US)
114
7,176
1942
 
 
SAN VERONICO (Br)
54
8,189
1942
 
fitted with AND
SANKATY HEAD (US)
116
1,117
1943
TUG
 
SOLFONN (Nor)
43
9,925
1939
 
 
SPRINGHILL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/01 - 15/01
STETTLER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/01 - 15/01
STRINDA (Nor)
52
10,973
1937
 
ESCORT OILER
TETELA (Br)
85
5,389
1926
 
HALIFAX
THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH (US)
83
7,176
1942
 
 
THOMAS J JARVIS (US)
123
7,176
1943
 
 
WATERLAND (Du)
51
6,847
1922
 
 
WENTWORTH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/01 - 13/01
WHITBY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/01 - 13/01
WILLIAM J WORTH (US)
111
7,176
1943
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.276:

    LADY BERYL, LEEDS UNITED, KIRKELLA & REGAL UK LOCAL, HOLMES (SOE), HEATHER & NASTURTIUM CHANNEL ESC & TO JOIN HX 328
    OCEAN ESC C4 SOE WENTWORTH, WLEF W3 SOE MIDDLESEX, SUPPORT GP 16EG SOE SPRINGHILL, HALIFAX ESC EYEBRIGHT
    COMMODORE: Capt S N WHITE RD RNR IN JOHN BAKKE
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN BAYANO
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.