Convoy ON.294

Depart Southend on 1 April 1945.
Arrived NYC on 20 April 1945.
Hague's records contain 85 merchants and 21 escorts (85 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACANTHUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 16/04
ALBERT K SMILEY (US)
25
7,198
1944
 
 
ALEXANDER S CLAY (US)
65
7,200
1944
 
 
ALFRED MOORE (US)
101
7,177
1943
 
BOSTON 350 PoWs
ALISMA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/04 - 04/04
AMASTRA (Br)
102
8,031
1935
 
MAC SHIP, NON-OPERATIONAL
AMBROSE E BURNSIDE (US)
112
7,181
1942
 
NYC, 350 PoWs
ANNA KNUDSEN (Nor)
84
9,057
1931
 
 
ANTHONY WAYNE (US)
118
7,181
1942
 
 
ARMERIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/04 - 05/04
ART YOUNG (US)
68
7,176
1944
 
 
BRITISH ENERGY (Br)
92
7,209
1931
 
 
BRITISH SINCERITY (Br)
53
8,538
1939
 
 
BUTTERCUP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 16/04
CAMROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/04 - 05/04
CHAMPLAIN PARK (Br)
37
7,160
1944
 
MONTREAL
CHARLES A KEFFER (US)
32
7,198
1944
 
 
CHARLES H MARSHALL (US)
85
7,176
1944
 
 
CONSUELO (Br)
111
4,847
1937
 
DETACHMENT DATE ESTIMATED
DANIEL HUGER (US)
113
7,176
1942
 
 
DANIEL L JOHNSTON (US)
106
7,247
1945
 
 
DAVID CALDWELL (US)
114
7,176
1943
 
 
DIPLODON (Br)
73
8,149
1941
BENZOL
NYC
EASTERN CITY (Br)
71
5,185
1941
 
CUBA
EMPIRE EMERALD (Br)
103
8,032
1941
 
 
EMPIRE FREETOWN (Br)
55
7,131
1945
 
 
EMPIRE GRENADIER (Br)
83
9,811
1942
 
 
EMPIRE JUPITER (Br)
42
8,217
1944
 
 
EMPIRE MACMAHON (Br)
87
8,856
1943
 
MAC SHIP, 10th VOYAGE, W FLIGHT
EMPIRE REST (Br)
107
1,327
1944
 
RESCUE SHIP, 5th VOYAGE
EMPIRE SINGAPORE (Br)
51
7,381
1945
 
 
F MARION CRAWFORD (US)
95
7,181
1942
 
NYC 350 PoWs
F T FRELINGHUYSEN (US)
86
7,176
1943
 
 
FLOYD GIBBONS (US)
15
7,198
1944
 
 
FORT ALBANY (Br)
62
7,131
1943
 
 
FORT ASH (Br)
 
7,131
1943
 
 
FORT BUFFALO (Br)
61
7,100
1943
 
HALIFAX
FORT LA CLOCHE (Br)
136
7,151
1944
 
fitted with AND
FRANKLIN P MALL (US)
26
7,191
1943
 
STRAGGLED
FRONTENAC PARK (Br)
16
7,158
1944
 
STRAGGLED AND JOINED ONS 46
GALEN L STONE (US)
23
7,176
1944
 
 
GEORGE ADE (US)
17
7,176
1944
 
 
GEORGE M VERITY (US)
121
7,210
1944
 
 
GEORGE R POOLE (US)
127
7,198
1945
 
 
GOVERT FLINCK (Du)
131
7,178
1942
 
STRAGGLED 11.4 AND JOINED ONS 46 13.4
HARRY KIRBY (US)
105
7,198
1945
 
 
HAVKONG (Nor)
82
9,666
1937
 
ESCORT OILER
HENRY ADAMS (US)
115
7,212
1944
 
 
HENRY BALDWIN (US)
94
7,176
1942
 
NYC 300 PoWs
HIGHLANDER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 14/04
HORACE LUCKENBACH (US)
44
6,475
1919
 
 
HOWARD A KELLY (US)
122
7,191
1943
 
NYC, 300 PoWs
IRA NELSON MORRIS (US)
124
7,198
1944
 
 
J WARREN KEIFER (US)
104
7,176
1943
 
 
JAMES GUNN (US)
22
7,191
1942
 
 
JAMES M PORTER (US)
28
7,244
1943
 
 
JOHN L ELLIOTT (US)
36
7,210
1944
 
 
JOHN L SULLIVAN (US)
66
7,176
1943
 
 
JOHN N MAFFITT (US)
14
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOHN S MOSBY (US)
12
7,225
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOHN STEVENSON (US)
134
7,176
1943
 
JOINED FROM ON 294
JOSEPH R LAMAR (US)
57
7,176
1943
 
 
JUAN N SEGUIN (US)
33
7,247
1944
 
RETURNED
JULIETTE LOW (US)
117
7,198
1944
 
 
KENTVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/04 - 18/04
LAKEVIEW PARK (Br)
27
7,157
1944
 
ST JOHN NB
LUNSFORD RICHARDSON (US)
31
7,198
1944
 
 
LUXOR (Br)
93
6,554
1930
 
 
MACUBA (Du)
52
8,249
1931
 
 
MARIE M MELONEY (US)
96
7,176
1943
 
 
MIRABEAU B LAMAR (US)
126
7,176
1942
 
NYC, 300 PoWs
MORPETH CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 14/04
NARCISSUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/04 - 04/04
NORMAN MONARCH II (Br)
132
7,005
1943
 
ST JOHN NB
NUCULANA (Br)
54
8,179
1942
 
 
OCEAN MESSENGER (Br)
11
7,178
1942
 
fitted with AND
OCEAN STRENGTH (Br)
135
7,173
1942
 
HALIFAX, fitted with AND
ORIENT CITY (Br)
41
5,095
1940
 
HALIFAX
ORILLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/04 - 20/04
OSCAR CHAPPELL (US)
24
7,244
1943
 
 
OSHAWA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/04 - 20/04
PANAMA (Br)
64
6,650
1915
 
FOUNDERED WHEN BALLAST SHIFTED
PETUNIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/04 - 05/04
PORT CAMPBELL (Br)
81
8,751
1922
 
 
PRIMROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 14/04
QUESNEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/04 - 18/04
ROBERT R LIVINGSTON (US)
56
7,198
1944
 
 
ROCKCLIFFE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/04 - 20/04
RUSSELL R JONES (US)
116
7,247
1945
 
 
SALLAND (Du)
63
6,447
1920
 
 
SAMFREEDOM (Br)
91
7,210
1944
 
 
SAMUEL BLATCHFORD (US)
125
7,200
1943
 
 
SASKATOON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/04 - 20/04
SKOTAAS (Nor)
72
8,190
1931
 
ESCORT OILER
STEPHEN BEASLEY (US)
21
7,240
1944
 
 
STEPHEN LEACOCK (US)
34
7,198
1944
 
 
STONECROP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/04 - 05/04
STRATHROY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/04 - 18/04
THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH (US)
43
7,176
1942
 
STRAGGLED AND JOINED ONS 46
THOMAS FITZSIMONS (US)
133
7,191
1943
 
fitted with AND
THORSTEIN VEBLEN (US)
67
7,176
1943
 
 
VIMY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/04 - 05/04
WESTEND PARK (Br)
13
7,166
1944
 
STRAGGLED AND JOINED ONS 46
WILLIAM BYRD (US)
35
7,225
1943
 
 
WILLIAM FLOYD (US)
74
7,176
1942
 
NYC, 300 PoWs
WILLIAM LEROY GABLE (US)
123
7,198
1945
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.294:

    BENBECULA, HELIER II, ORONSAY & REGAL UK LOCAL, NARCISSUS, ALISMA, FOWEY & LUNENBURG LPL LOCAL; SOME LISTED UNDER OS 120 qv
    VIMY, ARMERIA, CAMROSE, STONECROP, PETUNIA, FRIENDSHIP, POSTILION, PELORUS & MELITA CHANEL SECTION, SOME LISTED UNDER OS 120
    OCEAN B2 SOE HIGHLANDER, WLEF W6 SOE OSHAWA, HALIFAX ESC QUESNEL, KENTVILLE & SRATHROY, SYDNEY ACANTHUS & BUTTERCUP
    28RG SUPPORT GP IN HALIFAX APPROACHES
    HIGHLANDER ICE DAMAGE AND TOWED TO BAY BULLS BY TENACITY ESCORTED BY MORPETH CASTLE, PRIMROSE & MEDICINE HAT
    VIMY ARMERIA & CAMROSE JOINED HX 356. PRIMNORE COVERED M HAVEN SECTION. STRATHORY JD FROM PASSAGE FROM BERMUDA WORK-UP
    VIMY ARMERIA & CAMROSE JOINED HX 346
    COMMODORE: R-Adm SIR E MANNERS KBE IN PORT CAMPBELL
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN CONSUELO
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.