| Depart Liverpool on 2 January 1942. |
| Dispersed on 19 January 1942. |
| Hague's records contain 38 merchants and 11 escorts (26 ships TDS) |
Vessel |
Pdt. |
Tons |
Built |
Cargo |
Notes |
AGIOS GEORGIOS (Gk) |
12 |
4,248 |
1911 |
COAL |
RETURNED |
ANDREAS (Gk) |
24 |
6,566 |
1919 |
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AUBRETIA |
ESCORT 05/01 - 09/01 |
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BRUARFOSS (Ice) |
1,580 |
1927 |
JOINED EX ICELAND 9.1.42 |
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CARRIER (Nor) |
31 |
3,036 |
1921 |
SALT |
RETURNED |
CULEBRA (Br) |
23 |
3,044 |
1919 |
STORES |
BERMUDA |
DAUPHIN |
ESCORT 03/01 - 09/01 |
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DRAKEPOOL (Br) |
61 |
4,838 |
1924 |
NEW YORK CITY |
|
EMPIRE HARTEBEESTE (Br) |
83 |
5,676 |
1918 |
RETURNED L EWE WITH WEATHER DAMAGE |
|
EMPIRE OPOSSUM (Br) |
64 |
5,644 |
1918 |
NORFOLK, VA |
|
EMPIRE RAIN (Br) |
44 |
7,290 |
1941 |
NYC |
|
EMPIRE ROBIN (Br) |
41 |
5,703 |
1919 |
FORMERLY EMPIRE ORYX qv. SYDNEY CB |
|
EMPIRE SUN (Br) |
91 |
6,952 |
1941 |
HALIFAX CAM SHIP |
|
EMPIRE WILDEBEESTE (Br) |
13 |
5,631 |
1918 |
STRAGGLED, SUNK POST DISPERSAL |
|
FJALLFOSS (Ice) |
1,451 |
1919 |
JOINED EX ICELAND 9.1.42 |
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HALLFRIED (Nor) |
22 |
2,968 |
1918 |
TAMPA |
|
HAMPTON LODGE (Br) |
63 |
3,645 |
1911 |
RETURNED |
|
ICARION (Gk) |
52 |
4,013 |
1912 |
HALIFAX |
|
IRISH POPLAR (Eire) |
72 |
3,381 |
1912 |
STRAGGLED |
|
LEONIDAS N CONDYLIS (Gk) |
82 |
3,923 |
1912 |
HALIFAX |
|
LILY (Gk) |
73 |
5,719 |
1920 |
RETURNED |
|
LORNASTON (Br) |
53 |
4,934 |
1925 |
RETURNED TO OBAN |
|
MARO (Gk) |
51 |
3,836 |
1924 |
SODA ASH |
STRAGGLED, SUNK 20.1.42 BY U 552 |
MOSCHA D KYDONIEFS (Gk) |
92 |
3,874 |
1915 |
HALIFAX |
|
NAILSEA MEADOW (Br) |
32 |
4,962 |
1937 |
NYC |
|
NORSE KING (Nor) |
33 |
5,701 |
1920 |
NYC |
|
NORTHERN SWORD (US) |
2,648 |
1918 |
JOINED EX ICELAND 9.1.42 |
||
POLYKTOR (Gk) |
93 |
4,077 |
1914 |
HALIFAX |
|
RADHURST (Br) |
43 |
3,454 |
1910 |
CHALK |
BOSTON |
RAMAPO (Pan) |
42 |
2,968 |
1924 |
NYC |
|
RENONCULE |
ESCORT 03/01 - 09/01 |
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ROSELYS |
ESCORT 03/01 - 09/01 |
||||
SAPELO (US) |
5,422 |
1919 |
|||
SELVISTAN (Br) |
5,136 |
1924 |
TRINIDAD. POSSIBLY THIS CONVOY, DATES OK |
||
SILVERAY (Br) |
62 |
4,535 |
1925 |
STORES |
HALIFAX |
TELESFORA DE LARRINAGA (Br) |
21 |
5,780 |
1920 |
GENERAL, AIRCRAFT |
PHILADELPHIA |
TORVANGER (Nor) |
84 |
6,568 |
1920 |
HALIFAX |
|
TOWARD (Br) |
54 |
1,571 |
1923 |
RESCUE SHIP |
|
URANIENBORG (Br) |
81 |
3,300 |
1922 |
HALIFAX |
|
USCGC CAMPBELL |
ESCORT 09/01 - 19/01 |
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USS BADGER |
ESCORT 09/01 - 13/01 |
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USS COLE |
ESCORT 09/01 - 14/01 |
||||
USS DECATUR |
ESCORT 09/01 - 19/01 |
||||
USS MATTOLE (US) |
5,450 |
1920 |
|||
USS PLUNKETT |
ESCORT 09/01 - 19/01 |
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VASSILIOS A POLEMIS (Gk) |
71 |
3,429 |
1907 |
SUNK POST DISPERSAL |
|
VERVAIN |
ESCORT 05/01 - 09/01 |
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WANDERER |
ESCORT 03/01 - 09/01 |
||||
WIGRY (Pol) |
1,859 |
1912 |
JD EX ICELAND 9.1, RETURNED, WRECKED |
| Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.53: |
| ONM ESCORT PALOMARES, SENATEUR DUHAMEL & VIVIANA. LIVERPOOL ESCORT MAN O WAR, LOCH EWE ESCORT ST ELSTAN |
| EAST ESCORT 3EG SOE WANDERER, WEST ESCORT TU 4.1.4 SOE USS PLUNKETT. WEST ESCORT SAILED ICELAND 6.1.42 |
| COMMODORE: Capt C G ILLINGWORTH RD RNR IN EMPIRE ROBIN |
| VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN TELESFORA DE LARRINAGA |