Convoy ON.55

Depart Liverpool on 8 January 1942.
Dispersed 44.25N 51.19W on 26 January 1942.
Hague's records contain 29 merchants and 11 escorts (28 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGIOS GEORGIOS (Gk)
24
4,248
1911
COAL
HALIFAX
ALISMA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 15/01
ALPERA (Br)
93
1,777
1920
CEMENT
ST LUCIA
CAP CANTIN (Br)
72
3,317
1933
 
BOSTON
CHEPO (Pan)
53
5,707
1919
GENERAL.
SUNK BY U 43
CLEARPOOL (Br)
51
5,404
1935
 
HALIFAX
DALFRAM (Br)
62
4,558
1930
 
NYC
DON (Nor)
84
2,010
1924
 
SHEET HARBOUR
DOUGLAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 15/01
EMPIRE SURF (Br)
41
6,641
1941
 
SUNK BY U 43
EMPIRE TARPON (Br)
71
6,085
1920
 
RETURNED, ENGINE DEFECTS
EMPIRE WYCLIF (Br)
91
6,966
1941
 
NYC
IMPERIAL VALLEY (Br)
44
4,573
1924
 
NYC
KATINGO HADJIPATERA (Gk)
22
3,661
1913
 
HALIFAX
KEILA (Br)
12
3,621
1905
COAL
HALIFAX
KEILEHAVEN (Du)
32
2,968
1919
 
TAMPA
KINGCUP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 15/01
LACKENBY (Br)
82
5,112
1928
GENERAL
ST JOHN NB
LEAMINGTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/01 - 15/01
LINGE (Du)
92
2,114
1928
 
CURACOA
LOOSESTRIFE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 09/01
MARIPOSA (Br)
11
3,807
1914
 
BALTIMORE
MOUNT KITHERON (Gk)
13
3,876
1912
COAL
ARGENTIA
PARA (Nor)
52
3,986
1921
SODA, GENERAL
HALIFAX
PERTH (Br)
54
2,259
1915
 
RESCUE SHIP
PHOTINIA (Br)
61
4,010
1929
 
HALIFAX
QUEBEC CITY (Br)
81
4,745
1927
CHALK
NYC
ROXBY (Br)
31
4,252
1923
 
MOBILE
SENTA (Nor)
21
3,785
1917
 
GALVESTON
SEVILLA (Br)
33
7,022
1900
 
NYC
SKANE (Sw)
42
4,528
1921
 
HALIFAX
SKOTTLAND (Nor)
83
2,117
1920
 
HALIFAX
SUECIA (Sw)
23
4,966
1912
 
NYC
SUNFLOWER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 15/01
USS BABBITT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/01 - 18/01
USS LEARY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/01 - 18/01
USS MAYO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/01 - 16/01
USS SCHENCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/01 - 19/01
USS SIMPSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/01 - 16/01
VINGA (Nor)
43
7,321
1927
 
TRINIDAD

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.55:

    ONM ESCORT PALOMARES, KINGSTON BERYL & AQUAMARINE. OBAN LOCAL SOUTHERN BREEZE, LOCH EWE LOCAL ST KENAN
    EAST ESCORT 2EG SOE DOUGLAS, WEST ESCORT TU 4.1.5 SOE USS MAYO. DOUGLAS & MAYO COLLIDED AT MOMP
    COMMODORE: Capt W E B MAGEE DSO RN IN CLEARPOOL
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN ROXBY
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.