Convoy ON.89

Depart Liverpool on 23 April 1942.
Arrived Halifax on 5 May 1942.
Hague's records contain 54 merchants and 16 escorts (49 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACONIT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/04 - 02/05
ALAN-A-DALE (Pan)
13
4,646
1938
 
 
ALBERNI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/04 - 02/05
ARABIAN PRINCE (Br)
 
1,960
1936
 
ARR WITH DEFECTS
ARDENVOHR (Br)
25
5,025
1940
 
 
ARGOS HILL (Br)
21
7,178
1922
 
NYC
ASBJORN (Br)
62
4,387
1935
 
 
BECKENHAM (Br)
94
4,636
1937
 
 
BIC ISLAND (Br)
74
4,000
1917
 
MONTREAL
BLANKAHOLM (Sw)
33
2,845
1930
 
 
BOSTON CITY (Br)
95
2,870
1920
 
NYC
BRITISH FIDELITY (Br)
44
8,465
1938
 
 
BRITISH WORKMAN (Br)
83
6,994
1922
 
STRAGGLED, SUNK BY U 455
BRONNOY (Nor)
14
4,791
1926
 
 
COLLINGWOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/04 - 02/05
COMANCHEE (Br)
42
6,837
1936
 
NYC
CORRALES (Br)
22
5,363
1930
 
 
CYPRIA (Nor)
53
4,366
1931
 
 
DALTONHALL (Br)
101
7,250
1941
 
CAM SHIP, HALIFAX
DORELIAN (Br)
91
6,431
1923
 
 
DROMORE (Br)
64
4,096
1920
 
 
DROMUS (Br)
24
8,036
1938
 
 
EMPIRE CONFIDENCE (Br)
52
5,023
1935
 
 
EMPIRE DICKENS (Br)
93
9,819
1942
 
 
EMPIRE FAITH (Br)
11
7,061
1941
 
CAM SHIP, HALIFAX
EMPIRE STANLEY (Br)
71
6,921
1941
 
CAM SHIP
ERRIA (Br)
73
8,786
1932
 
 
EXPLORER (Br)
103
6,235
1935
 
COLLISION KAAPAREN
FERDINAND BOL (Du)
 
5,704
1919
 
ARR WITH ENGINE DEFECTS
FREDERICTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/05 - 05/05
G S WALDEN (Br)
82
10,627
1935
 
 
H M FLAGLER (Pan)
 
8,208
1918
 
CURACAO
HAAKON HAUAN (Nor)
35
6,582
1935
 
 
HAMLET (Nor)
92
6,578
1934
 
 
HEKTORIA (Br)
63
3,797
1899
 
 
HEPATICA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/04 - 02/05
INVERILEN (Br)
54
9,456
1938
 
 
JEAN JADOT (Bel)
72
5,859
1929
 
 
KAAPAREN (Sw)
102
3,386
1930
 
COLLISION EXPLORER
MANCHESTER EXPORTER (Br)
31
5,277
1918
 
 
MANCHESTER PORT (Br)
51
7,071
1935
 
 
MATTAWIN (Br)
43
6,919
1923
 
 
MOUNT KYLLENE (Gk)
85
3,703
1917
 
 
NIAGARA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/05 - 05/05
NICOYA (Br)
41
5,364
1929
 
 
NUEVA GRANADA (Nor)
75
9,968
1937
 
 
ONEIDA (US)
66
2,664
1919
 
JD EX ICELAND 26.4
PAN ARUBA (Nor)
45
9,231
1931
 
 
PORT ALMA (Br)
55
8,400
1928
 
DETACHED DATE UNKNOWN,APPROX 1.5
RAPIDAN (US)
12
5,422
1919
 
JD EX ICELAND 26.4
RATHLIN (Br)
56
1,600
1936
 
RESCUE SHIP
SAMUEL BAKKE (Nor)
23
4,719
1929
 
 
SAN ERNESTO (Br)
34
8,078
1939
 
 
SASKATOON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/05 -
SEMBILAN (Du)
104
6,566
1922
 
 
SOVAC (Br)
84
6,724
1938
 
 
TARON (Br)
32
8,054
1936
 
 
THE PAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/05 - 05/05
TORR HEAD (Br)
61
5,021
1937
 
 
TORTUGUERO (Br)
81
5,285
1921
 
 
TORVANGER (Nor)
15
6,568
1920
 
NYC
USS BENSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/04 - 02/05
USS BERNADOU 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/04 - 26/04
USS COLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/04 - 26/04
USS COURAGE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/04 - 02/05
USS MCCORMICK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/04 - 26/04
USS PEGASUS (US)
65
1,889
1936
US STORES SHIP
JD EX ICELAND 26.4
USS SCHENCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/04 - 02/05
USS SURPRISE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/04 - 02/05
WITCH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/05 -

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.89:

    LIVERPOOL LOCAL ESCORT MAN O WAR. REINFORCEMENTS TWO USN MANNED FLOWERS ON PASSAGE PLUS ONE ESCORT FROM ICELAND FOR PASSAGE TO USA
    OCEAN ESCORT TU 24.1.1 SOE USS BENSON, ICELAND TU 24.6.?, WLEF ESCORT TU 24.18.2 SOE WITCH
    ICELAND ESCORT SAILED ICELAND 22.9 IN FACT, NOT AS SHOWN ABOVE. WITCH & THE PAS TOOK SHIPS ON BEYOND HALIFAX, PROBABLY ST JOHN
    COMMODORE: Capt A MACRAE DSC RD RNR IN MANCHESTER PORT
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN EMPIRE CONFIDENCE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.