Convoy ONS.50

Depart Liverpool on 11 May 1945.
Arrive Halifax on 29 May 1945.
Hague's records contain 35 merchants and 13 escorts (17 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ARTIGAS (Pan)
42
5,613
1920
 
CHARLESTON
BLACK SWAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/05 - 12/05
BRITISH HONOUR (Br)
52
6,991
1928
 
NYC
CAITHNESS (Br)
31
4,970
1935
 
FATHER POINT
CAYMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/05 - 12/05
CHERTSEY (Br)
93
5,998
1943
 
WABANA
COBALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/05 - 29/05
DAUPHIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/05 - 29/05
DAWSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/05 - 29/05
DAYLIGHT (US)
53
9,180
1931
 
NYC
DEWSBURY (Br)
65
1,686
1910
 
RESCUE SHIP
EASTERN SUN (US)
62
9,100
1930
 
NYC
EDMUNSTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/05 - 25/05
EMPIRE ARUN (Br)
61
5,490
1922
 
FATHER POINT
EMPIRE BAXTER (Br)
71
7,024
1941
 
HALIFAX
EMPIRE CABOT (Br)
51
6,715
1941
 
QUEBEC CITY
EMPIRE FRIENDSHIP (Br)
92
7,058
1943
 
WABANA
GLOUCESTER CITY (Br)
83
3,071
1919
 
SYDNEY CB
HUMBERSTONE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/05 - 25/05
LAGARFOSS (Ice)
91
1,211
1904
 
HALIFAX
LEASIDE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/05 - 23/05
LOCH TARBERT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/05 - 12/05
LST 21 
13
 
 
 
 
LST 266 
34
 
 
 
 
LST 30 
23
 
 
 
 
LST 306 
64
 
 
 
 
LST 307 
11
 
 
 
 
LST 325 
22
 
 
 
 
LST 335 
12
 
 
 
 
LST 338 
21
 
 
 
 
LST 344 
14
 
 
 
 
LST 356 
54
 
 
 
 
LST 388 
73
 
 
 
 
LST 389 
24
 
 
 
 
LST 393 
44
 
 
 
 
LST 44 
43
 
 
 
 
LST 61 
33
 
 
 
 
LST 7 
84
 
 
 
 
MERMAID 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/05 - 12/05
MORSKA WOLA (Pol)
41
3,208
1924
 
NYC
NORELG (Nor)
81
6,103
1920
 
THREE RIVERS
PENCARROW (Br)
82
4,841
1921
 
SYDNEY CB
POUNDMAKER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/05 - 23/05
SOLSTAD (Nor)
72
5,952
1927
 
NYC
STONETOWN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/05 - 25/05
TILEMACHOS (Gk)
 
3,658
1911
 
 
USS ADONIS 
32
 
 
REPAIR SHIP EX LST
 
WETASKIWIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/05 - 29/05

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ONS.50:

    UK LOCAL ESCORT CELANDINE, OCEAN ESCORT C8 SOE STONETOWN, SUPPORT GP 12EG SOE UNKNOWN POSS BLACK SWAN, WESTERN W7 SOE COBALT
    COMMODORE: Capt H N M HARDY DSO RN IN EMPIRE CABOT
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN CAITHNESS
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.