Convoy OS.19

Depart Liverpool on 11 February 1942.
Arrive Freetown on 3 March 1942.
Hague's records contain 41 merchants and 11 escorts (36 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALCINOUS (Du)
43
6,189
1925
Stores
FREETOWN
ALCYONE (Du)
92
4,534
1921
Stores
KARACHI
ALGORAB (Du)
93
4,938
1921
Stores
CAPETOWN
BACTRIA (Br)
14
2,407
1928
General
FREETOWN
BANFF 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/02 - 01/03
BERGAMOT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/02 - 03/03
BRIKA (Br)
24
4,412
1929
 
RETURNED
BRITISH VALOUR (Br)
33
6,952
1927
 
ESCORT OILER
CERINTHUS (Br)
42
3,878
1930
Ballast
LAGOS
CITY OF DUNDEE (Br)
62
5,273
1921
Stores
RANGOON
CLAN MACWHIRTER (Br)
91
5,941
1918
Stores
KARACHI
CORBIS (Br)
45
8,132
1931
Ballast
HOUSTON
CRESSINGTON COURT (Br)
72
4,971
1929
Stores
SINGAPORE
DAVILA (Br)
44
8,053
1938
Ballast
TRINIDAD
DJAMBI (Du)
75
6,984
1919
General
SINGAPORE
EGRET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/02 - 01/03
EMPIRE MALLORY (Br)
81
6,327
1941
Stores
SUEZ
EMPIRE MIST (Br)
84
7,241
1941
Stores
SUEZ
EMPIRE OIL (Br)
55
8,029
1941
Ballast
BAYTOWN
EMPIRE SIMBA (Br)
 
5,691
1919
 
PUT BACK WITH DEFECTS
FISHGUARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/02 - 01/03
FLEETWOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/02 - 01/03
GORJISTAN (Br)
21
5,888
1929
Stores
BASRA
HARBOROUGH (Br)
65
5,415
1932
General
MIDDLE EAST
HILARY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/02 - 18/02
HMS HILARY (Br)
 
7,403
1931
 
PASSAGE TO PATROL AREA
HMS MARSDALE (Br)
31
4,890
1940
 
PASSAGE TO PATROL AREA
HOPERIDGE (Br)
54
5,222
1939
General
SUEZ
KANA (Br)
52
2,783
1929
Coal
LAGOS
KIRKPOOL (Br)
94
4,842
1928
Ballast
L MARQUES
KIRUNA (Sw)
11
5,484
1921
Coal
FREETOWN
LALANDE (Br)
83
7,453
1920
Stores
SUEZ
LANGLEECRAG (Br)
12
4,909
1929
Stores
CAPETOWN
LIDA (Pol)
22
1,387
1938
General,Stores
FREETOWN
MACGREGOR LAIRD (Br)
53
4,992
1930
Stores
LAGOS
MAPLEWOOD (Br)
25
4,566
1930
Coal
MONTEVIDEO
MARCELLA (Br)
32
4,592
1928
Stores
SUEZ
MARSDALE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/02 - 18/02
MELPOMONE (Br)
34
7,011
1923
Ballast
DISPRSED FOR BATON ROUGE, SUNK 6.3.42
REAVELEY (Br)
73
4,998
1940
Stores
MIDDLE EAST
ROCKROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/02 - 03/03
RODSLEY (Br)
82
5,000
1939
Stores
SINGAPORE
SAGAING (Br)
61
7,958
1925
General
RANGOON
SYLVIA DE LARRINAGA (Br)
74
5,218
1925
Stores
MIDDLE EAST
TAMARISK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/03 - 03/03
THOMAS HOLT (Br)
41
3,585
1929
General
FREETOWN
TREMINNARD (Br)
71
4,964
1922
Stores
PORT SAID
TRENTBANK (Br)
64
5,060
1929
Stores
CAPETOWN
TYSA (Du)
13
5,327
1938
General
FREETOWN
VOLTURNO (Br)
51
3,420
1914
Nballast
LAGOS
WALLFLOWER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/03 - 03/03
WAYFARER (Br)
63
5,068
1925
Stores
MIDDLE EAST

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OS.19:

    BERGAMOT, BURDOCK & ROCKROSE JOINED FROM SL 101; TAMARISK & WALLFLOWER TOOK ON OSS SHIPS SOUTHWARDS
    HILARY & MARSDALE FOR PASSAGE TO PATROL AREAS. PALOMARES, TYNWALD & SENATEUR DUHAMEL M HAVEN ESCORT, WOLVES LPL ESCORT
    COMMODORE: R-Adm SIR E MANNERS KBE IN THOMAS HOLT
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN VOLTURNO
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.