Convoy OS.35

Depart Liverpool on 21 July 1942.
Arrive Freetown on 10 August 1942.
Hague's records contain 54 merchants and 8 escorts (51 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABELIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 - 29/07
BARON OGILVY (Br)
13
3,391
1926
Coal
FREETOWN
BARON RUTHVEN (Br)
13
3,178
1925
Coal
FREETOWN
BEACONSTREET (Br)
25
7,467
1927
 
ESCORT OILER, FREETOWN
BENGKALIS (Du)
24
6,453
1918
General, Stores
MIDDLE EAST
BENLOMOND (Br)
32
6,630
1922
General
MIDDLE EAST
BORNHOLM (Br)
23
3,177
1930
Coal
FREETOWN
BRITTANY (Br)
45
4,772
1928
Coal
BUENOS AIRES
CITY OF ADELAIDE (Br)
21
6,589
1920
General, Chemicals
CALCUTTA
CITY OF BATH (Br)
63
5,079
1926
General
MOMBASA
CITY OF EASTBOURNE (Br)
31
5,563
1923
Steel, Stores
P GULF
CITY OF ORAN (Br)
11
7,323
1915
General
BOMBAY
CLAN MACFADYEN (Br)
91
6,191
1923
General
MAURITIUS
CLAN MACILWRAITH (Br)
92
4,839
1924
Stores, A/C
BEIRA
CLAN MACNAIR (Br)
81
6,096
1921
A/C, Stores
BEIRA
CLAN MURDOCH (Br)
103
5,950
1919
General
BEIRA
COMMANDANT D'ORVES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/07 - 12/08
CULEBRA (Pan)
15
5,260
1919
Coal
FREETOWN
DJAMBI (Du)
102
6,984
1919
Stores
BOMBAY
DUKE OF SPARTA (Br)
61
5,397
1940
 
RETURNED
EMPIRE AVOCET (Br)
86
6,015
1919
Chemicals, Machinery, General
MONTEVIDEO, DETACHMENT DATE APPROXIMATE
EMPIRE GALAHAD (Br)
35
7,046
1942
Ballast
BUENOS AIRES
ERNE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/07 - 12/08
ERRIA (Br)
33
8,786
1932
Stores
ALEXANDRIA
EURYBATES (Br)
51
6,276
1928
Stores
FREETOWN
FILLEIGH (Br)
74
4,856
1928
Coal, General
MIDDLE EAST
FORRESBANK (Br)
64
5,155
1925
Soda Ash, Stores
RETURNED
FORT GEORGE (Br)
54
7,129
1942
Stores
SUEZ
GLENAFFRIC (Br)
93
7,782
1920
Naval Stores, General, MT
INDIA
GLENBANK (Br)
53
5,151
1924
Stores, Chemicals
EGYPT
GLENDENE (Br)
56
4,412
1929
Coal
MONTEVIDEO
HARBURY (Br)
105
5,081
1933
Coal
MONTEVIDEO
HENRY STANLEY (Br)
41
5,026
1929
Stores,A/C.General
TAKORADI. 6 PASSENGERS
HISTORIAN (Br)
73
5,074
1924
General
SUEZ
HMS CHALLENGER (Br)
36
1,140
1931
 
NAVAL SURVEY VESSEL
KING EDWIN (Br)
85
4,536
1927
Stores
SUEZ
KING STEPHEN (Br)
65
5,274
1928
Stores
SUEZ
LAGOSIAN (Br)
43
5,412
1930
Stores
LAGOS
LEITH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/07 - 10/08
LOOKOUT (Pan)
83
5,339
1932
Stores
 
MAIHAR (Br)
34
7,563
1917
General
COLOMBO
MARTABAN (Br)
72
4,161
1934
 
CALCUTTA
MATADIAN (Br)
42
4,275
1936
Ballast
LAGOS
NARBO (Amer)
55
6,005
1920
Stores
CAPETOWN
OCEAN VIGOUR (Br)
62
7,174
1942
General
DETACHMENT DATE ESTIMATED
PORT MELBOURNE (Br)
84
9,142
1914
General
FREMANTLE. 8 PASSENGERS
ROCHESTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/07 - 10/08
SAN RAFAEL (Pan)
12
5,379
1919
Coal, General
ALEXANDRIA
SANDWICH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 12/08
SILVERMAPLE (Br)
101
5,313
1937
Stores
BOMBAY. 4 PASSENGERS
SILVERWALNUT (Br)
103
6,770
1930
Stores
SUEZ
SILVERWILLOW (Br)
71
6,373
1930
General
TAKORADI
SOMERVILLE (Nor)
95
4,265
1929
 
SUEZ
SOUND FISHER (Br)
44
2,931
1941
Stores
TAKORADI
THURLAND CASTLE (Br)
82
6,372
1929
General
EGYPORT 11 PASSENGERS
TREVALGAN (Br)
52
5,299
1937
Stores
MIDDLE EAST
ULLA (Br)
22
1,575
1930
 
RETURNED
VEERHAVEN (Du)
66
5,291
1930
Coal, Patent Fuel
MONTEVIDEO
VELOX (Nor)
75
3,831
1922
Coal, General
ALEXANDRIA
WALLSEND (Br)
26
3,157
1937
 
TAKORADI
WOODRUFF 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/08 - 12/08
ZAANLAND (Du)
94
6,813
1921
General
CAPETOWN

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OS.35:

    ROSEMARY M HAVEN LOCAL, MOLDE LIVERPOOL LOCAL, SOUTHERN SPRAY OBAN LOCAL.
    ABELIA DET TO SL 116, WOODRUFF JD FROM SL 118, ERNE ABSENT5/9.8 ERNE, SANDWICH WOODRUFF COMMANDANT D'ESTIENNE DORVES ESC OSS 35
    ERNE, ROCHESTER & SANDWICH SANK U 213 31.7.42
    COMMODORE: V-Adm SIR R FITZMAURICE KBE DSO IN EURYBATES
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt T L OWEN RD RNR IN CITY OF EASTBOURNE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.