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OILFIELD (Br)   8,516 tons, built 1938

Departure Convoy Arrival
Liverpool, Nov 20, 1939 OB.38 (Liverpool - Dispersed)  
  Independent Houston, Dec 13, 1939
Houston, Dec 15, 1939 Independent Halifax, Dec 24, 1939
Halifax, Dec 27, 1939 HXF.14 (Halifax - Liverpool) Southend, Jan 8, 1940
Southend, Jan 17, 1940 OA.74 (Southend - Dispersed)  
  Independent Port Arthur, Feb 10, 1940
Port Arthur, Feb 13, 1940 Independent  
Halifax, Feb 26, 1940 HX.23 (Halifax - Liverpool) Weymouth Bay, Mar 12, 1940
Weymouth Bay, Mar 13, 1940 Independent Southend, Mar 15, 1940
Southend, Mar 24, 1940 OA.116 (Southend - Dispersed)  
  Independent Houston, Apr 14, 1940
Houston, Apr 17, 1940 Independent Halifax, Apr 26, 1940
Halifax, Apr 30, 1940 HX.39 (Halifax - Liverpool) Avonmouth, May 14, 1940
Avonmouth, May 18, 1940 Independent Milford Haven, May 19, 1940
Milford Haven, May 20, 1940 OB.151 (Liverpool - Dispersed)  
  Independent Port Arthur, Jun 7, 1940
Port Arthur, Jun 10, 1940 Independent Bermuda, Jun 17, 1940
Bermuda, Jun 18, 1940 Independent Halifax, Jun 21, 1940
Halifax, Jul 19, 1940 HX.59 (Halifax - Liverpool) Belfast, Aug 2, 1940
  Independent Clyde, Aug 30, 1940
Belfast, Aug 30, 1940 Independent  
Clyde, Sep 5, 1940 OB.209 (Liverpool - Dispersed)  
  Independent Port Arthur, Sep 25, 1940
Port Arthur, Sep 28, 1940 Independent Bermuda, Oct 5, 1940
Bermuda, Oct 6, 1940 Independent Halifax, Oct 9, 1940
Halifax, Nov 10, 1940 HX.86 (Halifax - Liverpool) Belfast, Nov 25, 1940
Belfast Lough, Dec 26, 1940 OB.265 (Liverpool - Dispersed)  
  Independent Aruba, Jan 15, 1941
Aruba, Jan 17, 1941 Independent Bermuda, Jan 22, 1941
Bermuda, Jan 28, 1941 BHX.106 (Bermuda - Jd HX 106)  
  HX.106 (Halifax - Liverpool) Loch Ewe, Feb 17, 1941
  WN.86 (Clyde - Methil) Rosyth, Feb 20, 1941
Methil, Mar 6, 1941 EN.82/1 (Methil - Oban) Loch Ewe, Mar 9, 1941
  Independent Aruba, Apr 1, 1941
Aruba, Apr 5, 1941 Independent Halifax, Apr 13, 1941
Halifax, Apr 16, 1941 HX.121 (Halifax - Liverpool)  

Oilfield was lost in the N. Atlantic on Apr 28, 1941 whilst sailing as a part of convoy HX.121.
Cause of loss: U 96.

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Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.