Convoy HG.12

Departed Gibraltar on 24 December 1939
Arrived Liverpool on 2 January 1940
Hague's records contain 50 merchants and 3 escorts (48 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AFRICAN PRINCE (Br)
51
4,653
1939
General
 
AGAPENOR (Br)
71
7,391
1914
General
 
ANCYLUS (Br)
94
8,017
1935
 
PAUILLAC
ANTIGONE (Br)
23
4,545
1928
Cotton, General
 
ATLANTIC SCOUT (Br)
 
4,575
1912
Iron Ore
ARR WITH ENGINE DEFECTS
BALTISTAN (Br)
81
6,083
1937
General
 
BALTRADER (Br)
63
1,699
1919
General
 
BENVANNOCH (Br)
92
6,427
1921
General
 
BONIFACIO (Fr)
54
3,566
1918
General
BORDEAUX
BRIKA (Br)
91
4,412
1929
Iron Ore
 
BRITISH HOPE (Br)
34
6,951
1928
 
 
BRYNYMOR (Br)
12
4,771
1936
Maize
 
CAVALLO (Br)
64
2,269
1922
Fruit
 
CHATEAU LAROSE (Fr)
55
2,047
1930
General
BORDEAUX
CITY OF CANTERBURY (Br)
41
8,331
1922
General
 
CLAN MACDOUGALL (Br)
104
6,843
1929
General
 
CLAN MACNAIR (Br)
61
6,096
1921
General
 
DALNY (Fr)
53
6,672
1914
General
LA PALLICE
DONAX (Br)
93
8,036
1938
 
BREST
EDWY R BROWN (Br)
43
10,455
1938
 
 
ERATO (Br)
73
1,335
1923
Jute, Fruit
 
FS JAGUAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/12 - 30/12
FS LEOPARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/12 - 30/12
GARTBRATTAN (Br)
13
1,811
1931
Esparto Grass, General
 
GEORGIOS P (Gk)
45
4,052
1903
Oranges
 
GOLDMOUTH (Br)
62
7,402
1927
 
 
HARMALA (Br)
85
5,730
1935
Maize
 
KARABAGH (Br)
35
6,427
1932
 
 
KEPPEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/12 - 26/12
KHETI (Br)
15
2,734
1927
Citrus, Potash, General
 
KIRRIEMOOR (Br)
25
4,970
1935
Jute, General
 
LLANOVER (Br)
24
4,959
1928
Jute, General
 
LORRAIN (Fr)
83
3,819
1923
Ore, Wine
DUNKIRK
LOUIS CHARLES SCHIAFFINO (Fr)
103
3,089
1919
General
ROUEN
MACBRAE (Br)
52
2,117
1924
Bauxite
 
MACGREGOR (Br)
22
2,498
1919
Iron Ore
 
MALVERNIAN (Br)
21
3,133
1937
Cotton
 
MANSEPOOL (Br)
42
4,894
1928
Manganese Ore
 
MARIPOSA (Br)
 
3,807
1914
 
NOT IN PAPERS, BUT DATES MATCH
PINZON (Br)
14
1,365
1922
General
 
PROME (Br)
11
7,043
1937
General
 
PROMETHEUS (Br)
75
6,095
1925
General
 
PROTESILAUS (Br)
31
9,577
1910
General
 
PYRRHUS (Br)
32
7,418
1914
General
 
RAPANA (Br)
84
8,017
1935
 
PAUILLAC
RUTLAND (Br)
74
1,437
1935
Naval Stores
DEVONPORT
SHEAF MOUNT (Br)
82
5,017
1924
Iron Ore
 
SKELDERGATE (Br)
102
4,251
1930
General
 
STANDELLA (Br)
33
6,197
1936
 
 
TOURAINE (Fr)
65
6,589
1934
 
BORDEAUX
TUNISIA (Br)
101
4,337
1927
Iron Ore
 
ULEA (Br)
44
1,574
1936
Minerals
 
VIMEIRA (Br)
72
5,728
1927
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HG.12:

    COMMODORE: R-Adm C A M SAREL OBE IN CITY OF CANTERBURY
    VICE COMMODORE: R-Adm G H KNOWLES DSO IN BALTISTAN
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.