Convoy HG.44

Departed Gibraltar on 19 September 1940
Arrived Liverpool on 4 October 1940
Hague's records contain 28 merchants and 5 escorts (28 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALGARVE (Br)
64
1,355
1921
Pitprops
 
ALVA (Br)
61
1,584
1934
Iron Ore
 
AVOCETA (Br)
51
3,442
1923
Passengers
 
BALTALLINN (Br)
41
1,303
1920
General
 
BARON KELVIN (Br)
21
3,081
1924
Pyrites
 
BARON VERNON (Br)
22
3,642
1929
Iron Ore
ARRIVED WITH A/C DAMAGE
BREM (Du)
73
428
1929
Timber
 
BRUCE M (Br)
71
1,887
1927
Pitprops
 
CALEDONIA (Sw)
53
1,268
1913
Pitprops
 
CATHARINA (Du)
34
391
1939
 
DUBLIN
DAGO (Br)
12
1,757
1902
General
 
DINARIC (Br)
82
2,555
1919
Minerals
DUBLIN
FIDRA (Br)
32
1,574
1936
Iron Ore
 
GLADIOLUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/10 - 04/10
GLEN GAIRN (Br)
43
904
1922
Sardines
 
HIGHWEAR (Br)
83
1,173
1936
Minerals
 
HIGHWOOD (Br)
72
1,177
1936
Pitprops
 
JUNE (Du)
63
400
1938
Pitprops
 
LADY LILLIAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/10 - 04/10
LATYMER (Br)
13
2,300
1919
General
STRAGGLED AND SUNK BY AIRCRAFT 2.10
LEITH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/09 - 04/10
PALMELLA (Br)
11
1,578
1920
General
 
PETREL (Br)
54
1,354
1920
General
 
RENE PAUL (Bel)
62
545
1937
General
ARR LISBON WITH DEFECTS
RUNA (Br)
81
1,575
1930
Pitprops
 
SHUNA (Br)
33
1,575
1937
Iron Ore
 
SKATE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/10 - 04/10
THEOMITOR (Gk)
52
4,427
1910
Iron Ore
 
TRSAT (Yug)
74
1,369
1919
Minerals
COLLISION 2.10, ARRIVED LISBON 7.10
VELOX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/09 - 23/09
WALLONIA (Sw)
44
1,435
1919
Chrome Ore
 
WILLODALE (Br)
31
1,777
1909
Iron Ore
 
ZENA (Br)
42
1,416
1911
Iron Ore
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HG.44:

    SKATE, GLADIOLUS & LADY LILLIAN JOINED FROM OB 220
    ASPHODEL & PICOTEE JOINED FROM OB 245; VETERAN, VERITY, WITHERINGTON, PRIMROSE & CLEMATIS JOINED FROM OB 241
    CLARE, WANDERER, WARWICK & WILD SWAN JOINED FROM OB 242, ARABIS FROM OB 239
    COMMODORE: V-Adm J K IM THURN CB CMG CBE IN AVOCETA
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN BARON KELVIN
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.