Convoy HG.51

Departed Gibraltar on 18 January 1941
Arrived Liverpool on 3 February 1941
Hague's records contain 15 merchants and 8 escorts (14 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AVOCETA (Br)
 
3,442
1923
General, Passengers
 
BARON TWEEDMOUTH (Br)
 
3,357
1927
Pitprops
 
BLUEBELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/01 - 03/02
BRITISH COAST (Br)
 
889
1934
General
 
CLONLARA (Br)
 
1,203
1926
Fruit
DUBLIN
EGRET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/01 - 03/02
ERATO (Br)
 
1,335
1923
Pitprops
 
FIREDRAKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 20/01
FOLKESTONE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/01 - 03/02
GARM (Sw)
 
1,231
1912
Minerals
 
IRIS (Sw)
 
1,974
1886
Minerals
 
LONDONDERRY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/01 - 03/02
NEVA (Sw)
 
1,456
1928
Pitprops
 
NORITA (Sw)
 
1,516
1924
Iron Ore
 
PACIFIC (Br)
 
2,816
1923
Iron Ore
STRAGGLED AND ARRIVED AT OBAN 3.2
PELAYO (Br)
 
1,345
1927
Fruit, General
 
SELENE (Sw)
 
1,309
1884
Pitprops
 
SOLSTAD (Sw)
 
1,408
1924
Iron Ore
 
TABERG (Sw)
 
1,392
1920
Iron Ore
 
TOWARD (Br)
 
1,571
1923
 
RESCUE SHIP. PROBABLY IN THIS CONVOY
TULIP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/01 - 03/02
VOLUNTEER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/01 - 03/02
WESTCOTT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/01 - 03/02

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HG.51:

    VOLUNTEER, WESTCOTT & TULIP JOINED FROM OG 51
    COMMODORE: Adm SIR B S THESIGER KBE CB CMG IN AVOCETA
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt SIR A J BAXTER KBE DSC RD RNR IN BROWNING
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.