Convoy HG.63

Departed Gibraltar on 25 May 1941
Arrived Liverpool on 9 June 1941
Hague's records contain 29 merchants and 12 escorts (29 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ADJUTANT (Br)
34
1,931
1922
Sardines, Cork
 
AURICULA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/06 - 09/06
AVANT GARDE (Br)
 
794
1920
Trawler
 
BALTALLINN (Br)
73
1,303
1920
General
 
CAMPBELTOWN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/06 - 09/06
CORABELLA (Br)
11
5,682
1937
Iron Ore
 
CRANE (Br)
44
785
1937
Pyrites, 30 Mails
 
CRESSADO (Br)
41
1,228
1913
General
 
DAGO (Br)
42
1,757
1902
 
 
EMPIRE KESTREL (Br)
51
2,674
1919
Fruit
 
EMPIRE LAKE (Br)
71
2,852
1941
Iron Ore
 
FANEFJELD (Nor)
22
1,354
1920
Iron Pyrites
 
FENDRIS (Br)
33
1,018
1925
General
 
GERANIUM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/05 - 31/05
HENRIK IBSEN (Nor)
12
4,671
1906
 
IRON ORE
ILA (Nor)
83
1,583
1939
Iron Ore
 
INGA I (Nor)
23
1,304
1921
Pyrites
 
JONQUIL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/05 - 31/05
LADY HOGARTH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/05 - 31/05
LECH (Pol)
43
1,568
1934
General
 
MARIGOLD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/06 - 09/06
MELROSE ABBEY II (Br)
13
2,473
1936
Iron Pyrites
 
MERKLAND (Br)
14
1,363
1934
General
 
MOUNT PARNES (Gk)
62
4,371
1917
General
 
O 23 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/05 - 31/05
PALACIO (Br)
52
1,346
1927
Fruit
 
PEGASUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/06 - 08/06
PERIWINKLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/06 - 09/06
PROCRIS (Br)
81
1,033
1924
Cork
 
SCARBOROUGH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/05 - 09/06
SENTA (Nor)
72
3,785
1917
Iron Ore
 
THURSO (Br)
31
2,436
1919
Fruit
 
TRINIDAD (Pan)
54
434
1939
Wine
DUBLIN
URD (Sw)
53
1,008
1922
General, Cork
 
VANELLUS (Br)
82
1,886
1921
Iron Ore
 
VARANGBERG (Nor)
32
2,842
1915
Pyrites
 
WALDINGE (Br)
61
2,462
1925
Iron Ore
 
WALLONIA (Sw)
63
1,435
1919
Pyrites
 
WALLSEND (Br)
21
3,157
1937
Iron Ore
 
WANDERER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/06 - 09/06
WESTCOTT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/06 - 09/06

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HG.63:

    JONQUIL, GERANIUM AND LADY HOGARTH DETACHED TO OG 63
    U 147 SUNK BY WANDERER & PERIWINKLE 2.6.41
    COMMODORE: Capt C G ILLINGWORTH RD RNR IN CRESSADO
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN WALLSEND
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.