Convoy HG.65

Departed Gibraltar on 14 June 1941
Arrived Liverpool on 29 June 1941
Hague's records contain 14 merchants and 14 escorts (14 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALDERGROVE (Br)
 
1,974
1918
Iron Ore, 120 Mails
 
BEGONIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/06 - 29/06
BELGIQUE (Bel)
 
4,606
1902
Iron Pyrites
 
CERVANTES (Br)
 
1,810
1919
Fruit, General
 
CHELSEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/06 - 29/06
CONVOLVULUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/06 - 29/06
EMPIRE BROOK (Br)
 
2,852
1941
Iron Ore
 
GARM (Sw)
 
1,231
1912
Minerals
 
GERANIUM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/06 - 22/06
GOTHLAND (Br)
 
1,286
1932
Fruit, General
 
HAWKINGE (Br)
 
2,475
1924
Iron Ore
 
JASMINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/06 - 29/06
JONQUIL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/06 - 22/06
LADY HOGARTH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/06 - 20/06
MANSFIELD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/06 - 29/06
NEVA (Sw)
 
1,456
1928
Iron Ore
 
OLYMPUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/06 - 22/06
PINTO (Br)
 
1,346
1928
Fruit, General, 20 Mails
 
RUNA (Br)
 
1,575
1930
Pyrites
 
SCANIA (Sw)
 
1,980
1901
Iron Ore
 
SPIRAEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/06 - 22/06
SPRINGBANK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/06 - 29/06
ULEA (Br)
 
1,574
1936
Iron Ore
 
VERITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/06 - 29/06
VETERAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/06 - 29/06
WELLINGTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/06 - 29/06
WILLODALE (Br)
 
1,777
1909
Pyrites
 
WROTHAM (Br)
 
1,884
1927
Pyrites
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HG.65:

    SPIRAEA, JONQUIL, GRANIUM & OLYMOUS DETACHED TO OG 65
    VERITY & GROUP JOINED FROM OB 337 IN 53.40N 17,08W AT 260715Z
    COMMODORE: Capt R H WALLEY RD RNR IN PINTO
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN CERVANTES
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.