Convoy HX.140

Departed from Halifax on 22 July 1941.
Arrived Liverpool on 6 August 1941.
Hague's records contain 84 merchants and 26 escorts (70 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALASKA (Nor)
 
5,681
1918
zinc & Copper concentrates
 
ALEXIA (Br)
34
8,016
1935
FUEL OIL
AFTER COLLISION 25.7
AMAZON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 -
ASBJORN (Br)
66
4,387
1935
GENERAL
 
ASCANIA (Br)
 
14,013
1925
 
AS AMC ESCORT
ASCANIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/07 - 02/08
ATHELCROWN (Br)
81
11,999
1929
MOLASSES
 
ATLANTIC (Br)
27
5,414
1939
FLOUR
 
AUBRETIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/08 -
BEACONSTREET (Br)
32
7,467
1927
FFO
SCAPA FLOW
BETH (Nor)
 
6,852
1930
 
PUT BACK
BITTERSWEET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/07 - 02/08
BONNEVILLE (Nor)
82
4,665
1929
GENERAL
 
BOREAS (Nor)
16
2,801
1920
PULP
 
BOSWORTH (Br)
36
6,672
1919
GRAIN
 
BRASIL (Nor)
115
8,130
1935
PETROL PRODUCTS
 
BREEDIJK (Du)
52
6,861
1922
GENERAL
3 PASSENGERS
BRITISH COMMODORE (Br)
24
6,865
1923
FFO
SCAPA FLOW
BRITISH PRESTIGE (Br)
93
7,106
1931
PETROL
 
BRITISH SINCERITY (Br)
63
8,538
1939
PETROL
 
BRITOMART 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 -
BUCTOUCHE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/07 - 26/07
BUR (Nor)
 
4,343
1917
STEEL, LUMBER
 
CANDYTUFT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 02/08
CARELIA (Br)
111
8,062
1938
PETROL
 
CASPIA (Br)
26
6,018
1928
BENZINE
 
CHICOUTIMI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/07 - 23/07
CHR TH BOE (Nor)
 
6,192
1930
DIESO
 
CITY OF DERBY (Br)
64
6,616
1921
GENERAL
 
CITY OF EASTBOURNE (Br)
94
5,563
1923
GENERAL
 
CITY OF OXFORD (Br)
 
2,759
1926
SUGAR, PITCH, GENERAL
 
CLAN MACIVER (Br)
75
4,500
1921
SUGAR
 
COIMBRA (Br)
31
6,768
1937
LUB OIL
 
COLUMBIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 01/08
COMANCHEE (Br)
92
6,837
1936
LUB OIL
 
CORRALES (Br)
41
5,363
1930
FRIG
10 PASSENGERS
COULBEG (Br)
45
5,237
1940
SUGAR
 
CRISTALES (Br)
86
5,389
1926
GENERAL
12 PASSENGERS
DALCROY (Br)
42
4,558
1930
STEEL
 
EMPIRE BARRACUDA (Br)
62
4,972
1919
STEEL
 
EMPIRE ENERGY (Br)
 
6,589
1923
STEEL, SCRAP IRON
EX REYKJAVIK
EMPIRE FAITH (Br)
101
7,061
1941
GRAIN
CAM SHIP
EMPIRE PENGUIN (Br)
73
6,389
1919
GENERAL
 
EMPIRE STEELHEAD (Br)
44
7,744
1920
STEEL
 
EMPIRE SWAN (Br)
74
7,964
1922
GENERAL
 
EMPIRE WILDEBEESTE (Br)
72
5,631
1918
STEEL, SCRAP METAL
 
EVITA (Nor)
114
6,346
1927
PETROL, OIL
 
FENNEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/07 - 02/08
FERNCASTLE (Nor)
113
9,940
1936
DIESO
 
FRUMENTON (Br)
14
6,675
1930
GRAIN, 5006 BAGS MAIL
 
GER-Y-BRYN (Br)
56
5,108
1941
GRAIN
 
GITANO (Br)
12
3,956
1921
GENERAL
 
GLADIOLUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 02/08
HARPAGON (Br)
76
5,719
1935
STEEL
 
HEARTSEASE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/08 - 06/08
HELGOY (Nor)
77
5,614
1920
GENERAL
 
JAMAICA PRODUCER (Br)
57
5,464
1934
GENERAL
146 PASSENGERS
JUPITER (Du)
47
1,464
1928
FLOUR
 
KARABAGH (Br)
22
6,427
1932
PETROL
 
KORSHOLM (Sw)
122
2,647
1925
PHOSPHATES
 
MADRONO (Nor)
112
5,894
1917
CRUDE OIL
 
MALCOLM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/08 - 05/08
MALVINA (Du)
23
8,245
1932
CRUDE OIL
HIT ICEBERG, RETURNED SYDNEY CB
MAMURA (Du)
 
8,245
1932
FUEL OIL
 
MANAQUI (Br)
25
2,802
1921
SUGAR, RUM
 
MASUNDA (Br)
65
5,250
1929
STEEL, LUMBER
 
MATAPEDIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/07 - 23/07
MIMOSA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 02/08
NANKING (Sw)
 
5,931
1924
GENERAL
10 PASSENGERS
NASTURTIUM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 27/07
NEMANJA (Yug)
53
5,226
1919
GENERAL
 
NIGELLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/08 - 06/08
NORTHERN SPRAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT
NORTHERN WAVE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 -
OLAF BERGH (Nor)
123
5,811
1921
STEEL, SCRAP METAL
 
OLTENIA II (Br)
35
6,394
1928
POOL OIL
 
OREGON I (Br)
13
4,774
1916
IRON ORE
HIT ICEBERG 25.7.41
PETTER (Nor)
54
9,109
1935
DIESO
RETURNED SYDNEY CB WITH ENGINE DEFECTS
PRINS WILLEM VAN ORANJE (Du)
33
1,303
1938
GENERAL
 
R J CULLEN (Br)
11
6,993
1919
STEEL, PAPER
 
RAMSEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 -
SAN AMADO (Br)
103
7,316
1935
PETROL
 
SARDONYX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/08 - 05/08
SCIMITAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/08 - 05/08
SEMBILANGAN (Du)
15
4,990
1923
GENERAL
 
SILVERBEECH (Br)
21
5,319
1926
GENERAL
 
SILVERCEDAR (Br)
85
4,354
1924
GENERAL
 
SKIENSFJORD (Nor)
96
5,922
1922
GENERAL
 
SPEEDWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 28/07
STAD VLAARDINGEN (Du)
121
8,501
1925
STEEL
 
STIKLESTAD (Nor)
55
9,349
1938
GRAIN
 
STUART PRINCE (Br)
51
1,911
1940
SUGAR
 
SUTLEJ (Br)
105
5,189
1940
GENERAL
 
SVEND FOYN (Br)
91
14,795
1931
FUEL OIL
224 PASSENGERS
TEMPLE INN (Br)
104
5,218
1940
GENERAL
 
TESTBANK (Br)
46
5,083
1937
PHOSPHATES
 
THEMISTOCLES (Br)
61
11,231
1911
FRIG
208 PASSENGERS
THORSHAVET (Nor)
43
11,015
1938
FUEL OIL
 
THORSHOV (Nor)
83
9,955
1935
BENZINE
 
TOWARD (Br)
 
1,571
1923
 
RESCUE SHIP
TUDOR PRINCE (Br)
71
1,914
1940
SUGAR
 
VARDEFJELL (Nor)
95
8,316
1940
CRUDE OIL
 
VELMA (Nor)
84
9,720
1930
FUEL OIL, DIESO
 
VELOX (Nor)
124
3,831
1922
GENERAL, LUMBER
 
VERBENA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/08 - 06/08
VIOLET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/08 - 06/08
WALNEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/07 - 25/07
WATCHMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/08 - 05/08
WOENSDRECHT (Du)
102
4,668
1926
GAS OIL
 
ZAMALEK (Br)
 
1,567
1921
 
RESCUE SHIP

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.140:

    20 EG detached with SC 38, 8 EG ex ON 1, SARDONYC,SCIMITAR ex Iceland
    WEST LOCAL SOE FENNEL, NFDLD ESC 22EG SOE RAMSEY & 20 EG SOE COLUMBIA. MID OCEAN ESC 8EG SOE MALCOLM
    COMMODORE: R-Adm F B WATSON DSO IN THEMISTOCLES
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt F H TAYLOR DSC RN IN MASUNDA
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.