Convoy HX.150

Departed from Halifax on 16 September 1941.
Arrived Liverpool on 30 September 1941.
Hague's records contain 48 merchants and 16 escorts (44 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALGOMA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/09 - 18/09
ANNAPOLIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/09 - 17/09
ARROWHEAD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/09 - 29/09
BADSWORTH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/09 -
BLANKNEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/09 - 27/09
BLOMMERSDIJK (Du)
85
6,855
1922
GENERAL
8 PASSENGERS
BOREAS (Nor)
 
2,801
1920
ZINC CONCENTRATES
 
BRAGANZA (Nor)
26
6,327
1924
STEEL
3 PASSENGERS
BRANDON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/09 - 18/09
BRITISH FUSILIER (Br)
81
6,943
1923
PETROL
 
CAIRNESK (Br)
11
5,007
1926
GENERAL
6 PASSENGERS
CAMELLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/09 - 28/09
CELANDINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/09 - 28/09
CHURCHILL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/09 - 28/09
CLAVELLA (Du)
23
8,097
1939
FUEL OIL
 
COIMBRA (Br)
24
6,768
1937
LUB OIL
 
COLLEGIAN (Br)
55
7,886
1923
GENERAL
 
DAN-Y-BRYN (Br)
13
5,117
1940
CORN
RETURNED
DARONIA (Br)
72
8,139
1939
PARAFFIN
 
DELIUS (Br)
91
6,065
1937
WHEAT, GENERAL
2 PASSENGERS
DORCASIA (Br)
61
8,053
1938
PETROL
 
EL ARGENTINO (Br)
21
9,501
1928
FRIG, 33 MAIL
8 PASSENGERS
EMPIRE FAITH (Br)
31
7,061
1941
GENERAL
CAM SHIP
EMPRESS OF ASIA (Br)
52
16,909
1913
GENERAL, 80 MAIL, PROB TROOPS
DETACHED INDEPENDENT 25.941
FENRIS (Nor)
83
9,804
1936
FUEL OIL
 
GARONNE (Nor)
62
7,113
1921
PETROL
 
GODAFOSS (Ice)
32
1,542
1921
GENERAL, LUMBER
DET TO ICELAND 25.9
HAVKONG (Nor)
84
9,666
1937
FUEL OIL
 
HEINA (Nor)
64
4,028
1925
GENERAL
 
HONEYSUCKLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/09 - 30/09
HOPERANGE (Br)
12
5,177
1939
IRON ORE
 
JUPITER (Du)
74
1,464
1928
FLOUR
 
LAKE OSWEYA (US)
22
2,398
1918
GENERAL
 
LINDENHALL (Br)
94
5,248
1937
GRAIN
RETURNED. 4 PASSENGERS
NIGARISTAN (Br)
41
5,993
1912
GENERAL
LOST BY FIRE, SURVIVORS IN USS EBERLE
NORMAN PRINCE (Br)
14
1,913
1940
SUGAR
 
OCANA (Du)
56
6,256
1938
BENZINE
 
PHRONTIS (Du)
65
6,181
1925
GENERAL
16 PASSENGERS
PORT ALMA (Br)
51
8,400
1928
FRIG, GENERAL, 149 MAIL
5 PASSENGERS
PORT NICHOLSON (Br)
43
8,402
1919
FRIG, GENERAL, 86 MAIL
6 PASSENGERS
PROMETHEUS (Br)
71
6,095
1925
GENERAL
 
PROVIDENCE (US)
42
2,677
1920
GENERAL
 
RECORDER (Br)
95
2,276
1902
GENERAL
3 PASSENGERS
REFAST (Br)
63
5,189
1914
LUB OIL
 
SAN AMADO (Br)
82
7,316
1935
PETROL
 
SAN FABIAN (Br)
54
13,031
1922
FUEL OIL
12 PASSENGERS
SEPIA (Br)
73
6,214
1936
FFO
 
SICILIAN PRINCE (Br)
92
3,489
1922
GENERAL
8 PASSENGERS
SOLFONN (Nor)
44
9,925
1939
FUEL OIL
 
THORSHAVET (Nor)
33
11,015
1938
FUEL OIL
 
TOPDALSFJORD (Nor)
34
4,271
1921
STEEL
 
TRADER (Br)
93
6,087
1940
GENERAL
 
TUDOR PRINCE (Br)
45
1,914
1940
GENERAL
 
TUDOR STAR (Br)
35
7,199
1919
FRIG
 
UMGENI (Br)
53
8,149
1938
GENERAL
82 PASSENGERS
UMTATA (Br)
36
8,141
1935
GENERAL
88 PASSENGERS
USS DALLAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 25/09
USS EBERLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 25/09
USS ELLIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 25/09
USS ERICSSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 25/09
USS UPSHUR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/09 - 25/09
VARANGER (Nor)
66
9,305
1925
FUEL OIL
RETURNED
VILLE D'ANVERS (Bel)
25
7,462
1920
GENERAL
for N RUSSIA see PQ 001
WITCH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/09 - 28/09

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.150:

    First HX convoy with USN escort
    WITCH, BLANKNEY det esc EMPRESS OF ASIA qv
    CAMELLIA & CELANDINE brought out Iceland joiners
    WEST LOCAL SOE ANNAPOLIS. WESTERN ESC TU 4.1.1 SOE USS ERICSSON. EAST ESCORT SOE CHURCHILL. WITCH & BLANKNEY DETACHED WITH EM
    COMMODORE: R-Adm SIR E MANNERS KBE IN PORT ALMA
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN PROMETHEUS
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.