Convoy HX.157

Departed from Halifax on 28 October 1941.
Arrived Liverpool on 13 November 1941.
Hague's records contain 45 merchants and 16 escorts (41 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGRA (Sw)
95
4,569
1925
SCRAP STEEL
7 PASSENGERS
AMAZON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/11 - 12/11
ANADARA (Br)
63
8,009
1935
GASOIL
 
ANADYR (Br)
15
5,321
1930
IRON ORE
 
ANGLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT - 09/11
ANNAPOLIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/10 - 03/11
ATHELSULTAN (Br)
81
8,882
1929
FFO
3 PASSENGERS. DEVONPORT
ATHELTEMPLAR (Br)
62
8,992
1930
FFO
DET TO ICELAND 8.11
BELMONT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/11 - 11/11
BRITISH CAPTAIN (Br)
65
6,968
1923
BENZINE
RETURNED
BRITISH FORTITUDE (Br)
82
8,482
1937
AVGAS
 
BRITISH POWER (Br)
33
8,451
1936
BENZINE, PARAFFIN
 
BUCTOUCHE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/10 - 03/11
CANADIAN STAR (Br)
41
8,293
1939
FRIG, GENERAL, 76 MAIL
14 PASSENGERS
CAPE WARWICK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT
DAGFRED (Nor)
34
4,434
1930
SUGAR
 
DARINA (Br)
42
8,113
1939
PETROL, AVGAS
 
DILOMA (Br)
54
8,146
1939
AVGAS
 
DOUGLAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/11 - 12/11
EDWARD F JOHNSON (Br)
71
10,452
1937
PETROL
 
EGDA (Nor)
53
10,050
1939
PETROL
 
EL LAGO (Pan)
93
4,221
1920
GENERAL
 
ELISHA WALKER (Pan)
72
7,007
1920
FUEL OIL
RETURNED
EMPIRE GOLD (Br)
73
8,028
1941
PETROL
 
EMPIRE LAPWING (Br)
11
5,403
1921
SULPHUR
 
EMPIRE OIL (Br)
52
8,029
1941
PETROL
 
ENSIS (Br)
83
6,207
1937
PETROL
 
FERNMOOR (Nor)
92
4,268
1928
GENERAL
 
GALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/10 - 03/11
GASCONY (Br)
75
4,716
1925
GENERAL, 8 MAIL
6 PASSENGERS
GEORGETOWN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/11 - 11/11
GLENPARK (Br)
66
5,136
1939
FRIG, GENERAL
4 PASSENGERS
HEARTSEASE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/11 - 13/11
JEAN L D (Br)
13
5,795
1935
GENERAL
1 PASSENGER
KATLA (Ice)
22
1,209
1911
general
DETACHED TO ICELAND 8.11
LAGUNA (Br)
44
6,466
1923
NITRATES
3 PASSENGERS
MANCHESTER TRADER (Br)
51
5,671
1941
GENERAL, 2709 MAIL
11 PASSENGERS
MARQUESA (Br)
91
8,979
1918
FRIG
11 PASSENGERS
MENELAUS (Br)
12
10,307
1923
GENERAL
 
MIRZA (Du)
43
7,991
1929
FUEL OIL
 
MODAVIA (Br)
14
4,858
1927
GENERAL
 
OTINA (Br)
21
6,217
1938
PARAFFIN, PETROL
DETACHED TO ICELAND 8.11
PACIFIC SHIPPER (Br)
61
6,290
1924
GENERAL
 
RAPIDAN (US)
32
5,422
1919
USN TANKER AO 18
DETACHED TO ICELAND 8.11
RENONCULE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/11 - 13/11
ROBERT F HAND (Br)
31
12,197
1933
PETROL
 
ROSELYS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/11 - 13/11
SALACIA (Br)
85
5,495
1937
GENERAL 9 MAILS
2 PASSENGERS
SAN ADOLFO (Br)
23
7,365
1935
FFO 1 PASSENGER
RETURNED
SEMINOLE (Br)
84
10,389
1936
PETROL
 
SILVERWALNUT (Br)
55
6,770
1930
GENERAL
6 PASSENGERS
STANFORD (Br)
64
5,969
1941
GENERAL
 
TANKEXPRESS (Nor)
74
10,095
1937
DIESO
 
TARIA (Du)
45
10,354
1939
GASOIL, DIESO
 
TITUS (Du)
 
1,712
1930
SCRAP IRON
joined ex Iceland
ULYSSES (Du)
94
2,666
1918
GENERAL
 
USS DALLAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/10 - 08/11
USS EBERLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/10 - 08/11
USS ELLIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/10 - 08/11
USS ERICSSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/10 - 08/11
USS UPSHUR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/10 - 08/11

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.157:

    ANGLE defects 9.11, towed FREEBOOTER esc ST APOLLO
    DOUGLAS lent ex 2 EG as BULLDOG , SO of 3 EG under repair
    WEST LOCAL SOE ANNAPOLIS, WEST OCEAN ESC TU 4.1.1 SOE USS DALLAS, EAST ESC 3 EG SOE DOUGLAS
    COMMODORE: Capt C G ILLINGWORTH RD RNR IN MANCHESTER TRADER
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN PACIFIC SHIPPER
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.