Convoy HX.158

Departed from Halifax on 3 November 1941.
Arrived Liverpool on 18 November 1941.
Hague's records contain 42 merchants and 21 escorts (40 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AALSUM (Du)
13
5,418
1922
GENERAL
 
ACAVUS (Br)
22
8,010
1935
GASOIL
 
ALGOMA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/11 - 05/11
ANNAPOLIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/11 - 05/11
ARAB 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/11 -
ARGOS HILL (Br)
92
7,178
1922
GENERAL
 
BEAGLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/11 - 17/11
BOSTON CITY (Br)
93
2,870
1920
GENERAL
 
BRITISH HARMONY (Br)
72
8,453
1941
BENZINE
 
CHAMBLY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/11 - 05/11
CHARLES RACINE (Nor)
53
9,957
1937
PETROL, OIL
 
CHEPO (Pan)
64
5,707
1919
GENERAL, 2543 MAILS
 
CHR TH BOE (Nor)
23
6,192
1930
DIESO
 
CITY OF GLASGOW (Br)
11
5,321
1920
FRIG, GENERAL
 
CITY OF KHIOS (Br)
14
5,574
1925
GENERAL, COPPER
 
CLEODORA (Du)
65
8,026
1938
FUEL OIL
 
COMMANDANT DETROYAT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/11 - 17/11
COPTIC (Br)
51
10,629
1928
FRIG, GENERAL
 
CORBIS (Br)
82
8,132
1931
GASOIL
 
DANMARK (Br)
74
8,391
1925
GENERAL
 
DAPHNELLA (Br)
83
8,078
1938
PETROL, PARAFFIN
 
DAVILA (Br)
55
8,053
1938
FFO
SCAPA FLOW
EMPIRE SILVER (Br)
62
8,602
1941
WHITE OIL
 
EMPIRE STANLEY (Br)
81
6,921
1941
GRAIN
CAM SHIP
EMPIRE STEEL (Br)
52
8,138
1941
PETROL
 
EULIMA (Br)
34
6,207
1937
AVGAS
ONWARD TO N RUSSIA
GARONNE (Nor)
73
7,113
1921
PETROL
 
GEO W MCKNIGHT (Br)
61
12,502
1933
BENZINE
 
HEATHER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/11 - 17/11
HENRY DUNDAS (Br)
45
10,448
1937
PETROL
 
IDOMENEUS (Br)
94
7,792
1926
FRIG, GENERAL
 
KENTAR (Du)
54
5,878
1920
GENERAL, STEEL
 
KIRKELLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 18/11
KRISTIANIAFJORD (Nor)
12
6,759
1921
GENERAL
 
LADY MADELEINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/11 -
LOBELIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/11 - 17/11
MAJA (Br)
84
8,181
1931
GASOIL
 
MURENA (Du)
33
8,252
1931
FFO
 
NARCISSUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/11 - 17/11
NORWICH CITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/11 -
ORILLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/11 - 05/11
PERTH (Br)
 
2,259
1915
 
RESCUE SHIP, SD ICELAND 12.11
PICTOU 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/11 - 05/11
PORT SYDNEY (Br)
91
9,129
1914
FRIG, GENERAL
 
ROXBOROUGH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/11 - 17/11
SAN ADOLFO (Br)
71
7,365
1935
FFO
 
SAN AMADO (Br)
41
7,316
1935
PETROL
 
STANDELLA (Br)
21
6,197
1936
PETROL
 
STELLA CARINA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/11 -
STRATEGIST (Br)
35
6,255
1937
GENERAL
 
STRINDA (Nor)
44
10,973
1937
FFO
 
THORSHAVN (Nor)
24
6,869
1930
FFO
TO ICELAND
THORSHOLM (Nor)
43
9,937
1937
FUEL OIL
 
THORSHOV (Nor)
63
9,955
1935
PETROL
 
TILAPA (Br)
31
5,392
1928
FRIG, GENERAL
 
TOLEDO (Nor)
25
4,563
1926
GENERAL
PREV TRADED E COAST N & S AMERICA
USS BUCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/11 - 13/11
USS COLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/11 - 06/11
USS LUDLOW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/11 - 13/11
USS McCORMICK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/11 - 13/11
USS SWANSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/11 - 13/11
USS YUKON (US)
32
5,970
1919
STORES
RETURNED
VIRGILIA (Br)
42
5,723
1927
PETROL, PARAFFIN
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.158:

    COLE returned Argentia out of fuel, GREER ret after galley fire
    Eastern escort ex ON 33
    WEST LOCAL SOE ANNAPOLIS, WEST OCEAN TU 4.1.8 SOE USS BUCK, EAST ESC 4EG SOE BEAGLE. LPL LOCAL KIRKELLA
    COMMODORE: Capt B W L NICHOLSON DSO RN IN COPTIC
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN TILAPA
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.