Convoy HX.164

Departed from Halifax on 8 December 1941.
Arrived Liverpool on 23 December 1941.
Hague's records contain 46 merchants and 12 escorts (43 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ANNAPOLIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/12 - 10/12
AUBRETIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/12 - 22/12
AUDACIOUS (Pan)
54
7,455
1913
GENERAL
 
BARENDRECHT (Du)
52
9,385
1938
PETROL, PARAFFIN
 
BENEDICT (Br)
91
4,949
1930
GENERAL
1 PASSENGER
BENGKALIS (Du)
65
6,453
1918
GENERAL
 
BRITISH DOMINION (Br)
33
6,983
1928
PETROL
 
BRITISH WORKMAN (Br)
24
6,994
1922
AVGAS
ICELAND
CITY OF ORAN (Br)
15
7,323
1915
GENERAL
 
COMANCHEE (Br)
61
6,837
1936
LUB OIL
 
CORACERO (Br)
35
7,252
1923
FRIG
 
DANEMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT
DIALA (Br)
73
8,106
1938
PETROL, PARAFFIN
 
EMILE FRANCQUI (Bel)
45
5,859
1929
GENERAL
 
EMPIRE DAY (Br)
81
7,242
1941
GRAIN
CAM SHIP
EMPIRE FLINT (Br)
84
8,129
1941
PETROL
 
EMPIRE OPAL (Br)
74
9,811
1941
PETROL
 
EMPIRE PARSONS (Br)
25
6,742
1941
GRAIN
 
EMPIRE RALEIGH (Br)
93
7,240
1941
GRAIN
 
GALLIA (Nor)
72
9,974
1939
PETROL
 
GANDIA (Bel)
95
9,629
1907
GENERAL
 
GLENAFFRIC (Br)
41
7,782
1920
GENERAL, 660 MAIL
3 PASSENGERS
HEARTSEASE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/12 - 22/12
HILDA KNUDSEN (Nor)
43
9,178
1928
FUEL OIL
 
HOPEMOUNT (Br)
23
7,434
1929
FFO
 
INDUS (Br)
94
5,187
1940
STEEL, GENERAL
RETURNED
INVENTOR (Br)
64
6,210
1935
GENERAL
 
KAIA KNUDSEN (Nor)
44
9,063
1931
 
 
KING SOL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT
LEIESTEN (Nor)
63
6,118
1930
LUB OIL
 
LLANGIBBY CASTLE (Br)
75
11,951
1929
GENERAL
14 DAYS REPAIRS
MAHIA (Br)
31
10,014
1917
FRIG, GENERAL
 
MALPEQUE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/12 - 10/12
MASUNDA (Br)
85
5,250
1929
GENERAL
 
MINAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/12 - 10/12
MIRALDA (Br)
34
8,013
1936
GASOIL
 
NORSK TANK (Nor)
83
9,720
1928
DIESO
 
NORTHUMBERLAND (Br)
71
11,558
1915
FRIG, GENERAL, 181MAIL
187 PASSENGERS
NORWEGIAN (Br)
51
6,366
1921
GENERAL
 
OAKBANK (Br)
92
5,154
1926
GENERAL
 
POLARSOL (Nor)
82
10,022
1939
PETROL
 
POLYDORUS (Du)
13
5,922
1924
GENERAL, 300 MAIL
4 PASSENGERS
ROSELYS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/12 - 23/12
SAN EMILIANO (Br)
62
8,071
1939
PETROL
 
SEPIA (Br)
21
6,214
1936
FFO
SCAPA FLOW
SOEKABOEMI (Du)
12
7,051
1923
GENERAL, 10 MAIL
4 PASSENGERS
TUCURINCA (Br)
11
5,412
1926
GENERAL
10 PASSENGERS
TYSA (Du)
14
5,327
1938
PHOSPHATES
 
USCGC INGHAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/12 - 19/12
USS DALLAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/12 - 19/12
USS ELLIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/12 - 19/12
USS GLEAVES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/12 - 19/12
USS MATTOLE (US)
32
5,450
1920
STORES
USN STORES SHIP
USS TARAZED (US)
22
6,963
1931
GENERAL
ICELAND
USS UPSHUR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/12 - 19/12
USS WILLIAMSBURG (US)
42
1,332
1930
UNKNOWN
ICELAND
W H LIBBY (Pan)
53
7,992
1921
FFO
REYKJAVIK
WANDERER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/12 - 22/12

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.164:

    First use of BANGORs as escorts. HEARTSEASE, det Aultbea, collision TETCOTT, towed CLYDE
    WANDERER lent ex 5 EG
    WEST LOCAL ESC SOE ANNAPOLIS, WEST OCEAN ESC TU 4.1.1 SOE USS DALLAS, EAST ESC 3EG SOE WANDERER
    COMMODORE: R-Adm B W BARROW DSO IN NORWEGIAN
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN NORTHUMBERLAND
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.