Convoy HX.203

Departed from Halifax on 16 August 1942.
Arrived Liverpool on 28 August 1942.
Hague's records contain 39 merchants and 11 escorts (37 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALCOA LEADER (US)
64
5,041
1919
GENERAL
 
ARTIGAS (Pan)
92
5,613
1920
GENERAL
 
ATHELREGENT (Br)
53
8,881
1930
MOLASSES
6 PASSENGERS
BADDECK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/08 - 19/08
BENJAMIN RUSH (US)
11
7,191
1942
STEEL
 
BODO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/08 - 28/08
BOHEMIAN CLUB (US)
82
6,906
1921
PETROL
 
BRASIL (Nor)
62
8,130
1935
LUB OIL
 
CAMPANULA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/08 - 27/08
CLAUSINA (Br)
83
8,083
1938
PETROL
 
CLEMATIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/08 - 28/08
DAGHESTAN (Br)
21
7,248
1941
CAM SHIP, STEEL, GENERAL
 
DELRIO (US)
55
5,052
1919
GENERAL
 
DEWSBURY (Br)
56
1,686
1910
 
RESCUE SHIP
DROMORE (Br)
43
4,096
1920
GENERAL
 
EMPIRE PRINCE (Br)
44
7,030
1942
GENERAL
 
EMPIRE SPRAY (Br)
41
7,242
1941
GRAIN
 
FORT TOWNSHEND (Br)
 
3,489
1936
 
ST JOHNS NF
GATINEAU PARK (Br)
12
7,128
1942
GENERAL
fitted with AND
GLENSTRAE (Br)
42
9,460
1922
GENERAL
90 PASSENGERS
GYDA (Br)
54
1,695
1934
GENERAL
 
HEKTORIA (Br)
31
13,797
1899
GENERAL
50 PASSENGERS
HENRY ST G TUCKER (US)
25
7,191
1942
GENERAL
 
HESPERUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/08 - 27/08
JOHN PENN II (US)
34
7,177
1942
GENERAL
ARCHANGEL
KAFIRISTAN (Br)
81
7,248
1941
GENERAL
CAM SHIP
LECHISTAN (Pol)
74
1,937
1929
GENERAL
 
MANCHESTER DIVISION (Br)
71
6,048
1918
GENERAL
 
MANCHESTER MERCHANT (Br)
61
7,264
1940
GENERAL
 
MELINE (Nor)
73
7,019
1918
FUEL OIL
 
MERIWETHER LEWIS (US)
63
7,176
1942
GENERAL
 
MIGNONETTE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/08 - 27/08
MONCTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/08 - 19/08
N T NIELSEN-ALONSO (Nor)
33
9,348
1900
FUEL OIL
 
OCEAN VAGRANT (Br)
84
7,174
1942
GENERAL
 
OCEAN WANDERER (Br)
95
7,178
1942
STEEL, GENERAL
fitted with AND
ORIENT CITY (Br)
93
5,095
1940
PHOSPHATES
 
PACIFIC SHIPPER (Br)
91
6,290
1924
FRIG, GENERAL
4 PASSENGERS
PAN ROYAL (US)
94
5,627
1918
GENERAL
 
PORT ARTHUR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/08 - 19/08
PORT HALIFAX (Br)
52
5,820
1937
GENERAL
 
RIMOUSKI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/08 - 19/08
SOURABAYA (Br)
32
10,107
1915
FUEL OIL
50 PASSENGERS
SVEND FOYN (Br)
23
14,795
1931
FUEL OIL
 
TILAPA (Br)
51
5,392
1928
FRIG, GENERAL
 
VANESSA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/08 - 27/08
VARDEFJELL (Nor)
72
8,316
1940
CRUDE OIL
 
VELMA (Nor)
22
9,720
1930
FUEL OIL
 
VERITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/08 - 19/08
VOCO (Br)
24
5,090
1925
LUB OIL
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.203:

    WEST ESCORT 24.18.3 SOE VERITY, OCEAN ESCORT 24.1.16 (B2) SOE HESPERUS, UK LOCAL BODO. CAMPANULA TOOK IN FAST SECTION
    COMMODORE: R-Adm H C RAWLINGS DSO IN TILAPA
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN PORT HALIFAX
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.