Convoy HX.235

Departed from NYC on 18 April 1943.
Arrived Liverpool on 5 May 1943.
Hague's records contain 40 merchants and 19 escorts (36 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
BADDECK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/04 - 03/05
BRANDON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/04 - 03/05
CAPE HOWE (Br)
 
6,999
1943
GRAIN EX ST JOHN NF
fitted with AND
CHELSEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/04 - 24/04
CHURCHILL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/04 - 03/05
CLAVELLA (Du)
43
8,097
1939
FUEL OIL
 
COLLINGWOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/04 - 03/05
DEFENDER (Br)
21
8,258
1915
GENERAL, SUGAR
 
DERWENTHALL (Br)
75
4,934
1940
GRAIN, AFVs ex HALIFAX
 
E KIRBY SMITH (US)
44
7,193
1943
GENERAL
 
EL ALMIRANTE (Pan)
102
5,248
1917
GENERAL
SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH ELIAS BOUDINOT
ELIAS BOUDINOT (US)
103
7,191
1943
SULPHUR
RET, COLLISION EL ALMIRANTE, WHICH SANK
ELONA (Br)
83
6,192
1936
ALCOHOL, ACETONE
 
EMMA BAKKE (Nor)
91
4,721
1929
GENERAL, EXPL
 
EMPIRE OPAL (Br)
92
9,811
1941
PETROL
 
ESSO BAYWAY (US)
84
7,699
1937
OIL
 
ESSO BELGIUM (Bel)
 
10,568
1937
 
HALIFAX
FAGERFJELL (Nor)
62
8,072
1935
FFO
ESCORT OILER
FANAD HEAD (Br)
34
5,038
1941
GENERAL, EXPL EX HALIFAX
RETURNED,COLLISION WITH SCHOONER
FERNMOOR (Nor)
74
4,268
1928
GENERAL, EXPL
 
FITZHUGH LEE (US)
51
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
FORT CHARNISAY (Br)
31
7,133
1943
WHEAT, METAL
 
FRANCIS AMASA WALKER (US)
24
7,176
1943
GRAIN, GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
GEORGE B MCCLELLAN (US)
101
7,181
1942
GENERAL, EXPL
RETURNED
GEORGIAN (US)
82
5,825
1920
GENERAL, EXPL EX HALIFAX
 
GULFPOINT (US)
41
6,972
1920
GAS OIL
 
HALIFAX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/04 - 24/04
HENRY DUNDAS (Br)
53
10,448
1937
PETROL
 
J H SENIOR (Pan)
81
11,065
1931
PETROL
 
LACHINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/04 - 24/04
LUCIUS Q C LAMAR (US)
12
7,176
1943
SULPHUR
 
MAASKERK (Du)
32
4,452
1929
GENERAL, SUGAR, 300 MAIL
80 PASSENGERS
MELINE (Nor)
22
7,019
1918
FUEL OIL
 
MILLTOWN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/04 - 24/04
NEW WESTMINSTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/04 - 22/04
NOREG (Nor)
52
7,605
1931
FFO
ESCORT OILER
NORMAN MONARCH II (Br)
45
7,005
1943
GRAIN, AFVs EX HALIFAX
 
O M BERNUTH (US)
72
7,972
1938
AVGAS
 
OCEAN VIKING (Br)
11
7,174
1941
GENERAL
RETURNED
PACIFIC EXPORTER (Br)
61
6,734
1928
GENERAL
 
PAN-DELAWARE (US)
73
8,128
1918
OIL
 
PAUL H HARWOOD (US)
71
6,610
1918
POOL OIL
 
PETTER (Nor)
42
9,109
1935
GAS OIL
 
RESTIGOUCHE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/04 - 03/05
SAHALE (US)
54
5,028
1919
PETROL, GENERAL
 
SAN ELISEO (Br)
33
8,042
1939
AVGAS
 
SWIFT CURRENT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/04 - 21/04
TETELA (Br)
94
5,389
1926
MEAT, METAL EX HALIFAX
 
TILAPA (Br)
93
5,392
1928
MEAT, METAL
 
TIMOTHY DWIGHT (US)
55
7,176
1943
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
TOLTEC (Hon)
23
5,516
1929
USN STORES FOR ICELAND
 
TRENT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/04 - 03/05
USS BELKNAP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/04 - 30/04
USS BOGUE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/04 - 30/04
USS GREENE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/04 - 30/04
USS LEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/04 - 30/04
USS OSMOND INGRAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/04 - 30/04
W R KEEVER (US)
 
5,350
1920
GENERAL EX ST JOHN NF
 
WILLIAM WILKINS (US)
13
7,242
1943
SULPHUR, A/C
RETURNED

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.235:

    WLE(S) 24.18.8(W8) SOE SWIFT CURRENT.WLE(N) SOE CHELSEA, OCEAN 24.1.14 (C4) SOE CHURCHILL. SUPPORT 92.3 SOE USS BOGUE
    COMMODORE: Capt H J ANCHOR OBE RD RNR IN PACIFIC EXPORTER
    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.