Convoy HX.257

Departed from NYC on 16 September 1943.
Arrived Liverpool on 30 September 1943.
Hague's records contain 78 merchants and 23 escorts (75 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABIEL FOSTER (US)
96
7,176
1942
GENERAL, EX HALIFAX
 
AGWISTAR (US)
51
4,661
1919
SUGAR
COLLISION AND RETURNED
ALCOA BANNER (US)
125
5,035
1919
GENERAL, EXPL EX HALIFAX
 
ALEXANDER RAMSEY (US)
26
7,181
1942
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
ANDREW G CURTIN (US)
106
7,200
1943
GENERAL, GRAIN EX HALIFAX
 
ARTHUR L PERRY (US)
16
7,176
1943
WHEAT, GENERAL EX HALIFAX
fitted with AND
ATHELVICTOR (Br)
42
8,410
1941
PETROL
 
AUDACIOUS (Pan)
131
7,455
1913
GENERAL, TROOPS
 
BAYANO (Br)
86
6,815
1917
FRIG, METAL EX HALIFAX
 
BAYFIELD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/09 - 19/09
BELGIAN FREIGHTER (Bel)
56
7,964
1922
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
BLAIRMORE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/09 - 19/09
BRITISH RESPECT (Br)
102
8,479
1943
PETROL
fitted with AND
BRITISH TENACITY (Br)
112
8,439
1939
PETROL
 
BRUARFOSS (Ice)
13
1,580
1927
GENERAL
UK FOR ICELAND
CALGARY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/09 - 28/09
CISTULA (Du)
33
8,097
1939
PETROL
 
COBALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/09 - 22/09
COWICHAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/09 - 22/09
DAVID J BREWER (US)
64
7,181
1942
GENERAL, EXPL
 
DERBY COUNTY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 30/09
DEVERON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/09 - 29/09
DOLABELLA (Br)
84
8,142
1939
PETROL
 
DORCASIA (Br)
53
8,053
1938
AVGAS
 
EDMUNSTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/09 - 28/09
EMPIRE CHAPMAN (Br)
132
8,194
1942
PETROL
fitted with AND
EMPIRE COLLINS (Br)
103
9,796
1942
PARAFFIN
fitted with AND
EMPIRE NUGGET (Br)
92
9,807
1942
PETROL
 
EMPIRE REYNOLDS (Br)
83
8,128
1942
PETROL
RETURNED
EMPIRE WORDSWORTH (Br)
94
9,891
1942
AVGAS
 
FAME 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/09 - 29/09
FERDINANDO GORGES (US)
46
7,176
1943
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
fitted with AND
FORT AMHERST (Br)
25
3,489
1936
GENERAL
HALIFAX FOR ST JOHNS NF
FORT ASTORIA (Br)
111
7,189
1943
TIMBER, ZINC, EXPL
 
FORT MISSANABIE (Br)
145
7,147
1943
GRAIN EX HALIFAX
fitted with AND
FORT YUKON (Br)
71
7,153
1943
PHOSPHATES, LEAD, ZINC
fitted with AND
FREDERICK L DAU (US)
11
7,244
1943
GENERAL, STORES
fitted with AND
G W GOETHALS (US)
144
7,176
1942
GENERAL
 
GABRIEL DUVAL (US)
12
7,176
1942
SUGAR, A/C
 
GATEWAY CITY (US)
36
5,432
1920
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
GEORGE DEWEY (US)
22
7,225
1943
GENERAL, EXPL
fitted with AND
HANNIBAL HAMLIN (US)
126
7,176
1943
GENERAL, GRAIN EX HALIFAX
fitted with AND
HENRY DUNDAS (Br)
114
10,448
1937
PETROL
 
HENRY VILLARD (US)
15
7,176
1942
GENERAL, EX HALIFAX
 
HERMAN MELVILLE (US)
54
7,176
1942
GENERAL, AFVs, PETROL, EXPL
 
HORACE LUCKENBACH (US)
65
6,475
1919
GENERAL, EXPL
 
HUGH S LEGARE (US)
14
7,176
1942
GENERAL
 
JOHN A CAMPBELL (US)
124
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
JOHN A POOR (US)
146
7,176
1943
GENERAL, AMMO EX HALIFAX
RETURNED
JOHN A QUITMAN (US)
45
7,176
1943
GENERAL, EXPL
fitted with AND
JOHN H EATON (US)
31
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
JOHN LAURANCE (US)
142
7,176
1942
GENERAL
 
JOHN MASON (US)
136
7,176
1943
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
fitted with AND
JOSEPH E BROWN (US)
21
7,176
1943
STORES, GENERAL
fitted with AND
JOSEPH E JOHNSTON (US)
34
7,196
1942
GENERAL PETROL, EXPL, A/C
 
JOSEPH R LAMAR (US)
115
7,176
1943
STORES, GENERAL, EXPL
fitted with AND
KALDFONN (Nor)
82
9,931
1936
FFO
ESCORT OILER
KINGCUP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/09 - 29/09
KIRKELLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 30/09
LACHINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/09 - 22/09
LADY RODNEY (Br)
35
8,194
1929
GENERAL
HALIFAX FOR ST JOHNS NF
LENA LUCKENBACH (US)
23
5,238
1920
STEEL, GENERAL, EXPL
 
LOCHMONAR (Br)
135
9,412
1924
GENERAL, FRIG, EXPL EX HALIFAX
 
MARIA MITCHELL (US)
55
7,176
1943
STORES, GENERAL, EXPL
 
MARIT II (Nor)
123
7,417
1922
FUEL OIL
 
MARK KEPPEL (US)
121
7,176
1943
GENERAL, EXPL
 
MONTGOMERY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/09 - 22/09
NASSA (Br)
105
8,134
1942
PETROL
fitted with AND
NELSON DINGLEY (US)
 
7,176
1943
GENERAL, EXPL EX ST JOHNS NF
 
NENE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/09 - 28/09
NUEVA GRANADA (Nor)
113
9,968
1937
PETROL
 
OWEN SUMMERS (US)
141
7,180
1943
GENERAL, STORES, MT, AFVS, EXPL
fitted with AND
PACIFIC ENTERPRISE (Br)
66
6,736
1927
FRIG, GENERAL, LEAD, ZINC
EX HALIFAX
PAN-RHODE ISLAND (US)
93
7,742
1941
AVGAS, A/C
 
PANAMAN (Pan)
24
5,328
1913
EXPL, STORES, GENERAL
 
PAUL HAMILTON HAYNE (US)
95
7,177
1942
GENERAL, BOMBS
 
PHILANDER C KNOX (US)
143
7,176
1943
SMALL ARMS, AMMO
 
PHILIP H SHERIDAN (US)
91
7,181
1942
FRIG, METAL
 
PORT ALMA (Br)
81
8,400
1928
FRIG, GENERAL
 
POTENTILLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/09 - 29/09
ROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/09 - 29/09
SAMUEL F B MORSE (US)
133
7,181
1942
STORES, GENERAL, EXPL
 
SAMUEL NELSON (US)
122
7,176
1942
STEEL, EXPL
 
SKIENSFJORD (Nor)
85
5,922
1922
GENERAL, EXPL
 
SNOWBERRY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/09 - 28/09
SOVAC (Br)
63
6,724
1938
LUB OIL
 
SPINANGER (Nor)
62
7,429
1927
USN FUEL
ESCORT OILER
ST ALBANS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/09 - 19/09
ST CLAIR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/09 - 22/09
STEEL ENGINEER (US)
41
5,687
1926
STORES, GENERAL
 
STIKLESTAD (Nor)
32
9,349
1938
PETROL
 
TIMOTHY BLOODWORTH (US)
116
7,191
1943
GENERAL, GRAIN EX HALIFAX
 
TRADE WIND (US)
43
6,178
1943
FRIG
 
TWEED 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/09 - 28/09
VANQUISHER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/09 - 29/09
WENDELL PHILLIPS (US)
134
7,176
1942
GENERAL, EXPL
 
WILLIAM A JONES (US)
52
7,176
1943
STEEL, MT, AFVs
 
WILLIAM DUNBAR (US)
44
7,176
1943
GENERAL, EXPL
 
WILLIAM L YANCEY (US)
61
7,176
1943
SUGAR, A/C
fitted with AND
WILLIAM PHIPS (US)
104
7,176
1943
GENERAL, EXPL
fitted with AND
WILLIAM WINDOM (US)
101
7,194
1943
GENERAL
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.257:

    WLE(S & N) W6 SOE MONTGOMERY, HX LOCAL W4 SOE ST ALBANS, OCEAN B6 SOE FAME, SUPPORT 5EG SOE NENE, UK LOCAL KIRKELLA & DERBY COUNTY
    5EG JOINED FROM SC 142 AND DETACHED WITH FAST SECTION IN 10W
    COMMODORE: Capt B B GRANT RD RNR IN PORT ALMA
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN BRITISH TENACITY
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.