Convoy HX.282

Departed from NYC on 6 March 1944.
Arrived Liverpool on 22 March 1944.
Hague's records contain 99 merchants and 20 escorts (96 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABEL PARKER UPSHUR (US)
164
7,177
1942
GENERAL
 
AEDANUS BURKE (US)
42
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
AGASSIZ 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/03 - 08/03
ALBERT S BURLESON (US)
161
7,244
1943
GENERAL
fitted with AND
ALCOA MASTER (US)
162
5,114
1919
GENERAL
 
ALCOA POINTER (US)
96
6,711
1943
GENERAL
 
AMERICAN BUILDER (US)
101
6,778
1940
EXPL
 
ANDREW CARNEGIE (US)
51
7,176
1942
GENERAL
 
ANSON P K SAFFORD (US)
155
7,176
1943
EXPL, GENERAL
 
ARUBA (Du)
23
3,979
1929
FLOUR EX HALIFAX
 
ARUNAH S ABELL (US)
76
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
BARBARA FRIETCHIE (US)
52
7,176
1943
EXPL, GENERAL
 
BEN F DIXON (US)
44
7,176
1943
GENERAL
RETURNED
BENJAMIN H BREWSTER (US)
62
7,176
1943
EXPL, GENERAL
 
BENJAMIN SCHLESINGER (US)
72
7,176
1944
EXPL, GENERAL
 
BRONTES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/03 - 22/03
BURY (Br)
78
1,686
1911
 
RESCUE SHIP
BUTTERCUP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/03 - 21/03
CAPE DIAMOND (US)
131
5,124
1944
GENERAL
 
CAVALCADE (Pan)
33
5,038
1930
GENERAL, EXPL EX HALIFAX
 
CAXTON (Br)
16
7,242
1943
NEWSPRINT EX HALIFAX
fitted with AND
CHARLES J FINGER (US)
166
7,244
1944
GENERAL
 
CHARLES J FOLGER (US)
152
7,194
1943
GENERAL
 
CITY OF CANBERRA (Br)
132
7,484
1927
FRIG, GENERAL
 
CITY OF FLORENCE (Br)
116
6,862
1918
GENERAL
 
CITY OF YOKOHAMA (Br)
21
7,341
1922
GENERAL EXPL EX HALIFAX
 
CLINTON KELLY (US)
156
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
CORRALES (Br)
31
5,363
1930
GENERAL, MEAT, METAL EX HALIFAX
 
COURAGEOUS (US)
112
7,573
1918
EXPL, GENERAL
 
DAGHESTAN (Br)
11
7,248
1941
FLOUR EX HALIFAX
 
DANIEL HIESTER (US)
13
7,176
1942
GENERAL, GRAIN EX HALIFAX
 
DELFTDIJK (Du)
91
10,220
1929
GENERAL
 
DETTIFOSS (Ice)
57
1,564
1930
GENERAL, COAL
 
DIGBY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/03 - 09/03
DOLLY MADISON (US)
165
7,176
1943
GENERAL
fitted with AND
DUALA (Nor)
32
1,800
1938
MEAT EX HALIFAX
 
ELIPHALET NOTT (US)
163
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
EMILY DICKINSON (US)
14
7,176
1943
GRAIN, GENERAL EX HALIFAX
fitted with AND
EMPIRE FLETCHER (Br)
104
8,194
1942
AVGAS, PETROL
R/N BACKHUYSEN ON ARRIVAL
EMPIRE MACKAY (Br)
65
8,908
1943
FFO, FERRYING AIRCRAFT
MAC SHIP, NON OPERATIONAL A/C FERRY
EMPIRE MACKENDRICK (Br)
83
7,933
1944
GRAIN
MAC SHIP
EMPIRE VISCOUNT (Br)
93
8,882
1929
DIESO, A/C
ESCORT OILER, 60 DCs
EPHRAIM BREVARD (US)
126
7,177
1943
GENERAL
 
EPHRAIM W BAUGHMAN (US)
73
7,176
1943
EXPL, AMMO, LANDING CRAFT
 
ERIN (Br)
81
5,841
1932
FRIG
 
FAGERFJELL (Nor)
92
8,072
1935
USN FUEL
ESCORT OILER
FORT AMHERST (Br)
47
3,489
1936
GENERAL
NYC FOR HALIFAX
FRANCIS C HARRINGTON (US)
151
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
FRANK WIGGINS (US)
125
7,176
1943
EXPL, GENERAL
 
GALVESTON (US)
22
6,173
1921
STORES EX HALIFAX
 
GEORGE GALE (US)
111
7,176
1942
GENERAL
 
GILBERT STUART (US)
54
7,176
1943
EXPL, GENERAL
 
GLENIFFER (Br)
141
9,559
1919
GENERAL, GRAIN
 
GROU 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/03 - 16/03
HADLEIGH CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/03 - 21/03
HAWKINS FUDSKE (US)
122
7,176
1943
EXPL, GENERAL
 
HENRY CLAY (US)
147
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
HENRY H RICHARDSON (US)
34
7,176
1943
GENERAL, MT EX HALIFAX
 
HENRY L ELLSWORTH (US)
106
7,218
1943
DIESO
 
HOYANGER (Nor)
133
4,624
1926
EXPL, GENERAL
 
IDEFJORD (Nor)
35
4,287
1921
GRAIN, GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
ISAAC S HOPKINS (US)
145
7,198
1944
EXPL, GENERAL
 
JACOB THOMPSON (US)
105
7,218
1943
DIESO
 
JAMES A BAYARD (US)
137
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
JAMES G BIRNEY (US)
74
7,176
1943
EXPL, GENERAL
 
JAMES IVES (US)
142
7,176
1943
EXPL, GENERAL
 
JAMES SMITH (US)
67
7,181
1942
GENERAL
 
JOHN CARVER (US)
64
7,176
1942
EXPL, GENERAL
 
JOHN DRAKE SLOAT (US)
107
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
JOHN GALLUP (US)
136
7,200
1943
GENERAL
 
JOHN GRIER HIBBEN (US)
97
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
JOHN HOLMES (US)
167
7,176
1943
GENERAL, ACID
fitted with AND
JOSHUA THOMAS (US)
102
7,176
1943
EXPL, GENERAL
 
JOYCE KILMER (US)
53
7,176
1943
EXPL, GENERAL
fitted with AND
KNUTE NELSON (US)
135
7,176
1943
EXPL, GENERAL
 
KOFRESI (US)
134
4,934
1920
EXPL, GENERAL
 
KRIEZIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/03 - 21/03
LAVENDER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/03 - 21/03
MEDICINE HAT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/03 - 09/03
MORGENEN (Nor)
115
7,093
1930
LUB OIL
60 DCs
MORRIS HILLQUIT (US)
63
7,210
1944
EXPL, GENERAL
 
MOSES CLEAVELAND (US)
143
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
NICHOLAS BIDDLE (US)
71
7,191
1942
GENERAL
 
NORTHUMBERLAND (Br)
123
11,558
1915
FRIG
 
OLIVER EVANS (US)
157
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
PAN SCANDIA (Nor)
95
9,816
1931
DIESO
 
PARK HOLLAND (US)
75
7,176
1943
EXPL, GENERAL
fitted with AND
PIERRE S DUPONT (US)
56
7,176
1942
GENERAL
fitted with AND
PORT CAROLINE (Br)
61
8,263
1919
FRIG
 
PORTAGE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/03 - 11/03
POTTER (Pan)
24
6,174
1920
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
R NEY MCNEELY (US)
114
7,198
1944
EXPL, GENERAL
 
REGENT PANTHER (Br)
77
9,556
1937
PETROL
 
RENALD FERNALD (US)
47
7,176
1944
GRAIN, GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
ROBERT LANSING (US)
144
7,176
1943
EXPL, GENERAL
 
ROBERT TRIMBLE (US)
55
7,176
1943
EXPL, GENERAL
fitted with AND
RUTHERFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/03 - 20/03
SALVADOR BRAU (US)
121
7,176
1944
GENERAL
 
SAMUEL PARKER (US)
146
7,176
1942
GENERAL
 
SAPPER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/03 - 22/03
SAPPERTON PARK (Br)
41
7,166
1944
GENERAL, LUMBER
fitted with AND
SARAH ORNE JEWETT (US)
12
7,176
1944
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
SHERBROOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/03 - 11/03
SOUTHERN BREEZE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/03 - 22/03
STEEL TRADER (US)
43
5,687
1920
GENERAL, SULPHUR
 
THOMAS F CUNNINGHAM (US)
113
7,218
1943
DIESO, AIRCRAFT
 
TOMPAZIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/03 - 21/03
TRANSCONA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/03 - 11/03
VILLANGER (Nor)
94
4,884
1929
EXPL, GENERAL
 
VIMY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/03 - 21/03
VOLUNTEER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/03 - 21/03
WASHINGTON ALLSTON (US)
45
7,176
1944
GENERAL
 
WILLIAM A JONES (US)
103
7,176
1943
EXPL, GENERAL
 
WILLIAM D BYRON (US)
66
7,210
1944
GENERAL
 
WILLIAM E PENDLETON (US)
124
7,218
1943
USN FUEL
 
WILLIAM H GRAY (US)
15
7,176
1943
GRAIN, GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
WILLIAM H WILMER (US)
153
7,191
1943
GENERAL
 
WILLIAM PEPPER (US)
46
7,176
1943
GENERAL
fitted with AND
WILLIAM WILKINS (US)
154
7,242
1943
GENERAL
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.282:

    WLE W2 SOE PORTAGE, HX LOCAL SOE DIGBY, OCEAN B5 SOE HADLEIGH CASTLE, UK LOCAL, SAPPWER, BRONTE & SOUTHERN BREEZE
    TUG GROWLER, TRAWLERS SAPPER & NORTHERN REWARD ADDITIONAL RESCUE SHIPS
    VIMY & VOLUNTEER FUELED AT HORTA, ABSENT FROM CONVOY 13 TO 17.3. AHASSIX TO HX WITH DEFECTS. GROU JD LATE AT SEA
    GROWLER DETACHED TO RECOVER S/M GRAPH ADRIFT OFF BARRA HEAD 19.3, FAILKED & S/M WAS WRECKED
    COMMODORE: Capt W VAN DEN DONKER R Neth N IN DELFTDIJK
    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.