Convoy HX.307

Departed from NYC on 6 September 1944.
Arrived Liverpool on 20 September 1944.
Hague's records contain 70 merchants and 29 escorts (73 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ADVANTAGE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/09 - 20/09
ALEXANDER R SHEPHERD (US)
114
7,198
1944
GENERAL, MT
 
ARTHUR M HUDDELL (US)
103
7,240
1943
GENERAL, CABLE, AFVs
fitted with AND
ASBESTOS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/09 - 20/09
AUGUSTUS S MERRIMON (US)
35
7,176
1943
GENERAL, MT
 
BENJAMIN HAWKINS (US)
45
7,191
1942
GENERAL, MT, RAILS
 
BERTRAM G GOODHUE (US)
31
7,247
1944
GENERAL, MT
 
BUENOS AIRES (Nor)
71
4,640
1928
GENERAL, TRACKED AMPHIBS
 
BURY (Br)
86
1,686
1911
 
RESCUE SHIP
CARLOS J FINLAY (US)
42
7,247
1944
EXPL, MT
 
CARRILLO (US)
13
4,593
1911
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
CAVINA (Br)
22
6,907
1924
GENERAL, MEAT EX HALIFAX
 
CHARLES SUMNER (US)
32
7,176
1943
GENERAL, MT
 
CITY OF GLASGOW (Br)
113
5,321
1920
FRIG, GENERAL
 
CITY OF LILLE (Br)
102
6,588
1928
WOOL, GENERAL, GRENADES
 
CORNER BROOK (Br)
47
5,767
1925
NEWSPRINT EX SYDNEY CB
 
CYRUS H MCCORMICK (US)
97
7,181
1942
GENERAL, MT
 
DERWENTHALL (Br)
57
4,934
1940
LUMBER EX SYDNEY CB
 
DETTIFOSS (Ice)
46
1,564
1930
GENERAL, LUMBER
UK FOR ICELAND
DIRECTOR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/09 - 20/09
DRUPA (Br)
84
8,102
1939
PETROL, OIL
 
DUNDAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/09 - 09/09
DUNVEGAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/09 - 11/09
EDMUND FANNING (US)
14
7,176
1943
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
EMPIRE FLAG (Br)
44
7,024
1943
GENERAL, FRIG
fitted with AND
EMPIRE MACKENDRICK (Br)
73
7,933
1944
GRAIN EX HALIFAX
MAC SHIP
EMPIRE REYNOLDS (Br)
83
8,128
1942
PETROL
 
EMPIRE VISCOUNT (Br)
56
8,882
1929
MOLASSES
 
EPHRAIM W BAUGHMAN (US)
116
7,176
1943
GENERAL, MT
 
EUGENE E O'DONNELL (US)
16
7,176
1943
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
fitted with AND
FAGERFJELL (Nor)
64
8,072
1935
USN FUEL
ESCORT OILER, 70 DCs
FILIPP MAZZEI (US)
106
7,240
1944
GENERAL, EXPL, AFVs
 
FLORENCE CRITTENTON (US)
26
7,176
1943
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
FORT REMY (Br)
37
7,127
1943
GRAIN EX SYDNEY CB
fitted with AND
FORT TOWNSHEND (Br)
24
3,489
1936
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
ST JOHNS NF
FRANCIS N BLANCHET (US)
25
7,176
1943
GENERAL, EXPL EX HALIFAX
 
FREDERIC REMINGTON (US)
53
7,181
1943
EXPL, MT
 
FRONTENAC (Nor)
62
7,350
1928
USN FUEL
ESCORT OILER
GEORGE A MARR (US)
92
7,176
1944
GENERAL, MT
 
GEORGE G CRAWFORD (US)
34
7,198
1944
GENERAL, MT
fitted with AND
HADLEY F BROWN (US)
12
7,176
1944
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
HARRY LANE (US)
21
7,176
1942
GENERAL, EXPL EX HALIFAX
 
HARVEY C MILLER (US)
115
7,176
1943
GENERAL, MT
 
HEPATICA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/09 - 09/09
IDEFJORD (Nor)
11
4,287
1921
LUMBER EX HALIFAX
 
JACOB SLOAT FASSETT (US)
124
7,198
1944
GENERAL, MT
 
JAMES H COUPER (US)
82
7,199
1943
GENERAL, EXPL, MT
 
JAMES L ACKERSON (US)
51
7,240
1944
MT, ENGINEERS EQUIPMENT
 
JEDEDIAH S SMITH (US)
107
7,176
1943
GENERAL, MT, ORDNANCE
 
JESSE APPLEGATE (US)
33
7,176
1942
GENERAL, MT
 
JESSE H METCALF (US)
95
7,176
1944
GENERAL, EXPL
 
JOHN A CAMPBELL (US)
126
7,176
1943
GENERAL, MT
fitted with AND
JOHN BAKKE (Nor)
61
4,718
1929
GENERAL, MT
 
JOHN C FREMONT (US)
27
7,176
1941
EXPL EX HALIFAX
 
JONQUIERE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/09 - 20/09
JOSEPH HOLT (US)
43
7,181
1942
GENERAL, MACHINERY
 
KAIA KNUDSEN (Nor)
63
9,063
1931
USN FUEL
ESCORT OILER, SPARE DCs
KAMLOOPS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/09 - 20/09
LAFCADIO HEARN (US)
52
7,218
1943
USN FUEL
 
LAWRENCE D TYSON (US)
125
7,176
1943
GENERAL, MT fitted with AND
 
LOCKEPORT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/09 - 11/09
LONE STAR (US)
112
5,101
1919
GENERAL, EXPL, MT
 
LONGEUIL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/09 - 20/09
LOUIS JOLIET (US)
15
7,194
1943
GRAIN, MT EX HALIFAX
 
LUXOR (Br)
93
6,554
1930
FUEL OIL
 
MANCHESTER TRADER (Br)
101
5,671
1941
GENERAL, AMPHIBS
 
MATAPEDIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/09 - 09/09
MIJDRECHT (Du)
85
7,493
1931
DIESO
ESCORT OILER
MORDEN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/09 - 20/09
MURENA (Du)
54
8,252
1931
PETROL
 
OWEN SOUND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/09 - 20/09
PEDRO MENENDEZ (US)
123
7,176
1944
GENERAL
 
PORT COLBORNE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/09 - 20/09
R C BRENNAN (US)
91
7,176
1943
GENERAL, ALCOHOL
 
RAPANA (Br)
66
8,017
1935
USN FUEL EX HALIFAX
FLIGHT DISEMBARKED ON ARRIVAL
REGINALD A FESSENDEN (US)
55
7,213
1943
USN FUEL
 
ROBERT EDEN (US)
105
7,176
1943
EXPL
 
ROBERT L HAGUE (US)
122
7,207
1944
MT
 
ROBERT TOOMBS (US)
41
7,176
1943
MT, GENERAL, FOOD
 
ROSTHERN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/09 - 11/09
SASKATOON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/09 - 11/09
SCOTTISH HEATHER (Br)
104
7,087
1928
MOLASSES, SPARE DCs
 
SOMALILAND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/09 - 20/09
SOREL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/09 - 09/09
ST BONIFACE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/09 - 09/09
ST CATHERINES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/09 - 10/09
ST JOHN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/09 - 20/09
STIKLESTAD (Nor)
94
9,349
1938
OIL FUEL
 
SUSAN COLBY (US)
23
7,176
1944
EXPL EX HALIFAX
 
SWANSEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/09 - 20/09
THOMAS J LYONS (US)
81
7,240
1944
MT
 
THORSHOLM (Nor)
65
9,937
1937
DIESO, AFVs
ESCORT OILER, 60 DCs
TORTOLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/09 - 20/09
WALLACEBURG 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/09 - 11/09
WASHINGTON ALLSTON (US)
17
7,176
1944
GENERAL EX HALIFAX
 
WESTEND PARK (Br)
121
7,166
1944
TIMBER, LEAD, ZINC
fitted with AND
WILLIAM W MAYO (US)
111
7,176
1943
GENERAL, MT
 
WILLIAM WINDOM (US)
96
7,194
1943
GENERAL, EXPL
 
YEMASSEE (Pan)
36
2,002
1922
GENERAL, TELEGRAPH POLES
UK FOR ICELAND

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.307:

    9EG JOINED FROM PLYMOUTH, IN SUPPORT IN E CHANNEL
    WLE(S) W4 SOE ST BONIFACE, WLE(N) W6 SOE WALLACEBURG, SYDNEY SOE ST CATHERINES, OCEAN C2 SOE LONGEUIL, CHENNEL SUPPORT 9EG
    DIRECTOR & ADVANTAGE ATTACHED AS RESCUE TUGS. JONQUIERE, OWEN SOUND & TORTOLA CHANNEL ESCORT DETACHED 18.9
    TORTOLA DETACHED WITH BRISTOL CHANNEL SHIPS
    COMMODORE: R-Adm M W S BOUCHER DSO IN JOHN BAKKE
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN MANCHESTER TRADER
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.