| Departed from NYC on 29 April 1945. |
| Arrived Liverpool on 15 May 1945. |
| Hague's records contain 81 merchants and 20 escorts (64 ships TDS) |
Vessel |
Pdt. |
Tons |
Built |
Cargo |
Notes |
AMASTRA (Br) |
53 |
8,031 |
1935 |
USN FUEL |
MAC SHIP, NON OPERATIONAL |
ANCYLUS (Br) |
103 |
8,017 |
1935 |
USN FUEL |
RETURNED |
BALFOUR |
ESCORT |
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BARRIE |
ESCORT 01/05 - 04/05 |
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BELGIAN AMITY (Bel) |
42 |
7,176 |
1945 |
GENERAL, R RD CARS |
|
BORDER CITIES |
ESCORT 29/04 - 02/05 |
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BRITISH MERIT (Br) |
94 |
8,093 |
1942 |
AVGAS |
fitted with AND |
BRITISH PATIENCE (Br) |
114 |
8,097 |
1943 |
PETROL |
|
BRITISH SINCERITY (Br) |
123 |
8,538 |
1939 |
PETROL |
|
CAMROSE |
ESCORT |
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CAVINA (Br) |
31 |
6,907 |
1924 |
MEAT, GENERAL EX HALIFAX |
|
COATICOOK |
ESCORT |
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CONSUELO (Br) |
83 |
4,847 |
1937 |
GRAIN EX SYDNEY CB |
|
DROMUS (Br) |
45 |
8,036 |
1938 |
PETROL, A/C |
|
DRUPA (Br) |
8,102 |
1939 |
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DUNVER |
ESCORT |
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EASTERN CITY (Br) |
11 |
5,185 |
1941 |
GRAIN EX SYDNEY CB |
|
EDWARD W SCRIPPS (US) |
122 |
7,176 |
1943 |
EXPL |
|
EGYPTIAN PRINCE (Br) |
25 |
3,490 |
1922 |
GRAIN, GENERAL EX SYDNEY CB |
|
ETTRICK |
ESCORT |
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EXE |
ESCORT 04/05 - 15/05 |
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FLINT CASTLE |
ESCORT 04/05 - 15/05 |
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FORT BEDFORD (Br) |
12 |
7,127 |
1943 |
GRAIN EX SYDNEY CB |
|
FORT ISLAND (Br) |
121 |
7,167 |
1944 |
GENERAL, GRAIN |
fitted with AND |
FORT LA CLOCHE (Br) |
15 |
7,151 |
1944 |
GRAIN EX SYDNEY CB |
fitted with AND |
FRANK E SPENCER (US) |
104 |
7,176 |
1945 |
GENERAL, EXPL |
DETACHED TO JOIN ON 300 |
FRANK R STOCKTON (US) |
111 |
7,176 |
1943 |
GENERAL, R RD CARS |
PRES DET INDEP TO RETURN POST 8.5.45 |
FRONTENAC PARK (Br) |
33 |
7,158 |
1944 |
FLOUR, EXPL, MT, AFVs EX HALIFAX |
|
GADILA (Du) |
54 |
7,999 |
1935 |
FUEL OIL |
MAC SHIP, ESCORT OILER |
GARDINER |
ESCORT 04/05 - 15/05 |
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GARLIES |
ESCORT |
||||
GEO W MCKNIGHT (Br) |
93 |
12,502 |
1933 |
PETROL, A/C |
RETURNED |
GERANIUM |
ESCORT 04/05 - 15/05 |
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GORE |
ESCORT |
||||
GULFCOAST (US) |
43 |
7,140 |
1937 |
DIESO |
|
HENDRIK WILLEM VAN LOON (US) |
82 |
7,240 |
1944 |
EXPL |
|
HORATIO ALLEN (US) |
101 |
7,207 |
1944 |
GENERAL, RATIONS |
|
HOSTE |
ESCORT |
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JAMES B RICHARDSON (US) |
71 |
7,177 |
1942 |
GENERAL, FOOD |
|
JAMES JACKSON (US) |
23 |
7,176 |
1943 |
GENERAL EX HALIFAX |
DETACHED & RETURNED BOSTON |
JANE LONG (US) |
124 |
7,244 |
1943 |
GENERAL, EXPL |
fitted with AND |
JOHN LAWSON (US) |
131 |
7,176 |
1943 |
GENERAL, R RD CARS |
fitted with AND |
JOHN MURRAY FORBES (US) |
132 |
7,176 |
1942 |
GENERAL |
|
JOHN RINGLING (US) |
135 |
7,240 |
1944 |
GENERAL, FLOUR |
|
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS (US) |
41 |
7,176 |
1943 |
GENERAL, LOCOS |
fitted with AND |
JOHN WOOLMAN (US) |
26 |
7,191 |
1943 |
GENERAL, LOCOS |
|
JOLIETTE |
ESCORT |
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KAIA KNUDSEN (Nor) |
73 |
9,063 |
1931 |
USN FUEL |
ESCORT OILER, 73 DCs |
KAPUKASING |
ESCORT 01/05 - 04/05 |
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LA HULLOISE |
ESCORT |
||||
LA SALLE |
ESCORT |
||||
LEVIS |
ESCORT |
||||
LOOSESTRIFE |
ESCORT 14/05 - |
||||
LOU GEHRIG (US) |
102 |
7,176 |
1943 |
GENERAL, EXPL, MT |
|
LOUIS MCLANE (US) |
81 |
7,176 |
1942 |
GENERAL, MT |
|
MALVINA (Du) |
125 |
8,245 |
1932 |
USN FUEL |
|
MARQUESA (Br) |
21 |
8,979 |
1918 |
MEAT EX HALIFAX |
DETACHED TO MKS 100 14.5 |
MARSDALE (Br) |
91 |
4,890 |
1940 |
GENERAL, SULPHUR |
|
MIDLAND |
ESCORT 29/04 - 02/05 |
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NAPANEE |
ESCORT 29/04 - 02/05 |
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NARANIO (Br) |
113 |
8,134 |
1943 |
PETROL |
fitted with AND |
NEWCOMBIA (Br) |
92 |
8,292 |
1945 |
PETROL, AVGAS |
|
ORKNEY |
ESCORT |
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PAN EUROPE (Nor) |
115 |
9,468 |
1931 |
USN FUEL |
|
PAN-FLORIDA (US) |
86 |
7,237 |
1936 |
USN FUEL, A/C |
|
PAUL BUCK (US) |
136 |
7,176 |
1944 |
CORN, A/C |
|
PORT CAMPBELL (Br) |
46 |
8,751 |
1922 |
FRIG, GENERAL |
|
PORT MELBOURNE (Br) |
51 |
9,142 |
1914 |
GENERAL |
|
PRINCE RUPERT |
ESCORT |
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RIVERDALE PARK (Br) |
32 |
7,132 |
1943 |
GENERAL, AMMO EX HALIFAX |
fitted with AND |
SAMESK (Br) |
22 |
7,219 |
1944 |
AMMO, FLOUR EX HALIFAX |
|
SAMFREEDOM (Br) |
14 |
7,210 |
1944 |
GRAIN EX SYDNEY CB |
|
SAMKEY (Br) |
13 |
7,219 |
1943 |
GRAIN EX SYDNEY CB |
fitted with AND |
SAMLAMU (Br) |
24 |
7,210 |
1944 |
WHEAT EX SYDNEY CB |
|
SAMUEL ASHE (US) |
133 |
7,177 |
1942 |
GENERAL, R RD CARS |
|
SAMUEL BAKKE (Nor) |
61 |
4,719 |
1929 |
GENERAL, R RD CARS |
|
SAMUEL LIVERMORE (US) |
34 |
7,176 |
1942 |
GENERAL EX HALIFAX |
|
SAN VERONICO (Br) |
112 |
8,189 |
1942 |
PETROL, AVGAS |
fitted with AND |
SEYCHELLES |
ESCORT 04/05 - 15/05 |
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SHERBROOKE |
ESCORT 01/05 - 04/05 |
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SKOTAAS (Nor) |
72 |
8,190 |
1931 |
USN FUEL |
ESCORT OILER, 60 DCs |
SOLFONN (Nor) |
62 |
9,925 |
1939 |
POOL OIL |
ESCORT OILER |
STEPHEN R MALLORY (US) |
126 |
7,176 |
1944 |
GENERAL, AFVs |
|
STIKLESTAD (Nor) |
105 |
9,349 |
1938 |
PETROL |
|
STOCKHAM |
ESCORT |
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STRATHADAM |
ESCORT |
||||
SUTHERLAND (Br) |
52 |
5,170 |
1940 |
GRAIN EX SYDNEY CB |
|
SYRIAN PRINCE (Br) |
87 |
1,990 |
1936 |
RESCUE SHIP |
|
T S GOLD (US) |
35 |
7,176 |
1945 |
GRAIN EX HALIFAX |
|
TARIA (Du) |
95 |
10,354 |
1939 |
PETROL |
|
THETFORD MINES |
ESCORT |
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TIMMINS |
ESCORT 29/04 - 02/05 |
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TOBIAS E STANSBURY (US) |
96 |
7,176 |
1943 |
GAS OIL |
|
VANCOUVER |
ESCORT 01/05 - 04/05 |
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VANQUISHER |
ESCORT 11/05 - 16/05 |
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VARDEFJELL (Nor) |
85 |
8,316 |
1940 |
PETROL |
ESCORT OILER |
WESTVIEW PARK (Br) |
134 |
7,162 |
1944 |
TIMBER, METAL |
|
WILLIAM H JACKSON (US) |
7,176 |
1943 |
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WILLIAM H LANE (US) |
44 |
7,176 |
1945 |
GENERAL |
|
WILLIAM STURGIS (US) |
84 |
7,176 |
1943 |
AMMO, FITTED WITH AND |
DETACHED TO JOIN ON 300 |
WILLIAM T BARRY (US) |
7,176 |
1943 |
CARRYING PoWs |
JOINED EX ON 301 13.5.45 |
| Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.353: |
| WLEF STH W2 SOE BORDER CITIES, WLEF NTH W1 SOE KAPUKASING, OCEAN B3 SOE EXE, SUPPORT 27EG SOE COATICOOK, 1EG SOE BALFOUR |
| SUPPORT 25EG SOE ORKNEY, CHANNEL ESCORT VANQUISHER (SOE), LOOSESTRIFE & CAMROSE |
| SEYCHELLES & FLINT CASTLE BROUGHT OUT ST JOHNS SHIP. W 1 JD ON 299 AT WOMP, CHANNEL ESCORT EX OM 301. |
| SAILING OF CONVOY DELAYED 24 HOURS TO GIVE ADEQUATE LAY-OVER TIME TO B3 |
| COMMODORE: R-Adm R M KING DSO IN SAMUEL BAKKE |
| VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN MARSDALE |