Convoy HX.80

Departed from Halifax on 12 October 1940.
Arrived Liverpool on 27 October 1940.
Hague's records contain 38 merchants and 11 escorts (33 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AURIS (Br)
13
8,030
1935
FFO
JOINED EX BHX 80
BARON MINTO (Br)
43
4,637
1937
IRON ORE
 
BATNA (Br)
23
4,399
1928
IRON ORE
 
BLOMMERSDIJK (Du)
21
6,855
1922
GENERAL
 
BOTWEY (Br)
91
5,106
1916
SULPHUR
 
CANADA (Sw)
61
5,527
1921
GENERAL
 
CASTLETON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/10 - 27/10
CHESAPEAKE (Br)
82
8,955
1928
PETROL
 
CITY OF DERBY (Br)
51
6,616
1921
GENERAL
 
CLAUSINA (Br)
52
8,083
1938
PETROL
 
CLUMBERHALL (Br)
33
5,198
1930
MAIZE
 
CONTRACTOR (Br)
45
6,004
1930
GENERAL
JOINED EX BHX 80
COULTARN (Br)
12
3,759
1938
PIG IRON
 
CYMBULA (Br)
35
8,082
1938
AVGAS
JOINED EX BHX 80
DUNELMIA (Br)
83
5,207
1929
CORN
 
ELG (Nor)
34
4,014
1930
PITPROPS
 
EMPIRE KITTIWAKE (Br)
81
5,675
1918
STEEL, SCRAP IRON
RETURNED ENGINE DEFECTS
EURYLOCHUS (Br)
72
5,723
1912
GENERAL
 
FLEUR DE LYS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/10 - 27/10
GEO W MCKNIGHT (Br)
71
12,502
1933
CRUDE OIL
 
GLENWOOD (Br)
31
4,897
1940
SCRAP IRON
 
HASTINGS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/10 - 27/10
HERANGER (Nor)
63
4,877
1930
GENERAL, LUMBER
JOINED EX BHX 80
HUSKY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/10 - 14/10
JOHN P PEDERSEN (Nor)
22
6,128
1930
FFO
 
KAIA KNUDSEN (Nor)
24
9,063
1931
FFO
JOINED EX BHX 80
KYLEGLEN (Br)
11
3,670
1917
PIG IRON
 
LACONIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/10 - 22/10
LACONIA (Br)
 
19,695
1922
 
AS AMC ESCORT
LANGLEETARN (Br)
62
4,908
1929
STEEL, MT
 
MAPLEWOOD (Br)
44
4,566
1930
GRAIN
RETURNED BOILER DEFECTS
MARIONGA (Gk)
93
4,236
1912
GRAIN
 
MICHAEL L EMBIRICOS (Gk)
42
5,202
1918
STEEL, LUMBER
RETURNED UNABLE TO MAKE SPEED
NIAGARA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/10 - 13/10
PHILANTE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/10 -
PICOTEE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/10 - 27/10
POMELLA (Br)
74
6,766
1937
CRUDE OIL
JOINED EX BHX 80
RAWNSLEY (Br)
84
4,998
1940
LUMBER, WHEAT
JOINED EX BHX 80
REINDEER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/10 - 14/10
ST CROIX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/10 - 13/10
TELESFORA DE LARRINAGA (Br)
92
5,780
1920
STEEL
 
TENERIFFA (Nor)
32
5,655
1922
STEEL, GENERAL
 
TILEMACHOS (Gk)
 
3,658
1911
 
PUT BACK WITH DEFECTS
TORR HEAD (Br)
53
5,021
1937
GENERAL
 
TROJAN STAR (Br)
94
9,037
1916
FRIG, GENERAL
JOINED EX BHX 80
VAALAREN (Sw)
73
3,406
1936
GRAIN
 
WANDERER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/10 - 27/10
WHITE CREST (Br)
41
4,365
1928
STEEL
 
YNGAREN (Sw)
54
5,246
1921
GENERAL
JOINED EX BHX 80

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.80:

    WANDERER, CASTLETON, PICOTEE ex OB 231, HASTINGS, FLEUR DE LYS OA 231
    COMMODORE: R-Adm E G ROBINSON VC OBE IN CITY OF DERBY
    VICE COMMODORE: R-Adm SIR O H DAWSON KBE IN GLENWOOD
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.