Convoy HX.82

Departed from Halifax on 20 October 1940.
Arrived Liverpool on 6 November 1940.
Hague's records contain 40 merchants and 17 escorts (39 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AFRIKA (Br)
45
8,597
1920
LUMBER, METAL
JOINED EX BHX 82
ALAUNIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/10 - 31/10
AMSTEL (Du)
21
2,115
1925
TIMBER
RETURNED UNABLE TO MAKE SPEED
ARABIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/11 - 03/11
BODEGRAVEN (Du)
82
5,593
1929
GENERAL
DETACHED WITH WEATHER DAMAGE
BROKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/11 - 03/11
CAIRNESK (Br)
32
5,007
1926
GENERAL
 
CALEDONIA (Nor)
31
9,892
1936
DIESO
 
CAMELLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/11 - 03/11
CAPE HORN (Br)
55
5,643
1929
LUMBER, LEAD, CANNED GOODS
JOINED EX BHX 82
CHELSEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/11 - 04/11
CHR J KAMPMANN (Br)
72
2,281
1924
GENERAL
 
CITY OF BARCELONA (Br)
71
5,787
1930
GENERAL
 
CITY OF OXFORD (Br)
92
2,759
1926
STEEL, COTTON, LUMBER
JOINED EX BHX 82
DORELIAN (Br)
33
6,431
1923
GENERAL
 
EGBA (Br)
64
4,989
1914
LUMBER, STEEL, COTTON, RESIN
JOINED EX BHX 82
EL CIERVO (Br)
35
5,841
1923
FFO
JOINED EX BHX 82
ELAX (Br)
56
7,403
1927
FFO
JOINED EX BHX 82
EMPIRE BISON (Br)
41
5,612
1919
STEEL
STRAGGLED
EMPIRE GANNET (Br)
14
5,627
1919
SULPHUR
JOINED EX BHX 82, STRAGGLED
ERVIKEN (Nor)
81
6,595
1921
IRON ORE
RETURNED UNABLE TO MAKE SPEED
ESKDALEGATE (Br)
54
4,250
1930
STEEL, LUMBER
 
ESMOND (Br)
53
4,976
1930
STEEL, NEWSPRINT
 
GENTIAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/11 - 04/11
GOVERNOR (Br)
74
5,571
1918
STEEL, COTTON, LUMBER
JOINED EX BHX 82
GREGALIA (Br)
43
5,802
1929
GENERAL
 
HELIOTROPE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/11 - 03/11
HONEYSUCKLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/10 - 06/11
HUSKY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/10 - 22/10
INVERLEE (Br)
34
9,158
1938
FFO
JOINED EX BHX 82
MALAYA (Br)
83
8,654
1921
GENERAL
 
MALCOLM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/11 - 03/11
MANCHESTER EXPORTER (Br)
52
5,277
1918
GENERAL
 
MANCHESTER PROGRESS (Br)
62
5,620
1938
GENERAL
 
MAPLEWOOD (Br)
12
4,566
1930
MAIZE
 
MURENA (Du)
61
8,252
1931
DIESO
 
MYSON (Fr)
91
4,564
1927
GENERAL
 
NOVA SCOTIA (Br)
51
6,796
1926
GENERAL, MT
 
OLAF BERGH (Nor)
23
5,811
1921
GRAIN
STRAGGLED
ONOBA (Du)
73
6,256
1938
BENZINE
JOINED EX BHX 82
OPALIA (Br)
25
6,195
1938
PARAFFIN, BENZINE
JOINED EX BHX 82
ORDUNA (Br)
44
15,507
1914
GENERAL
JOINED EX BHX 82
PATELLA (Br)
65
7,468
1927
FFO
JOINED EX BHX 82
PRINS FREDERIK HENDRIK (Du)
63
1,288
1936
GENERAL
STRAGGLED
REINDEER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/10 - 22/10
RUCKINGE (Br)
11
2,869
1939
LUMBER
 
SARDONYX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/11 - 06/11
SCOTTISH MONARCH (Br)
42
4,719
1938
2610L, LUMBER
DET HX 22.10 WITH STEERING FAILURE
ST CROIX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/10 - 21/10
ST FRANCIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/10 - 21/10
TACOMA CITY (Br)
13
4,738
1929
STEEL, MT
 
TOORAK (Br)
26
8,627
1927
FFO
JOINED EX BHX 82
TOULOUSE (Nor)
85
7,027
1934
SUGAR, WOOL, STEEL
JOINED EX BHX 82
VERITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/10 - 04/11
VETERAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/11 - 04/11
WEARWOOD (Br)
22
4,597
1930
CORN
 
WITHERINGTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/10 - 04/11

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy HX.82:

    HUSKY & REINDEER, weather damage returning from SHX RV
    VETERAN, CHELSEA, CAMELLIA, WITHERINGTON, VERITY, HONEYSUCKLE ex OB 235
    COMMODORE: V-Adm HON A C STRUTT CBE IN NOVA SCOTIA
    VICE COMMODORE: V-Adm P E PARKER DSO IN CAIRNESK
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.