Convoy JW.51B

Depart Loch Ewe on 22 December 1942.
Arrive Kola Inlet on 4 January 1943.
Hague's records contain 15 merchants and 26 escorts (15 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACHATES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/12 - 31/12
ANSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/12 - 30/12
BALLOT (Pan)
 
6,131
1922
 
WRECKED ON ARRIVAL IN KOLA INLET
BLANKNEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/12 - 30/12
BRAMBLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/12 - 29/12
BULLDOG 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/12 - 23/12
CALOBRE (Pan)
 
6,891
1919
 
 
CHESTER VALLEY (US)
 
5,078
1919
 
to MOLOTOVSK
CHIDDINGFOLD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/12 - 30/12
CUMBERLAND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/12 - 30/12
DALDORCH (Br)
 
5,571
1930
 
 
DOVER HILL (Br)
 
5,815
1918
 
RETURNED WITH WEATHER & BOILER DAMAGE
EMPIRE ARCHER (Br)
 
7,031
1941
 
for Archangel
EMPIRE EMERALD (Br)
 
8,032
1941
2000 TONS FFO, 1700 TONS AVGAS
LATER TO MOLOTOVSK 17.1.43
EXECUTIVE (US)
 
4,978
1920
 
 
FORESTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/12 - 30/12
HARRIER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/12 - 04/01
HYDERABAD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/12 - 02/01
ICARUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/12 - 30/12
IMPULSIVE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/12 - 30/12
JAMAICA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/12 - 31/12
JEFFERSON MYERS (US)
 
7,582
1920
 
for Archangel
JOHN H B LATROBE (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
 
LEDBURY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/12 - 30/12
MATCHLESS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/12 - 29/12
NORTHERN GEM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/12 - 03/01
OBDURATE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/12 - 03/01
OBEDIENT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/12 - 03/01
ONSLOW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/12 - 31/12
OPPORTUNE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/12 - 29/12
ORIBI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/12 - 31/12
ORWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/12 - 03/01
PONTFIELD (Br)
 
8,319
1940
5500 tons FFO & 5300 tons avgas
 
PUERTO RICAN (US)
 
6,076
1919
 
to Archangel
RALPH WALDO EMERSON (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
MOLOTOVSK
RHODODENDRON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/12 - 03/01
SEAGULL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/12 - 04/01
SHEFFIELD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/12 - 31/12
VERMONT (US)
 
5,670
1919
 
 
VIZALMA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/12 - 03/01
YORKMAR (US)
 
5,612
1919
 
 
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.