Convoy OA.218

Departed Methil on 22 September 1940
Dispersed on 27 September 1940
Hague's records contain 32 merchants and 2 escorts (38 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACHILLES (Du)
 
1,815
1906
 
 
AMELIA (Br)
 
341
1894
 
 
BEACHY (Br)
 
1,600
1936
 
 
BRIKA (Br)
 
4,412
1929
 
 
BRYNMILL (Br)
 
743
1920
 
 
CAMEO (Br)
 
946
1937
 
 
CHANNEL QUEEN (Br)
 
567
1940
 
 
CITY OF BARCELONA (Br)
 
5,787
1930
 
 
DIANA (Nor)
 
1,154
1904
 
 
DOLIUS (Br)
 
5,507
1924
 
 
DORNOCH (Br)
 
5,186
1939
 
INDEP FROM 25.9
ESMOND (Br)
 
4,976
1930
 
 
HENGIST (Br)
 
984
1928
 
 
LOCH DEE (Br)
 
5,252
1937
 
CRISTOBAL
MALAKAND (Br)
 
7,649
1919
 
 
MARGIT (Br)
 
1,735
1924
 
ST JOHNS NF
MATHILDA (Nor)
 
3,650
1920
 
WABANA
NATIA (Br)
 
8,715
1920
 
 
NORMAN STAR (Br)
 
6,817
1919
 
 
NYLAND (Nor)
 
1,375
1939
 
 
OILRELIANCE (Br)
 
5,666
1929
 
 
OLGA S (Da)
 
2,252
1938
 
 
PARKWOOD (Br)
 
1,049
1933
 
 
PRIMROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/09 - 26/09
SATURNUS (Du)
 
2,741
1909
 
WABANA
SHEAF CROWN (Br)
 
4,868
1929
 
BALTIMORE
SONJA MAERSK (Br)
 
1,909
1921
 
 
SPERO (Br)
 
1,589
1922
 
 
THE MARQUIS (Br)
 
795
1924
 
 
TRICOLOR (Nor)
 
6,850
1933
 
 
TRICULA (Br)
 
6,221
1936
 
 
VARAND (Br)
 
6,023
1927
 
 
WESTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/09 - 28/09
WINTERSWIJK (Du)
 
3,205
1914
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OA.218:

    PRIMROSE STOOD BY EURYMEDON OF OB 217 UNTIL SUNK, THEN JOINED SL 47. WESTON TO SL 47
    COMMODORE: Capt H J ANCHOR OBE RD RNR IN BEACHY
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.