Convoy OA.61

Departed Southend on 27 December 1939
Dispersed on 30 December 1939
Hague's records contain 17 merchants and 4 escorts (18 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AMPLEFORTH (Br)
 
4,576
1929
 
PORT TALBOT
APPLEDORE (Br)
 
5,218
1929
 
CHARLESTON
ARDENT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/12 - 30/12
ATHELVIKING (Br)
 
8,779
1926
 
COASTAL SECTION OF CONVOY
BANFFSHIRE (Br)
 
6,479
1912
 
NEWPORT
BARON DECHMONT (Br)
 
3,675
1929
 
ARR IN TOW WITH PROPELLOR PROBLEMS
BRITISH COMMANDER (Br)
 
6,901
1922
 
TEXAS
BROKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/12 - 30/12
CHAUCER (Br)
 
5,792
1929
 
CARDIFF
COMANCHEE (Br)
 
6,837
1936
 
AVONMOUTH
DARINA (Br)
 
8,113
1939
 
CURACAO
DE GRASSE (Fr)
 
18,435
1924
 
NEW YORK CITY
F J WOLFE (Br)
 
12,190
1932
 
ARUBA
FORDSDALE (Br)
 
11,023
1924
 
CURACAO
GUYANNE (Fr)
 
1,794
1934
 
ANTILLES
KEMMENDINE (Br)
 
7,769
1924
 
LIVERPOOL
LEOPOLD L D (Fr)
 
5,267
1933
 
POSSIBLY THIS CONVOY
SCOTTISH CHIEF (Br)
 
7,006
1928
 
 
ST CLEARS (Br)
 
4,312
1936
 
PALMA
VESPER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/12 - 29/12
VISCOUNT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/12 - 29/12

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OA.61:

    VESPER & VISCOUNT DETACHED TO SL 14
    COMMODORE: V-Adm B G WASHINGTON CMG DSO IN KEMMENDINE
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN F J WOLFE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.