Convoy OA.172(1)

Departed Southend Friday, June 21st 1940
Dispersed Tuesday, June 25th 1940
No. of vessels (Hague) 56
Actual number of vessels (1) 24 + 4 did not sail + 1 escort.
(2)
Vessels lost from convoy 1
SARANAC
WINDSORWOOD

Note: OA.172 sailed at 0700 hours on June 21 and was composed of two parts, OA.172(1) and OA.172(2).
OA.172(2) conformed in so far as was possible to OA.172.(1) regarding formations, navigation
and zig-zagging but remained a separate convoy sailing 2 cables astern of the rear ships of OA.172(1).
TROLLA, EMBLA and BONDE were left behind as they could not maintain 5 knots in fresh wind and sea.
Pdts 81, 82 and 85 took positions 51, 52 and 53 when coastal vessels left off the Lizard.
PORT HOBERT rescued 29 survivors from RANDSFJORD (Nor) in position 50.29N, 5.26W
(70 miles SSE of Queenstown) at 1153 hours on June 23.
RANDSFJORD (dispersed from HX.49) was torpedoed by U-30 at 0100 hours on June 22, 1940 .
WINDSORWOOD is also reported as being sunk for OA.172 but did not appear in the files.

Pdt
Vessel
Cargo
From
To
23
ALPHACCA (Du)
Ballast
 
Buenos Aires
51
ANGLIAN COAST
DID NOT SAIL
 
Liverpool
14
ARLETTA
Ballast
 
Aruba
53
AUTHORITY
DID NOT SAIL
 
Manchester
62
BEACHY
Gen.
 
Belfast
64
BONDE (Nor)
Coal
 
Belfast
52
EMBLA (Sw)
Cement
 
Liverpool
63
FULHAM II
DID NOT SAIL
 
Barry
 
HMS GLADIOLUS
ESCORT
 
 
43
INVELLA
 
 
Sydney C.B.
21
MONTERLAND (Du)
Ballast
 
Las Palmas
72
NAPIER STAR
Ballast
Southampton
Curacao
34
PONTFIELD
Ballast
Southampton
Port Arthur
41
PORT HOBART
Ballast
 
Glasgow
31
SAN FLORENTINO
Ballast
 
Curacao
73
SAN GERARDO
Ballast
Falmouth
Curacao
71
SARANAC
Ballast
Southampton
Aruba
24
SCOTTISH STANDARD
Ballast
Portsmouth
Dutch W.I.
22
SIMALOER (Du)
Gen.
 
Durban
32
SIMONBURN
Coal
 
Sydney C.B.
44
STANDELLA
Ballast
Falmouth
St. Kitts
11
START POINT
Coal
 
Sydney C.B.
54
TROLLA (Nor)
Coal
 
Belfast
42
TYMERIC
Coal
 
Las Palmas
65
VESTLAND (Nor)
 
Portsmouth
Bristol Channel
61
VOLTURNO
DID NOT SAIL
 
Cardiff
12
WEARWOOD
Coal
 
Halifax
33
WESTBURY
Coal
 
Capetown
13
WRAY CASTLE
Coal
 
Sydney C.B.