Convoys OB.88GF/ OA.88GF/ OGF.18

 

Departed Liverpool/ Southampton Friday, February 9th 1940
Joined OGF.18 Sunday, February 11th 1940
OGF.18 arrived Gibraltar Saturday, February 17th 1940
No. of vessels (Hague) 20/ 13
Actual number of vessels 19/ 10 + 13 did not sail + 2 escorts.
Vessels lost from convoy  

Note:Bristol Channel vessels joined OB.88GF at 0800 hours on Feb. 10 in position 50.18N, 6.22W.
BENGORE HEAD and GOTHLAND
acted as resue ships.
Pendants for OA and OB convoys were retained when combined in OG convoy.

Pdt OGF.18
Vessel
Cargo
From
To
21
ADULA
 
Southampton
St. Kitts
61
AENEAS
 
Liverpool
 
33
AFRICAN PRINCE
 
Southampton
Gibraltar
84
ALBION STAR
DID NOT SAIL
Newport
Buenos Aires
53
ALHAMA
DID NOT SAIL
Liverpool
 
82
ARNDALE
 
Liverpool
 
65
BARON JEDBURGH
Coal
Barry
Malta
32
BENCRUACHAN
 
Southampton
Port Said
73
BENGORE HEAD
 
Liverpool
 
31
BRITISH EMPEROR
 
Southampton
Port Said
62
BRITISH STATESMAN
 
Liverpool
 
45
CAPITAINE ST. MARTIN (Fr)
DID NOT SAIL
Southampton
Bordeaux
71
CITY OF CANTERBURY
 
Liverpool
 
93
CRESSADO
 
Liverpool
 
72
DORCASIA
 
Liverpool
 
91
DROMORE CASTLE
 
Liverpool
 
22
DULWICH
 
Southampton
Buenos Aires
34
ENGLISH TRADER
 
Southampton
Buenos Aires
94
ETHEL RADCLIFFE
Ballast
Barry
Northern Range
24
FARNDALE
DID NOT SAIL
Southampton
Freetown
54
GOTHLAND
Coal
Swansea
Marseilles
13
HARLINGEN
DID NOT SAIL
Southampton
Halifax
 
HMS LEITH
ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS VERSATILE
ESCORT
Liverpool
 
23
HOPETARN
DID NOT SAIL
Southampton
Port Said
14
ICELAND
 
Southampton
Valencia
81
JESSMORE
 
Liverpool
 
42
JEYPORE
 
Southampton
Gibraltar
52
KARS
 
Liverpool
 
64
LORCA
DID NOT SAIL
Newport
Caronte
51
LUXOR
 
Liverpool
 
44
MACLAREN
DID NOT SAIL
Southampton
Gibraltar
43
MARIPOSA
DID NOT SAIL
Southampton
Port Said
12
MIDDLETON
DID NOT SAIL
Southampton
Jamaica
35
MIRIAM
 
Southampton
 
83
ORBITA
 
Liverpool
 
85
POLARSOL (Nor)
Ballast
Avonmouth
Persian Gulf
74
RIDLEY
Patent Fuel
Swansea
Alexandria
92
RIO AZUL
 
Liverpool
 
75
SNAR (Nor)
DID NOT SAIL
Swansea
Freetown
25
ST. LINDSAY
DID NOT SAIL
Southampton
Teneriffe
11
ST. MERRIEL
 
Southampton
Rio de Janeiro
63
TYNEFIELD
 
Liverpool
 
15
URANIA
DID NOT SAIL
Southampton
Newfoundland