Convoy OB.103

Depart Liverpool on 3 March 1940
Formed OG.21F on 5 March 1940
Hague's records contain 28 merchants and 2 escorts (26 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
BARON DUNMORE (Br)
14
3,938
1933
 
HAIFA
BARONESA (Br)
42
8,663
1918
 
MONTE VIDEO
BOTUSK (Br)
12
3,091
1919
 
GIBRALTAR
BRUSE JARL (Nor)
45
1,890
1923
 
 
CAPE CLEAR (Br)
52
5,085
1939
 
CAPETOWN
CEDARDALE (Br)
34
8,132
1939
 
TRINIDAD
CITY OF BATH (Br)
21
5,079
1926
 
KARACHI
EINAR JARL (Nor)
15
1,858
1921
 
CHALKIS
EMPIRE SCOUT (Br)
41
2,229
1936
 
LA GOULETTE
HARBURY (Br)
24
5,081
1933
 
LA GOULETTE
JOHILLA (Br)
 
4,042
1937
 
 
KING EDGAR (Br)
23
4,536
1927
 
ALEXANDRIA
KING JOHN (Br)
51
5,228
1928
 
VANCOUVER
KLINTS (Lat)
25
1,250
1904
 
LISBON
LLANDILO (Br)
13
4,966
1928
 
ALEXANDRIA
MARCONI (Br)
46
7,402
1917
 
R PLATE
MONTROLITE (Br)
22
11,309
1926
 
TRIPOLI, SYRIA
OPORTO (Br)
54
2,352
1928
 
LISBON
OROPESA (Br)
43
14,118
1920
 
BERMUDA
RECORDER (Br)
31
2,276
1902
 
CALCUTTA
SARPEDON (Br)
11
11,321
1923
 
CHINA
SCOTTISH AMERICAN (Br)
33
6,999
1920
 
TRINIDAD
SESOSTRIS (Eg)
16
2,962
1915
 
ALEXANDRIA
SOMERSBY (Br)
36
5,170
1930
 
CARONTE
SYLVAFIELD (Br)
32
5,709
1925
 
TRINIDAD
TEMERAIRE (Nor)
35
6,465
1927
 
MASSAWA
THOMAS HOLT (Br)
53
3,585
1929
 
TAKORADI
VOLUNTEER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/03 - 05/03
WALLSEND (Br)
44
3,157
1937
 
CARONTE
WHIRLWIND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/03 - 05/03

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.103:

    COMMODORE: V-Adm SIR M L GOLDSMITH KBE DSO IN SARPEDON
    VICE COMMODORE: R-Adm E K BODDAM-WHETHAM CBE DSO IN RECORDER
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.