| Depart Liverpool on 26 May 1940 |
| Formed OG.31 on 29 May 1940 |
| Hague's records contain 33 merchants and 2 escorts (32 ships TDS) |
Vessel |
Pdt. |
Tons |
Built |
Cargo |
Notes |
AUK (Br) |
13 |
1,338 |
1921 |
GENERAL |
GIBRALTAR |
AVOCETA (Br) |
42 |
3,442 |
1923 |
GENERAL |
LISBON |
BELLEROCK (Br) |
44 |
1,199 |
1909 |
COAL |
CASABLANCA |
BRADBURN (Br) |
36 |
4,736 |
1930 |
WABANA |
|
BRITISH JUSTICE (Br) |
22 |
6,932 |
1928 |
ABADAN |
|
BRITISH RESOLUTION (Br) |
23 |
8,408 |
1937 |
ABADAN |
|
CHULMLEIGH (Br) |
34 |
5,445 |
1938 |
COAL |
FREETOWN |
CIESZYN (Pol) |
25 |
1,386 |
1932 |
COAL |
DAKAR |
CLAN MACILWRAITH (Br) |
31 |
4,839 |
1924 |
GENERAL |
CAPETOWN |
DALCROSS (Br) |
52 |
4,557 |
1930 |
HAMPTON ROADS |
|
DORCASIA (Br) |
8,053 |
1938 |
WEYMOUTH |
||
DUNAFF HEAD (Br) |
53 |
5,258 |
1918 |
COAL |
MONTREAL |
ETRIB (Br) |
12 |
1,943 |
1919 |
GENERAL |
GIBRALTAR |
EXPLORER (Br) |
21 |
6,235 |
1935 |
GENERAL |
BARBADOS |
FENDRIS (Br) |
1,018 |
1925 |
RETURNED |
||
GLAISDALE (Br) |
32 |
3,777 |
1929 |
COAL |
MONTE VIDEO |
JONATHAN HOLT (Br) |
11 |
3,793 |
1938 |
GENERAL |
FREETOWN |
KARS (Br) |
8,888 |
1939 |
CARDIFF |
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KING IDWAL (Br) |
24 |
5,115 |
1920 |
COAL |
ORAN |
LARPOOL (Br) |
45 |
3,872 |
1924 |
COAL |
ROSARIO |
MACKAY |
ESCORT 26/05 - 27/05 |
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NOVASLI (Nor) |
1 |
3,204 |
1920 |
COAL |
MALTA |
NYLAND (Nor) |
15 |
1,375 |
1939 |
COAL |
MARSEILLES |
OILTRADER (Br) |
5,550 |
1927 |
CREOSOTE |
CARDIFF |
|
ORBITA (Br) |
41 |
15,495 |
1915 |
GENERAL |
HAVANA |
PEARLMOOR (Br) |
14 |
4,581 |
1923 |
COAL |
TENERIFFE |
PHILOTIS (Br) |
26 |
880 |
1926 |
GENERAL |
LISBON |
SEPIA (Br) |
33 |
6,214 |
1936 |
PORT OF SPAIN |
|
SIMLA (Nor) |
51 |
6,031 |
1917 |
NYC |
|
SLASK (Pol) |
35 |
1,386 |
1932 |
PATENT FUEL |
DAKAR |
THYRA (Nor) |
43 |
1,655 |
1920 |
SALT |
BATHURST |
THYRA(Sw) (Sw) |
55 |
1,796 |
1925 |
COAL |
BONE |
TREVERBYN (Br) |
54 |
5,281 |
1920 |
USA |
|
WELLINGTON |
ESCORT 26/05 - 28/05 |
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WENTWORTH (Br) |
46 |
5,212 |
1919 |
E CANADA |
| Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.155: |
| COMMODORE: R-Adm E G ROBINSON VC OBE IN JONATHAN HOLT |
| VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN ORBITA |