Convoy OB.161

Depart Liverpool on 3 June 1940
Formed OG.32 on 5 June 1940
Hague's records contain 25 merchants and 0 escorts (24 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALBI (Fr)
64
4,191
1920
COAL
CASABLANCA
BARON BELHAVEN (Br)
22
6,591
1925
COAL
MARSEILLES
BARON ERSKINE (Br)
53
3,657
1930
COAL
BIZERTA
BONHEUR (Br)
42
5,327
1920
GENERAL
ST VINCENT
BRITISH FUSILIER (Br)
44
6,943
1923
 
ABADAN
BRITISH MOTORIST (Br)
 
6,891
1924
 
 
BRITISH PRESTIGE (Br)
 
7,106
1931
 
LE HAVRE
BULYSSES (Br)
11
7,519
1927
 
GIBRALTAR
CADUCEUS (Br)
52
4,364
1927
 
TAKORADI
CASANARE (Br)
41
5,376
1924
 
JAMAICA
CLEODORA (Du)
 
8,026
1938
 
GULF OF MEXICO
CYDONIA (Br)
12
3,517
1927
COAL
ALGIERS
DALEBY (Br)
61
4,640
1929
 
PEPEL
DEBRETT (Br)
21
6,244
1940
GENERAL
DAKAR
ESTRELLANO (Br)
22
1,982
1920
GENERAL
SWANSEA
HERMES (Br)
32
9,036
1916
COAL
ALGIERS
HILARY (Br)
62
7,403
1931
COAL, GENERAL
LISBON
JESSIE MAERSK (Br)
24
1,972
1920
COAL
DAKAR
KATINGO HADJIPATERA (Gk)
13
3,661
1913
COAL
PIRAEUS
OBSERVER (Br)
51
5,881
1928
GENERAL
DURBAN
SICILIA (Sw)
31
1,633
1934
COAL
AJACCIO
STYLIANI (Gk)
23
3,256
1896
COAL
PIRAEUS, NOT PRESENT AT OG RV
TEMPLE PIER (Br)
43
4,312
1928
PATENT FUEL
ALEXANDRIA
VAE VICTIS (Bel)
63
1,829
1920
COAL
LISBON
YEARBY (Br)
 
5,666
1929
 
SWANSEA

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.161:

    COMMODORE: R-Adm W B MACKENZIE IN DEBRETT
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN CASANARE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.