Convoy OB.193

Depart Liverpool on 4 August 1940
Dispersed on 7 August 1940
Hague's records contain 37 merchants and 2 escorts (48 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AELYBRYN (Br)
 
4,986
1938
 
BALTIMORE
AMICUS (Br)
 
3,660
1925
 
TAMPA
ANTONIO (Br)
 
5,225
1918
 
B AIRES
ASBJORN (Br)
 
4,387
1935
 
MONTREAL
BARRA HEAD (Br)
 
671
1930
 
 
BENGORE HEAD (Br)
 
2,609
1922
 
MONTREAL
BERTO (Nor)
 
1,493
1918
 
SYDNEY CB
BOMA (Br)
 
5,408
1920
 
SUNK BY U 56
BRITISH FAME (Br)
 
8,406
1936
 
CAPETOWN
CAPE RACE (Br)
 
3,807
1930
 
CALCUTTA
CARELIA (Br)
 
8,062
1938
 
 
CLAN MURDOCH (Br)
 
5,950
1919
 
 
CORVUS (Nor)
 
1,317
1921
 
 
CYDONIA (Br)
 
3,517
1927
 
MONTREAL
DEVIS (Br)
 
6,054
1938
 
CAPETOWN
GULLPOOL (Br)
 
4,868
1928
 
MONTREAL
HOLLINSIDE (Br)
 
4,172
1930
 
HALIFAX
INGERTRE (Nor)
 
2,462
1921
 
SYDNEY CB
KALLIOPI S (Gk)
 
5,152
1918
 
MONTREAL
KARS (Br)
 
8,888
1939
 
PORT ARTHUR
LEONIDAS (Gk)
 
4,573
1928
 
PORT SULPHUR
LOKE (Nor)
 
2,421
1915
 
 
LORD BYRON (Br)
 
4,118
1934
 
MONTREAL
MANCHESTER PROGRESS (Br)
 
5,620
1938
 
QUEBEC
MARIA STATHATOS (Gk)
 
6,303
1922
 
HAMPTON ROADS
PARRACOMBE (Br)
 
4,702
1928
 
MONTREAL
RANGITIKI (Br)
 
16,698
1929
 
AUCKLAND
RINGHORN (Nor)
 
1,298
1919
 
LIVERPOOL NS
ROSSUM (Du)
 
2,118
1928
 
QUEBEC
SAMSO (Br)
 
1,494
1930
 
SYDNEY CB
STAR OF LUXOR (Eg)
 
5,298
1918
 
PHILADELPHIA
SULAIRIA (Br)
 
5,802
1929
 
MONTREAL
THERMOPYLAE (Nor)
 
6,655
1930
 
HAMPTON ROADS
THOMAS HOLT (Br)
 
3,585
1929
 
FREETOWN
TREGENNA (Br)
 
5,242
1919
 
PHILADELPHIA
VANQUISHER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/08 - 07/08
VILJA (Nor)
 
6,672
1928
 
CAPETOWN
VISCOUNT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/08 - 07/08
ZANNES GOUNARIS (Gk)
 
4,407
1907
 
TAMPA

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.193:

    VANQUISHER & VISCOUNT DETACHED TO HX 61
    COMMODORE: R-Adm B W BARROW DSO IN THOMAS HOLT
    VICE COMMODORE: R-Adm E K BODDAM-WHETHAM CBE DSO IN MANCHESTER PROGRESS
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.