Convoy OB.197

Depart Liverpool on 13 August 1940
Dispersed on 16 August 1940
Hague's records contain 53 merchants and 2 escorts (54 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALCINOUS (Du)
 
6,189
1925
 
DAMAGED BY U 46 AND RETURNED
BEREBY (Br)
 
5,248
1919
 
FREETOWN
BOULDERPOOL (Br)
 
4,805
1928
 
MONTE VIDEO
BRITISH RENOWN (Br)
 
6,997
1928
 
ABADAN
BURMA (Br)
 
7,821
1914
 
RANGOON
CIRCE SHELL (Br)
 
8,207
1931
 
CURACAO
CITY OF CALCUTTA (Br)
 
8,063
1940
 
MONTREAL
CLAN MACPHEE (Br)
 
6,628
1911
 
SUNK
CLAUSINA (Br)
 
8,083
1938
 
CURACAO
CRESSDENE (Br)
 
4,270
1936
 
B AIRES
ELYSIA (Br)
 
6,757
1908
 
ST VINCENT CV
EMPIRE SOLDIER (Br)
 
4,539
1928
 
WABANA
ERICA (Nor)
 
1,592
1919
 
SYDNEY CB
ESSEX LANCE (Br)
 
6,625
1918
 
PHILADELPHIA
FRIESLAND (Du)
 
2,662
1930
 
SYDNEY CB
GREY COUNTY (Nor)
 
5,194
1918
 
MONTREAL
HEARTSEASE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 16/08
HEDRUN (Sw)
 
2,325
1920
 
SUNK
INGA I (Nor)
 
1,304
1921
 
SYDNEY CB
INVERSHANNON (Br)
 
9,154
1938
 
CURACAO
JAMAICA (Nor)
 
3,015
1936
 
 
KAAPAREN (Sw)
 
3,386
1930
 
 
KELET (Hung)
 
4,295
1913
 
 
KORDECKI (Pol)
 
1,975
1930
 
BOTWOOD
LAPLACE (Br)
 
7,327
1919
 
RIO
MACKAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 16/08
MAIHAR (Br)
 
7,563
1917
 
CAPETOWN
MANCHESTER DIVISION (Br)
 
6,048
1918
 
MONTREAL
MANDALAY (Br)
 
5,529
1911
 
CAPETOWN
MANO (Br)
 
1,418
1925
 
SYDNEY CB
MARIKA PROTOPAPA (Gk)
 
4,447
1915
 
B AIRES
MARTON (Br)
 
4,969
1933
 
ST VINCENT CV
MERCHANT (Br)
 
4,615
1934
 
KINGSTON, JAMAICA
MODAVIA (Br)
 
4,858
1927
 
CLYDE
NAILSEA COURT (Br)
 
4,946
1936
 
PANAMA
NEWFOUNDLAND (Br)
 
6,791
1925
 
ST JOHN NF
NOVA (Nor)
 
1,382
1925
 
MONTREAL
ORDUNA (Br)
 
15,507
1914
 
BERMUDA
OTTINGE (Br)
 
2,870
1940
 
MONTREAL
PACIFIC ENTERPRISE (Br)
 
6,736
1927
 
LOS ANGELES
PORT WELLINGTON (Br)
 
10,065
1924
 
NYC
PRINCE RUPERT CITY (Br)
 
4,749
1929
 
FREETOWN
QUEEN CITY (Br)
 
4,814
1924
 
MONTREAL
RIO AZUL (Br)
 
4,088
1921
 
NYC
ROTORUA (Br)
 
10,890
1911
 
CURACAO
SACRAMENTO VALLEY (Br)
 
4,573
1924
 
B AIRES
SANDAR (Nor)
 
7,624
1928
 
ABADAN
SETTLER (Br)
 
6,202
1939
 
DURBAN
SPEYBANK (Br)
 
5,154
1926
 
BALTIMORE
STYLIANOS CHANDRIS (Gk)
 
6,059
1919
 
B AIRES
TARANAKI (Br)
 
10,534
1928
 
CURACAO
TAYBANK (Br)
 
5,627
1930
 
CAPETOWN
TRELAWNY (Br)
 
4,689
1927
 
NYC
VARANGBERG (Nor)
 
2,842
1915
 
TAMPA
ZEUS (Gk)
 
5,961
1920
 
HAMPTON ROADS

Additional note by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.197:

    COMMODORE: R-Adm H B MALTBY IN NEWFOUNDLAND
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.