Convoy OB.206

Depart Liverpool on 31 August 1940
Dispersed on 5 September 1940
Hague's records contain 35 merchants and 8 escorts (32 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACTIVE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/09 - 04/09
ALEX (Br)
64
3,932
1914
 
 
ARROW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/09 - 04/09
ATHELMONARCH (Br)
72
8,995
1928
 
CUBA
BALTROVER (Br)
51
4,916
1913
 
 
BELGRAVIAN (Br)
 
3,136
1937
 
FREETOWN
BERKSHIRE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/08 -
BLAIRCLOVA (Br)
24
5,083
1938
COAL
CAPETOWN
BOTWEY (Br)
11
5,106
1916
 
PT SULPHUR
CALUMET (Br)
74
7,268
1923
 
MONTREAL
CLAN MACINDOE (Br)
53
4,635
1920
 
 
CLYDEBANK (Br)
62
5,156
1925
 
 
CLYTONEUS (Br)
31
6,278
1930
 
 
DAVID LIVINGSTONE (Br)
73
5,013
1930
COAL
FREETOWN
EINVIK (Nor)
82
2,000
1918
 
ICELAND
ELAX (Br)
33
7,403
1927
 
 
ERICA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/08 - 04/09
ERVIKEN (Nor)
94
6,595
1921
COAL
WABANA
EULIMA (Br)
42
6,207
1937
 
 
FERNCASTLE (Nor)
34
9,940
1936
 
FREETOWN
FLIMSTON (Br)
92
4,674
1925
 
PHILADELPHIA
GUDRUN MAERSK (Br)
43
2,294
1937
 
 
HORN SHELL (Br)
23
8,272
1931
 
 
LANCASTRIAN PRINCE (Br)
61
1,914
1940
 
 
LORIGA (Br)
22
6,665
1919
 
 
MANCHESTER EXPORTER (Br)
41
5,277
1918
 
 
MARIONGA (Gk)
93
4,236
1912
COAL
MONTREAL
MODAVIA (Br)
81
4,858
1927
GENERAL
PANAMA
NORWEGIAN (Br)
12
6,366
1921
COAL
MONTREAL
P.L.M.17 (Br)
13
4,008
1922
 
WABANA
RANDA (Br)
54
1,555
1930
 
 
SAN ROBERTO (Br)
52
5,890
1922
 
 
SHEKATIKA (Br)
91
5,458
1936
 
SYDNEY CB
SHIKARI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/09 - 04/09
SIMNIA (Br)
32
6,107
1936
 
 
SKATE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/09 - 02/09
ST APOLLO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/08 -
TEMPLE INN (Br)
63
5,218
1940
COAL
MONTREAL
THEMISTOCLES (Br)
71
11,231
1911
GENERAL
CAPETOWN
THORNLEA (Br)
84
4,261
1929
COAL
SUNK BY U 46
TRAFALGAR (Br)
21
4,530
1924
 
 
VANOC 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/08 - 04/09
YNGAREN (Sw)
83
5,246
1921
 
NEW ORLEANS

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.206:

    SHIKARI, SKATE & ERICA DETACHED TO SL 44
    COMMODORE: V-Adm C A FOUNTAINE CB IN BALTROVER
    VICE COMMODORE: V-Adm W F SELLS IN CLYTONEUS
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.