Convoy OB.209

Depart Liverpool on 5 September 1940
Dispersed on 9 September 1940
Hague's records contain 41 merchants and 7 escorts (42 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AMBUSCADE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/09 - 08/09
ARROW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/09 - 08/09
ASPASIA NOMIKOS (Gk)
94
4,855
1938
 
GULF PORTS
BACTRIA (Br)
34
2,407
1928
 
TAKORADI
BIFROST (Sw)
24
1,781
1923
COAL
ST JOHN NB
BOSTON CITY (Br)
14
2,870
1920
CLAY
MONTREAL
CEFN-Y-BRYN (Br)
12
5,164
1939
COAL
BA
CITY OF EVANSVILLE (Br)
44
6,528
1922
GENERAL
ALEXANDRIA
CITY OF WINCHESTER (Br)
31
7,120
1917
 
 
CLARKIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/09 - 08/09
CUSTODIAN (Br)
41
5,881
1928
 
 
DROMORE CASTLE (Br)
32
5,242
1919
 
DURBAN
EMPIRE BISON (Br)
11
5,612
1919
 
 
EMPIRE PENGUIN (Br)
 
6,389
1919
 
 
GYDA (Br)
66
1,695
1934
 
 
HAMLA (Br)
65
4,416
1929
COAL
FREETOWN
HANNINGTON COURT (Br)
91
5,449
1939
 
PANAMA
HARBURY (Br)
62
5,081
1933
 
 
HEARTSEASE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/09 - 08/09
HOLMBURY (Br)
63
4,566
1925
 
NYC
INCEMORE (Br)
51
4,098
1920
GENERAL
MONTREAL
JAMES J MAGUIRE (Br)
45
10,525
1939
 
ARUBA
KATY (Nor)
35
6,825
1931
 
CAPETOPWN
LADY GLANELY (Br)
54
5,497
1938
 
PANAMA
LANGLEETARN (Br)
42
4,908
1929
 
SYDNEY CB
LEONIDAS Z CAMBANIS (Gk)
23
4,274
1917
COAL
MONTREAL
MEGARA (Br)
83
7,931
1929
 
TRINIDAD
MIDDLETON (Br)
33
4,297
1935
 
SYDNEY CB
NAGPORE (Br)
72
5,283
1920
EXPL
DURBAN
NANKING (Sw)
52
5,931
1924
 
 
OILFIELD (Br)
73
8,516
1938
 
PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
OLAF FOSTENES (Nor)
92
2,994
1936
 
FREETOWN
OPORTO (Br)
13
2,352
1928
COAL
BARBADOS
P.L.M.22 (Br)
93
5,646
1921
 
WABANA
PORJUS (Sw)
22
2,965
1906
 
 
RIBERA (Br)
21
5,559
1940
 
 
RONIN (Pan)
64
5,704
1919
COAL
MONTE VIDEO
ROTHERMERE (Br)
61
5,356
1938
 
 
SARPEDON (Br)
74
11,321
1923
GENERAL
CAPETOWN
ST KENAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/09 - 09/09
ST LOMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/09 - 09/09
TASSO (Br)
71
1,586
1938
GENERAL
BARBADOS
THISTLEGLEN (Br)
55
4,748
1929
 
HAMPTON ROADS
VALLDEMOSA (Br)
82
7,222
1935
 
ABADAN
VASSILIOS A POLEMIS (Gk)
84
3,429
1907
 
WABANA
WAROONGA (Br)
53
9,365
1914
 
AUSTRALIA
WILLEMSPLEIN (Du)
95
5,489
1910
 
WABANA
WINCHELSEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/09 - 08/09

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.209:

    ESCORT DETACHED TO HX 69
    COMMODORE: V-Adm SIR R FITZMAURICE KBE DSO IN INCEMOOR
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN RIBERA
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.