Convoy OB.217

Depart Liverpool on 21 September 1940
Dispersed on 25 September 1940
Hague's records contain 38 merchants and 4 escorts (38 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AFGHANISTAN (Br)
 
6,992
1940
 
 
ANNA BULGARIS(Gk) (Gk)
 
4,603
1912
 
 
ANTILOCHUS (Br)
 
9,082
1906
 
 
ARCTIC EXPLORER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/09 -
BOLTONHALL (Br)
 
4,824
1935
 
 
CASANARE (Br)
 
5,376
1924
 
 
CLAN MACBRAYNE (Br)
 
4,818
1916
 
 
CORRIENTES (Br)
 
6,863
1920
 
 
DARCOILA (Br)
 
4,084
1928
 
 
DUNSTER GRANGE (Br)
 
9,494
1928
 
 
EMPIRE PENGUIN (Br)
 
6,389
1919
 
 
ENSEIGNE MAURICE PREHAC (Br)
 
4,578
1924
 
 
ETRIB (Br)
 
1,943
1919
 
 
EURYLOCHUS (Br)
 
5,723
1912
 
 
EURYMEDON (Br)
 
6,223
1924
 
SUNK BY U 29 POST DISP.31 PASSENGERS
HATASU (Br)
 
3,198
1921
 
 
INDUSTRIA (Br)
 
4,850
1940
 
 
INVERLEE (Br)
 
9,158
1938
 
CURACAO
JUSTITIA (Br)
 
4,562
1935
 
 
KALEWA (Br)
 
4,389
1940
 
 
KIRUNA (Sw)
 
5,484
1921
 
 
KOLSNAREN (Sw)
 
2,465
1923
 
 
LORETO (Br)
 
6,682
1913
 
 
MALAYA II (Br)
 
8,651
1921
 
 
MAN O WAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/09 -
MARSLEW (Br)
 
4,542
1926
 
 
MEDJERDA (Br)
 
4,380
1924
 
 
MYSON (Fr)
 
4,564
1927
 
 
NEW YORK CITY (Br)
 
2,710
1917
 
 
NOVA SCOTIA (Br)
 
6,796
1926
 
 
OLAF BERGH (Nor)
 
5,811
1921
 
 
OTTAWA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/09 - 25/09
PERSIER (Bel)
 
5,382
1918
 
 
RILEY (Br)
 
4,993
1936
 
CAPETOWN. POSSIBLY IN OB 216
RODNEY STAR (Br)
 
11,803
1927
 
 
SOVAC (Br)
 
6,724
1938
 
 
START POINT (Br)
 
5,293
1919
 
 
SULAIRIA (Br)
 
5,802
1929
 
SUNK BY U 43 DURING DISPERSAL
TANCRED (Nor)
 
6,094
1925
 
 
TOORAK (Br)
 
8,627
1927
 
CURACAO
VAALAREN (Sw)
 
3,406
1936
 
 
WALKER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/09 - 24/09

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.217:

    WALKER DETACHED TO HX 73
    COMMODORE: V-Adm G T C P SWABEY CB DSO IN NOVA SCOTIA
    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.