Convoy OB.228

Depart Liverpool on 13 October 1940
Dispersed on 17 October 1940
Hague's records contain 40 merchants and 4 escorts (47 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AARO (Da)
 
1,426
1925
 
 
ASTRA (Nor)
 
2,164
1919
 
 
AURETTA (Br)
 
4,564
1935
 
BALTIMORE. POSSIBLY INDEPENDENT
BONHEUR (Br)
 
5,327
1920
 
SUNK BY U 138
BRASK (Nor)
 
4,079
1911
 
 
BRITISH GLORY (Br)
 
6,992
1928
 
TORPEDOED BY U 138, TOWED TO CLYDE
BRYNMILL (Br)
 
743
1920
 
 
CHR KNUDSEN (Nor)
 
4,904
1925
 
 
CLEA (Br)
 
8,028
1938
 
CURACAO
CRISTALES (Br)
 
5,389
1926
 
 
DARTFORD (Br)
 
4,093
1930
 
 
DENPARK (Br)
 
3,491
1928
 
 
DOKKA (Nor)
 
1,168
1925
 
SUNK
DUNAFF HEAD (Br)
 
5,258
1918
 
 
FOLKESTONE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/10 - 17/10
FRANCES DAWSON (Br)
 
3,724
1923
 
 
GEORGIOS P (Gk)
 
4,052
1903
 
 
GUDRUN (Nor)
 
1,128
1919
 
 
GULLPOOL (Br)
 
4,868
1928
 
RETURNED
HARMATTAN (Br)
 
4,558
1930
 
 
HEARTSEASE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/10 - 16/10
HEL (Pol)
 
1,066
1935
 
 
JESSIE MAERSK (Br)
 
1,972
1920
 
ARR WITH STEERING DEFECTS
KATWIJK (Du)
 
1,589
1921
 
 
LEITH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/10 - 16/10
LIBERIAN (Br)
 
5,129
1936
 
 
LLANASHE (Br)
 
4,836
1936
 
 
LLANDILO (Br)
 
4,966
1928
 
 
MANDASOR (Br)
 
5,144
1920
 
 
MARISTON (Br)
 
4,557
1924
 
 
MEGGIE (Sw)
 
1,583
1889
 
 
MONTREAL CITY (Br)
 
3,066
1920
 
 
NEVA (Sw)
 
1,456
1928
 
 
NOREG (Nor)
 
7,605
1931
 
NYC
PACIFIC(Sw) (Sw)
 
4,978
1914
 
PUT BACK
POLYANA (Nor)
 
2,267
1919
 
 
SANDSEND (Br)
 
3,612
1925
 
 
SITHONIA (Br)
 
6,723
1919
 
 
SPHENE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/10 - 16/10
THEOSKEPASTI (Gk)
 
3,726
1911
 
 
THIRLBY (Br)
 
4,887
1928
 
 
TOPDALSFJORD (Nor)
 
4,271
1921
 
 
USKBRIDGE (Br)
 
2,715
1940
 
SUNK
YORKMOOR (Br)
 
4,457
1925
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.228:

    LEITH & HEARTSEASE DETACHED TO SC 7
    COMMODORE: Adm J M CASEMENT CB IN DUNAFF HEAD
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.