Convoy OB.242

Depart Liverpool on 11 November 1940
Dispersed on 15 November 1940
Hague's records contain 41 merchants and 8 escorts (45 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALNMOOR (Br)
 
6,573
1922
 
NYC
ALPHARD (Du)
 
5,483
1937
 
 
ASHBY (Br)
 
4,868
1927
 
 
BARON ELGIN (Br)
 
3,942
1933
 
 
BEECHWOOD (Br)
 
4,987
1940
 
 
BEURSPLEIN (Du)
 
4,368
1920
 
 
BRETWALDA (Br)
 
4,906
1939
 
 
BRITISH POWER (Br)
 
8,451
1936
 
 
BRONNOY (Nor)
 
4,791
1926
 
 
CITY OF CARDIFF (Br)
 
5,661
1918
 
 
CLARE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/11 - 14/11
CRAFTSMAN (Br)
 
8,022
1922
 
 
CYCLAMEN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/11 -
EMPIRE SOLDIER (Br)
 
4,539
1928
 
 
FISHPOOL (Br)
 
4,950
1940
 
DAMAGED AND RETURNED
GARDENIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/11 - 13/11
GLENDENE (Br)
 
4,412
1929
 
 
GLENSTRAE (Br)
 
9,460
1922
 
 
GUNDA (Sw)
 
1,770
1930
 
 
HARLINGEN (Br)
 
5,415
1933
 
 
HIBISCUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/11 -
ITTERSUM (Du)
 
5,199
1938
 
 
JANETA (Br)
 
4,312
1929
 
 
JEDMOOR (Br)
 
4,392
1928
 
 
KING STEPHEN (Br)
 
5,274
1928
 
 
KUL (Nor)
 
1,310
1907
 
 
LEVERNBANK (Br)
 
5,150
1925
 
 
LOCHMONAR (Br)
 
9,412
1924
 
 
MANCHESTER COMMERCE (Br)
 
5,343
1925
 
 
MANSEPOOL (Br)
 
4,894
1928
 
 
MARATHON (Gk)
 
7,926
1919
 
 
MELMORE HEAD (Br)
 
5,273
1918
 
 
MUNERIC (Br)
 
5,229
1919
 
 
NASTURTIUM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/11 - 13/11
NELA (Br)
 
7,220
1916
 
 
PRINS WILLEM III (Du)
 
1,524
1939
 
 
RANCHER (Br)
 
5,882
1927
 
 
RYDBOHOLM (Sw)
 
3,197
1933
 
 
STAR OF LUXOR (Eg)
 
5,298
1918
 
 
THISTLEGORM (Br)
 
4,898
1940
 
 
TIELBANK (Br)
 
5,084
1937
 
 
TREHATA (Br)
 
4,817
1928
 
PUT BACK
WANDERER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/11 -
WARWICK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/11 - 14/11
WELSH PRINCE (Br)
 
5,148
1940
 
 
WESTERN PRINCE (Br)
 
10,926
1929
 
 
WILD SWAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/11 -
WILLEMSPLEIN (Du)
 
5,489
1910
 
 
YSELHAVEN (Du)
 
4,802
1921
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.242:

    CLARE, WANDERER, WARWICK & WILD SWAN DETACHED TO HG 46
    GARDENIA ESCORTED FISHPOOL TO CLYDE
    COMMODORE: Capt T E COOMBS CBE RD RNR IN MANCHESTER COMMERCE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.