Convoy OB.246

Depart Liverpool on 20 November 1940
Dispersed on 24 November 1940
Hague's records contain 21 merchants and 4 escorts (22 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AXEL JOHNSON (Sw)
 
4,915
1925
 
HALIFAX
BAYANO (Br)
61
6,815
1917
 
 
CALCHAS (Br)
32
10,304
1921
 
 
CHEVREUIL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/11 - 24/11
CITY OF WELLINGTON (Br)
 
5,732
1925
 
RETURNED
CLAN MACTAGGART (Br)
21
7,622
1920
 
 
CORRALES (Br)
11
5,363
1930
 
 
COWRIE (Br)
 
8,197
1931
 
CURACAO
CROCUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/11 - 24/11
DARKDALE (Br)
42
8,145
1940
 
 
HEARTSEASE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/11 - 24/11
ITAURA (Br)
23
6,793
1940
STORES
CAPETOWN
JONATHAN HOLT (Br)
22
3,793
1938
 
 
LYCAON (Br)
33
7,350
1913
 
 
MANCHESTER MERCHANT (Br)
51
7,264
1940
 
 
NOVA SCOTIA (Br)
31
6,796
1926
 
 
O A KNUDSEN (Nor)
53
11,007
1938
 
CAPETOWN
ROTHERMERE (Br)
41
5,356
1938
 
 
SALLAND (Du)
62
6,447
1920
 
 
TEKOA (Br)
13
8,695
1922
 
 
TILAPA (Br)
43
5,392
1928
 
 
TRIBESMAN (Br)
12
6,242
1937
 
 
TRITON(Nor) (Nor)
 
6,607
1930
 
 
VAALAREN (Sw)
52
3,406
1936
 
 
WALKER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/11 - 24/11

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.246:

    COMMODORE: R-Adm SIR O H DAWSON KBE IN NOVA SCOTIA
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt D A CASEY CBE DSC RD RNR IN MANCHESTER MERCHANT
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.