Convoy OB.263

Depart Liverpool on 23 December 1940
Dispersed on 27 December 1940
Hague's records contain 29 merchants and 6 escorts (25 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABBEYDALE (Br)
72
8,299
1937
 
CURACAO
AFRICAN PRINCE (Br)
42
4,653
1939
 
VIA HOLYHEAD
AFRIKA (Br)
52
8,597
1920
 
 
ALHAMA (Br)
71
1,352
1938
 
DEMERARA
ARDANBHAN (Br)
82
4,980
1929
GENERAL
SUNK
ATHELBEACH (Br)
12
6,568
1931
 
SAGUA
ATHELEMPRESS (Br)
 
8,941
1930
 
BELIEVE THIS CONVOY, SAILING DATE AGREES
BARON MACLAY (Br)
83
6,317
1924
 
TAMPA
BEACHY (Br)
44
1,600
1936
 
RESCUE SHIP
BRASIL (Nor)
53
8,130
1935
 
PG
CAMPANULA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/12 - 26/12
CHAMA (Br)
21
8,077
1938
 
VIA CLYDE, CURACAO
CITY OF OXFORD (Br)
81
2,759
1926
GENERAL
DEMERARA
CLEA (Br)
61
8,028
1938
 
CURACAO
CORDILLERA (Br)
41
6,865
1920
 
 
EEMLAND (Du)
13
4,188
1906
GENERAL
FREETOWN
FLEUR DE LYS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/12 - 26/12
GARDENIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/12 - 26/12
GARONNE (Nor)
22
7,113
1921
 
VIA CLYDE, ARUBA
HJALMAR WESSEL (Nor)
33
1,742
1935
GENERAL
FREETOWN
JOHN HOLT (Br)
51
4,975
1938
 
 
KANA (Br)
74
2,783
1929
GENERAL
LAGOS
KINDAT (Br)
11
4,358
1938
COAL
PORT SUDAN
LEIKANGER (Nor)
 
4,003
1923
 
 
MANCHESTER EXPORTER (Br)
31
5,277
1918
 
 
PERIWINKLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/12 - 26/12
PERSIER (Bel)
43
5,382
1918
 
BALTIMORE
PRIMERO (Nor)
54
4,414
1925
GENERAL
MELBOURNE
ROCHESTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/12 - 26/12
SALUTA (Br)
 
6,261
1906
 
RETURNED AFTER COLLISION
SANSU (Br)
32
5,446
1939
 
 
SOCONY (Br)
 
4,404
1936
 
BELIEVED THIS CONVOY
ST USK (Br)
73
5,472
1909
COAL
PLATE
TREMODA (Br)
62
4,736
1928
 
NYC
WILD SWAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/12 - 26/12

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.263:

    ESCORT DETACHED TO HX 96
    COMMODORE: V-Adm L L P WILLAN IN MANCHESTER EXPORTER
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN JOHN HOLT
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.