Convoy OB.277

Depart Liverpool on 22 January 1941
Dispersed on 27 January 1941
Hague's records contain 24 merchants and 6 escorts (25 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALGORAB(Du) (Du)
 
4,938
1921
 
RETURNED
ARAKAKA (Br)
 
2,379
1933
 
 
BARONESA (Br)
 
8,663
1918
 
 
BECKENHAM (Br)
 
4,636
1937
 
BAHIA BLANCA
BEEMSTERDIJK (Du)
 
6,869
1922
 
STRAGGLED, MINED IN BRITISH FIELD
BIC ISLAND (Br)
 
4,000
1917
 
 
DELHI (Sw)
 
4,571
1925
 
 
EMPIRE LIGHTNING (Br)
 
6,942
1940
 
 
EVITA (Nor)
 
6,346
1927
 
 
GAASTERKERK (Du)
 
8,679
1922
 
 
GENTIAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/01 - 26/01
GLOUCESTER CITY (Br)
 
3,071
1919
 
PHILADELPHIA, VIA CLYDE 24.1
HAAKON HAUAN (Nor)
 
6,582
1935
 
ARUBA
HENRY STANLEY (Br)
 
5,026
1929
 
 
INDIER (Bel)
 
5,409
1918
 
GROUNDED RETURNING TO CLYDE, ARR 24/1
INGER LISE (Nor)
 
1,582
1939
 
 
INVERNESS (Br)
 
4,897
1940
 
 
ISMAILA (Br)
 
6,793
1940
 
 
LIMBOURG (Bel)
 
2,396
1938
 
 
MARCONI (Br)
 
7,402
1917
 
B AIRES
MOBEKA (Bel)
 
6,111
1937
 
 
NEW BROOKLYN (Br)
 
6,546
1920
 
 
OTINA (Br)
 
6,217
1938
 
 
SAN CIPRIANO (Br)
 
7,966
1937
 
 
SILVERCEDAR (Br)
 
4,354
1924
 
NYC
VANQUISHER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/01 - 27/01
VERBENA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/01 - 26/01
VISCOUNT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/01 - 27/01
WHITEHALL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/01 - 27/01
WINCHELSEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/01 - 27/01

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.277:

    ESCORT DETACHED TO HX 103
    COMMODORE: Capt H C BIRNIE DSO RD RNR IN ISMAILIA
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.