| Depart Liverpool on 28 January 1941 |
| Dispersed 62N 23.10W on 2 February 1941 |
| Hague's records contain 39 merchants and 7 escorts (39 ships TDS) |
Vessel |
Pdt. |
Tons |
Built |
Cargo |
Notes |
ACAVUS (Br) |
73 |
8,010 |
1935 |
CURACAO |
|
ALHENA(dU) (Du) |
4,930 |
1921 |
ASHORE PLADDY ROCK, CO DOWN |
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AMSTERDAM (Du) |
93 |
7,329 |
1922 |
ARUBA |
|
APPLEDORE (Br) |
54 |
5,218 |
1929 |
GENERAL |
ALEXANDRIA |
ARROW |
ESCORT 28/01 - 01/02 |
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ATHELDUCHESS (Br) |
51 |
8,940 |
1929 |
||
ATHELPRINCE (Br) |
62 |
8,782 |
1926 |
||
ATLANTIC (Br) |
82 |
5,414 |
1939 |
HALIFAX |
|
AUBRETIA |
ESCORT 28/01 - 02/02 |
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BARON SEMPLE (Br) |
11 |
4,573 |
1939 |
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BARRDALE (Br) |
83 |
5,072 |
1925 |
COKE |
BALTIMORE |
BEDUIN (Nor) |
44 |
8,136 |
1936 |
ARUBA |
|
BIRGITTE (Br) |
23 |
1,595 |
1930 |
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BRITISH SINCERITY (Br) |
81 |
8,538 |
1939 |
HALIFAX |
|
BRITISH YEOMAN (Br) |
71 |
6,990 |
1923 |
ARUBA |
|
BUESTEN (Nor) |
5,187 |
1927 |
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CHURCHILL |
ESCORT 29/01 - 01/02 |
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COMANCHEE (Br) |
61 |
6,837 |
1936 |
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COWRIE (Br) |
72 |
8,197 |
1931 |
CURACAO |
|
DERRYMORE (Br) |
43 |
4,799 |
1938 |
||
DONAX (Br) |
52 |
8,036 |
1938 |
||
EL ARGENTINO (Br) |
9,501 |
1928 |
|||
ELSTREE GRANGE (Br) |
34 |
6,598 |
1916 |
ST VINCENT |
|
EMPIRE CITIZEN (Br) |
41 |
4,683 |
1922 |
SUNK AFTER DISPERSAL |
|
HOLLYHOCK |
ESCORT 28/01 - 02/02 |
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HONTESTROOM (Du) |
55 |
1,857 |
1921 |
RESCUE SHIP |
|
HOPERANGE (Br) |
91 |
5,177 |
1939 |
GENERAL |
TAKORADI |
INVERLEE (Br) |
9,158 |
1938 |
CURACAO |
||
INVERLEIGH (Br) |
74 |
9,158 |
1938 |
CURACAO |
|
KING SOL |
ESCORT 28/01 - 02/02 |
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KRISTIANIAFJORD (Nor) |
32 |
6,759 |
1921 |
||
LANCASTRIAN PRINCE (Br) |
31 |
1,914 |
1940 |
||
LUNULA (Br) |
22 |
6,363 |
1927 |
||
MADRONO (Nor) |
63 |
5,894 |
1917 |
BERMUDA |
|
MANCHESTER COMMERCE (Br) |
21 |
5,343 |
1925 |
||
MARGARITA CHANDRIS (Gk) |
33 |
5,401 |
1920 |
||
MISTRAL |
ESCORT 28/01 - 01/02 |
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NICOLAS ANGELOS (Gk) |
53 |
4,351 |
1912 |
SUNK AFTER DISPERSAL |
|
NOREFJORD (Nor) |
42 |
3,082 |
1920 |
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OURAGAN |
ESCORT 28/01 - 01/02 |
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PRESIDENT DE VOGUE (Nor) |
45 |
9,320 |
1935 |
CURACAO |
|
RODSLEY (Br) |
64 |
5,000 |
1939 |
COAL |
CAPETOWN |
ROMNEY (Br) |
13 |
5,840 |
1929 |
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ROYAL EMBLEM (Br) |
12 |
4,900 |
1940 |
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SCOTTISH HEATHER (Br) |
92 |
7,087 |
1928 |
CURACAO |
|
SOLSTEN (Nor) |
84 |
5,379 |
1929 |
| Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.279: |
| ESCORT DETACHED TO HX 104 |
| COMMODORE: R-Adm W B MACKENZIE IN ATHELDUCHESS |
| VICE COMMODORE: Capt A S MACKAY RD RNR IN MANCHESTER COMMERCE |