Convoy OB.297

Depart Liverpool on 12 March 1941
Dispersed 61.28N 21.59W on 17 March 1941
Hague's records contain 41 merchants and 12 escorts (39 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ANTAR (Br)
81
5,222
1941
 
 
ATLANTIAN (Br)
33
6,549
1928
GENERAL
NEW ORLEANS
BEECHWOOD (Br)
73
4,987
1940
BOSTON
 
BIAFRA (Br)
32
5,405
1933
GENERAL
NYC
BINTANG(Du) (Du)
52
6,481
1916
GENERAL
JAVA
BRITANNIA (Br)
 
8,799
1926
 
 
BRITISH FORTUNE (Br)
 
4,696
1930
 
 
BRITISH VENTURE (Br)
 
4,696
1930
 
 
CITY OF BARCELONA (Br)
14
5,787
1930
 
NYC
CITY OF MELBOURNE (Br)
45
6,630
1919
GENERAL
CAPETOWN
CLAN MACIVER (Br)
51
4,500
1921
GENERAL
E LONDON
CLAUSINA (Br)
63
8,083
1938
 
CURACAO
COSSACK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 14/03
DANMARK (Br)
24
8,391
1925
GENERAL
AUSTRALIA
DROMORE (Br)
43
4,096
1920
 
PHILADELPHIA
ELG (Nor)
84
4,014
1930
 
TAKORADI
EMPIRE BARRACUDA (Br)
53
4,972
1919
CORPUS CHRISTI
 
EMPIRE BRONZE (Br)
15
8,142
1940
 
HALIFAX
EMPIRE SILVER (Br)
 
8,602
1941
 
 
FRESNO STAR (Br)
 
7,998
1919
 
RETURNED
HISTORIAN (Br)
31
5,074
1924
GENERAL
BEIRA
HONTESTROOM (Du)
54
1,857
1921
 
RESCUE SHIP
HOPEPEAK (Br)
62
5,179
1938
HALIFAX
 
INVERILEN (Br)
71
9,456
1938
 
NYC
JAMAICA PRODUCER (Br)
 
5,464
1934
 
 
JERSEY (Br)
23
4,986
1936
GENERAL
ALEXANDRIA
KEPPEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 17/03
KIRUNA (Sw)
74
5,484
1921
 
CAPETOWN
LERWICK (Br)
11
5,626
1938
COAL
FREETOWN
LINCOLN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 17/03
LOCHKATRINE (Br)
42
9,419
1922
GENERAL
VANCOUVER
LOWTHER CASTLE (Br)
44
5,171
1937
 
HALIFAX
MAORI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 14/03
NORTHERN DAWN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 17/03
PILAR DE LARRINAGA (Br)
12
7,046
1918
 
BEAUMONT
PORT DARWIN (Br)
61
8,063
1918
GENERAL
NYC
ROTHLEY (Br)
72
4,996
1936
COAL
BA
SABRE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 17/03
SAINTONGE (Br)
 
9,386
1936
 
TRINIDAD
SAN EMILIANO (Br)
35
8,071
1939
 
CURACAO
SHANTUNG (Sw)
22
6,527
1929
GENERAL
MID EAST
SHIKARI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 17/03
SOMERVILLE (Nor)
34
4,265
1929
GENERAL
MID EAST
ST MARGARET (Br)
13
4,312
1936
COAL
FREETOWN
STAR OF LUXOR (Eg)
25
5,298
1918
GENERAL
ALEXANDRIA
SUNFLOWER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 17/03
TALTHYBIUS (Br)
51
10,254
1912
GENERAL
HALIFAX
TREHATA (Br)
83
4,817
1928
 
 
TUCURINCA (Br)
82
5,412
1926
 
 
VENOMOUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 17/03
WELLARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 17/03
WOOLSTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 17/03
ZULU 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 14/03

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.297:

    LINCOLN, SABRE & SHIKARI DETACHED TO HX 113
    COMMODORE: Capt F J L BUTLER RD RNR IN TALTHYBIUS
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN HISTORIAN
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.