Convoy OB.345

Depart Liverpool on 11 July 1941
Arrived Halifax on 26 July 1941
Hague's records contain 55 merchants and 13 escorts (60 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AMAZON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/07 - 16/07
ARABIAN PRINCE (Br)
103
1,960
1936
 
 
ARROWHEAD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/07 - 24/07
ARY LENSEN (Br)
101
3,214
1930
 
QUEBEC
AUBRETIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/07 - 16/07
BAYANO (Br)
54
6,815
1917
 
 
BELITA (Nor)
23
6,323
1933
 
DETACHMENT DATE APPROXIMATE
BELLO (Nor)
25
6,125
1930
 
DETACHMENT DATE ESTIMATED
BENEDICT (Br)
41
4,949
1930
 
 
BLITAR (Du)
43
7,065
1923
 
 
BOLTON CASTLE (Br)
84
5,203
1939
 
PROBABLY DETACHED INDEP 25.7 APPROX
BRITISH DOMINION (Br)
45
6,983
1928
 
 
BRITISH FREEDOM (Br)
95
6,985
1928
 
JOINED EX ICELAND
BRITISH HOPE (Br)
61
6,951
1928
 
 
BULLDOG 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/07 - 16/07
CALIFORNIA (Br)
 
16,792
1923
 
210 TROOPS FOR HALIFAX EMBARKED
CALIFORNIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/07 - 24/07
CALOBRE (Pan)
35
6,891
1919
 
 
CAMELLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/07 - 24/07
CAPE BRETON (Br)
31
6,044
1940
 
 
CELANDINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/07 - 16/07
CERONIA (Du)
85
8,096
1939
 
 
CHEPO (Pan)
65
5,707
1919
 
 
CHESTERFIELD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/07 - 24/07
CHURCHILL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/07 - 24/07
CIRCE SHELL (Br)
63
8,207
1931
 
 
CORBIS (Br)
22
8,132
1931
 
 
DANAE II (Br)
 
2,660
1936
 
RETURNED LOCH EWE
EDAM (Du)
44
8,871
1921
 
 
EMPIRE GLEN (Br)
81
6,327
1941
 
 
EMPIRE LIGHTNING (Br)
94
6,942
1940
 
 
EMPIRE OPAL (Br)
93
9,811
1941
 
 
EMPIRE RAY (Br)
74
6,919
1941
CAM SHIP
HALIFAX
EMPIRE SPRING (Br)
15
6,946
1941
 
CAM SHIP, HALIFAX
EYEBRIGHT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/07 - 24/07
GEISHA (Nor)
12
5,113
1921
 
 
GEO W MCKNIGHT (Br)
71
12,502
1933
 
 
GEORGETOWN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/07 - 16/07
HARTINGTON (Br)
11
5,496
1932
 
 
HAVPRINS (Nor)
34
8,066
1935
 
 
INVERILEN (Br)
42
9,456
1938
 
 
JAMES HAWSON (Nor)
72
6,074
1930
 
 
MACUBA (Du)
64
8,249
1931
 
 
MADRAS CITY (Br)
91
5,080
1940
 
 
MAGNE (Sw)
102
1,226
1912
 
 
MARIT (Nor)
14
5,542
1918
 
 
MELMORE HEAD (Br)
82
5,273
1918
 
 
MERCHANT PRINCE (Br)
21
5,229
1939
 
 
NEVA (Sw)
 
1,456
1928
 
RETURNED LOCH EWE
NIGELLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/07 - 16/07
OREGON (Br)
66
6,008
1920
 
JD EX ICELAND, DETACHED ARR HALIFAX 1.8
ORNEFJELL (Nor)
73
1,334
1937
 
 
PACIFIC PIONEER (Br)
51
6,734
1928
 
 
SALAMIS (Nor)
53
8,286
1939
 
 
SAN DELFINO (Br)
33
8,072
1938
 
 
SELVIK (Nor)
105
1,557
1920
 
 
SELVISTAN (Br)
83
5,136
1924
 
 
SOLSTEN (Nor)
24
5,379
1929
 
 
ST APOLLO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/07 - 16/07
STRATEGIST (Br)
13
6,255
1937
 
 
SUNCREST (Br)
62
5,117
1940
 
 
SYLVIA DE LARRINAGA (Br)
104
5,218
1925
 
 
TANAFJORD (Nor)
32
5,922
1921
 
 
TEUCER (Br)
52
9,079
1906
 
 
VIGSNES (Nor)
76
1,599
1930
 
JD EX ICELAND
WARKWORTH (Br)
92
4,941
1924
 
 
WHITE CREST (Br)
75
4,365
1928
 
 
ZAMALEK (Br)
 
1,567
1921
 
RESCUE SHIP

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.345:

    MAYFLOWER DETACHED ESCORTING DANAE II TO UK
    PART OF EASTERN ESCORT JOINED HX 137
    COMMODORE: Capt W E B MAGEE DSO RN IN PACIFIC PIONEER
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN MADRAS CITY
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.