Convoy OB.50

Depart Liverpool on 10 December 1939
Formed OG.10 on 13 December 1939
Hague's records contain 17 merchants and 2 escorts (27 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGUILA (Br)
 
3,255
1917
 
 
ARABIAN PRINCE (Br)
 
1,960
1936
 
 
ARLETTA (Br)
 
4,870
1925
 
AFTER EXPLOSION
BALTALLINN (Br)
25
1,303
1920
 
GIBRALTAR
BARON HAIG (Br)
 
3,391
1926
 
 
BLAIRESK (Br)
 
3,300
1925
 
 
BRITISH VISCOUNT (Br)
 
6,895
1921
 
 
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG (Br)
 
5,669
1920
 
RETURNED
EUMAEUS (Br)
 
7,472
1921
 
GROUNDED, RETURNED
FLAMINIAN (Br)
 
2,711
1917
 
 
KANTARA (Br)
 
3,237
1925
 
 
MYRTLEBANK (Br)
 
5,150
1925
 
 
QUEEN CITY (Br)
 
4,814
1924
 
SWANSEA
SAN CIRILO (Br)
 
8,012
1937
 
 
SOMME (Br)
 
5,265
1919
 
ARR DOWNS 13.12.39
UMBERLEIGH (Br)
 
4,950
1927
 
 
VIMY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/12 - 11/12
WESTMOOR (Br)
 
4,359
1924
 
 
WITHERINGTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/12 - 11/12

Additional note by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OB.50:

    COMMODORE: V-Adm F A SOMMERVILLE DSO IN CITY OF JOHANNESBURG
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.