Convoy OG.13

Formed at sea on 6 January 1940
Arrived Gibraltar on 12 January 1940
Hague's records contain 41 merchants and 4 escorts (37 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALMENARA (Br)
 
1,851
1922
 
 
ATHELVISCOUNT (Br)
36
8,882
1929
 
ABADAN
BALTARA (Br)
 
3,292
1918
 
 
BARON DECHMONT (Br)
 
3,675
1929
 
 
BARON ERSKINE (Br)
 
3,657
1930
Coal
 
BARON LOUDOUN (Br)
 
3,164
1925
Coal
 
BARRDALE (Br)
13
5,072
1925
 
SAVONA
BENARTY (Br)
33
5,800
1926
 
PORT SAID
BENMOHR (Br)
14
5,920
1928
 
PORT SAID
BIRGITTE (Br)
 
1,595
1930
 
 
BRITISH ARDOUR (Br)
43
7,124
1928
 
 
BRITISH DESTINY (Br)
21
8,470
1937
 
ABADAN
BRITISH FUSILIER (Br)
23
6,943
1923
 
ABADAN
BRITISH PRIDE (Br)
22
7,106
1931
 
ABADAN
BRITISH PROGRESS (Br)
 
4,581
1927
 
 
CANADOLITE (Br)
12
11,309
1926
 
HAIFA
CITY OF OXFORD (Br)
 
2,759
1926
 
 
CITY OF SIMLA (Br)
 
10,138
1921
 
 
CLAN MACINNES (Br)
 
4,672
1920
 
 
DENPARK (Br)
 
3,491
1928
 
 
EGYPTIAN PRINCE (Br)
42
3,490
1922
 
MALTA
ELDONPARK (Br)
 
5,184
1928
 
 
ESNEH (Br)
 
1,931
1919
 
 
FS TARTU 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 6 Jan - 11 Jan
FS VAUQUELIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 6 Jan - 11 Jan
GAELIC STAR (Br)
46
5,596
1917
 
TENERIFFE
GLENAFFRIC (Br)
 
7,782
1920
 
 
GLENBEG (Br)
32
9,461
1922
 
SUEZ
GRODNO (Br)
 
2,458
1919
 
 
KANA (Br)
 
2,783
1929
 
 
LIEUTENANT DE LA TOUR (Fr)
15
5,700
1917
 
PORT SAID
LOCH DON (Br)
 
5,249
1937
 
 
MANTOLA (Br)
31
9,065
1921
 
GIBRALTAR
NEWTON PINE (Br)
 
4,212
1925
 
 
OPORTO (Br)
 
2,352
1928
 
 
PALMELLA (Br)
35
1,578
1920
 
OPORTO
RABAUL (Br)
44
5,618
1916
 
GALVESTON
REGENT LION (Br)
 
9,551
1937
 
 
SAN ALVARO (Br)
45
7,385
1935
 
DETACHMENT DATE ESTIMATED
SCORTON (Br)
24
4,813
1939
 
ST VINCENT
ST GLEN (Br)
25
4,647
1907
 
 
VENETIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 6 Jan - 8 Jan
VICTOLITE (Br)
11
11,410
1928
 
HAIFA
WILLESDEN (Br)
 
4,563
1925
 
 
WINCHELSEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 6 Jan - 8 Jan

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OG.13:

    COMMODORE: Adm HON SIR H MEADE-FETHERSTONEHAUGH GCVO CB IN CITY OF SIMLA
    VICE COMMODORE: R-Adm SIR E O COCHRANE KBE IN MANTOLA
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.