| Formed at sea on 5 May 1940 |
| Arrived Gibraltar on 10 May 1940 |
| Hague's records contain 48 merchants and 4 escorts (51 ships TDS) |
Vessel |
Pdt. |
Tons |
Built |
Cargo |
Notes |
ANGELE MABRO (Eg) |
3,154 |
1898 |
POSS JOINED, ARRIVED GIB 2 DAYS EARLY |
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APAPA (Br) |
51 |
9,332 |
1927 |
General |
FREETOWN |
ARY LENSEN (Br) |
33 |
3,214 |
1930 |
General |
MALTA |
BARON ELPHINSTONE (Br) |
63 |
4,635 |
1937 |
Coal |
ALGIERS |
BARON SCOTT (Br) |
84 |
4,574 |
1939 |
CASABLANCA |
|
BIAFRA (Br) |
13 |
5,405 |
1933 |
FREETOWN |
|
BRITISH COLONY (Br) |
23 |
6,917 |
1927 |
ABADAN |
|
BRITISH FORTUNE (Br) |
83 |
4,696 |
1930 |
CAPETOWN & ABADAN |
|
BRITISH MONARCH (Br) |
54 |
5,661 |
1923 |
Coal |
CARENTE |
BRITISH WORKMAN (Br) |
73 |
6,994 |
1922 |
CAPETOWN & ABADAN |
|
CRAGPOOL (Br) |
66 |
5,133 |
1928 |
PLATE |
|
DARCOILA (Br) |
21 |
4,084 |
1928 |
Coal |
NICE |
ELISABETH LENSEN (Br) |
42 |
4,212 |
1910 |
Coal |
ALGIERS |
ESMOND (Br) |
16 |
4,976 |
1930 |
General |
BOTWOOD |
FLORIAN (Br) |
31 |
3,174 |
1940 |
General |
GIBRALTAR |
FS JAGUAR |
ESCORT 5 May - 10 May |
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FS MINERVE |
ESCORT 5 May - 10 May |
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GASCONY (Br) |
71 |
4,716 |
1925 |
General |
ST VINCENT |
GODFREY B HOLT (Br) |
72 |
3,585 |
1929 |
General |
TAKORADI |
GOGOVALE (Br) |
22 |
4,586 |
1927 |
Coal |
ORAN |
HARMONIDES (Br) |
62 |
5,237 |
1920 |
General |
ALGIERS |
JAMES J MAGUIRE (Br) |
24 |
10,525 |
1939 |
ARUBA |
|
KARIN THORDEN (Fi) |
46 |
1,789 |
1919 |
HALIFAX |
|
LAPLAND (Br) |
35 |
1,330 |
1936 |
General |
LISBON |
MATRONNA (Gk) |
94 |
2,846 |
1902 |
Coal |
BIZERTA |
MEDJERDA (Br) |
34 |
4,380 |
1924 |
Coal |
RETURNED |
MEROE (Br) |
52 |
3,832 |
1928 |
Coal |
GIBRALTAR |
MILCREST (Br) |
53 |
5,283 |
1919 |
ALGIERS |
|
MOORBY (Br) |
11 |
4,992 |
1936 |
Coal |
PORT SAID |
NEW WESTMINSTER CITY (Br) |
85 |
4,747 |
1929 |
HALIFAX |
|
NICOYA (Br) |
82 |
5,364 |
1929 |
General |
FREETOWN |
OINAS (Fi) |
43 |
1,423 |
1910 |
Coal |
GIBRALTAR |
OPORTO (Br) |
61 |
2,352 |
1928 |
General |
ALEXANDRIA |
PANDIAS (Gk) |
93 |
4,981 |
1912 |
Coal |
MARSEILLES |
RIPLEY (Br) |
32 |
4,997 |
1936 |
General |
PORT SAID |
ROCHESTER |
ESCORT 5 May - 5 May |
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ROMNEY (Br) |
92 |
5,840 |
1929 |
Coal |
DAKAR |
RUDBY (Br) |
74 |
4,846 |
1924 |
Coal |
CARENTE |
SELVISTAN (Br) |
14 |
5,136 |
1924 |
HAMPTON ROADS |
|
SHAHRISTAN (Br) |
64 |
7,309 |
1945 |
General |
|
SIRIUS (Sw) |
44 |
1,832 |
1889 |
Coal |
CAPE VERDE |
ST MARGARET (Br) |
17 |
4,312 |
1936 |
Coal |
RIO |
STARCROSS (Br) |
65 |
4,662 |
1936 |
Coal |
ALGIERS |
TABARISTAN (Br) |
55 |
6,251 |
1914 |
Coal |
DJIBOUTI |
TEKOA (Br) |
81 |
8,695 |
1922 |
General |
DAKAR |
TILDA (Fi) |
95 |
2,768 |
1903 |
Coal |
ALEXANDRIA |
TREGENNA (Br) |
25 |
5,242 |
1919 |
PHILADELPHIA |
|
TURUL (Hung) |
76 |
2,681 |
1916 |
Coal |
LA GOULETTE |
ULLAPOOL (Br) |
75 |
4,891 |
1927 |
Coal |
CARENTE |
WEST WALES (Br) |
12 |
4,353 |
1925 |
Coal |
GENOA |
WHITEHALL |
ESCORT 5 May - 5 May |
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WIIMA (Fi) |
45 |
3,272 |
1897 |
General |
CASABLANCA |
| Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OG.28: |
| ROCHESTER & WHITEHALL DETACHED TO HG 28 |
| COMMODORE: R-Adm J C HAMILTON IN FLORIAN |
| VICE COMMODORE: R-Adm SIR A T TILLARD KBE DSO IN APAPA |