Convoy OG.54

Departed Liverpool on 25 February 1941
Arrived Gibraltar on 14 March 1941
Hague's records contain 35 merchants and 13 escorts (43 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALPERA (Br)
 
1,777
1920
 
 
ANTONIO (Br)
 
5,225
1918
 
DET DATE NOTIONAL. FOR HALIFAX
AVOCETA (Br)
 
3,442
1923
 
 
BALTARA (Br)
 
3,292
1918
 
RETURNED
BARON KELVIN (Br)
 
3,081
1924
 
 
BARON LOVAT (Br)
 
3,395
1926
 
 
BARON RAMSAY (Br)
 
3,650
1929
 
 
BARON RUTHVEN (Br)
 
3,178
1925
 
 
BOLLSTA (Nor)
 
1,832
1934
 
HUELVA
BRITISH TENACITY (Br)
 
8,439
1939
 
RETURNED
BUR (Sw)
 
1,956
1919
 
POSSIBLY THIS CONVOY
CHARLBURY (Br)
 
4,836
1940
 
 
CLARE LILLEY (Br)
 
3,738
1917
 
 
COREOPSIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27 Feb - 28 Feb
CORTES (Br)
 
1,374
1919
 
 
DIANELLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26 Feb - 2 March
DIMITRIOS G THERMIOTIS (Gk)
S
4,271
1906
 
 
EMPIRE FUSILIER (Br)
 
5,408
1921
 
RETURNED
FINA (Pan)
 
1,383
1919
 
DEFECTS 5.3 ARRIVED CLYDE 9.3
FINLAND (Br)
 
1,375
1939
 
LISBON
HEDERA (Sw)
 
2,327
1900
 
 
KEPPEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26 Feb - 3 March
KING NEPTUNE (Br)
 
5,224
1928
 
DEMERARA
KINGCUP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26 Feb - 27 Feb
LA MALOUINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26 Feb - 14 March
LAUTARO (Br)
 
6,240
1915
 
 
LINCOLN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25 Feb - 4 March
LLANCARVAN (Br)
 
4,910
1937
 
FREETOWN
MEMPHIS (Eg)
 
2,085
1920
 
FOUNDERED AFTER FALLING OUT OF CONVOY
MIGUEL DE LARRINAGA (Br)
 
5,231
1924
 
B AIRES
O 21 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 6 March - 14 March
O 23 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 6 March - 14 March
PHILANTE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26 Feb - 2 March
POLARSOL (Nor)
 
10,022
1939
 
ARUBA
RICHARD DE LARRINAGA (Br)
 
5,358
1929
 
 
ROCHESTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26 Feb - 14 March
ROLF JARL (Nor)
 
1,917
1920
 
 
SHIKARI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26 Feb - 4 March
SOLSTAD (Sw)
 
1,408
1924
 
SETUBAL
SPERO (Nor)
 
3,619
1919
 
 
STORNEST (Br)
 
4,265
1921
 
 
SUNFLOWER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26 Feb - 2 March
TABERG (Sw)
 
1,392
1920
 
 
TORDENE (Br)
 
4,271
1936
 
 
TRENTINO (Br)
 
3,079
1919
 
 
VENOMOUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26 Feb - 3 March
WELSH TRADER (Br)
 
4,974
1938
 
 
WIGRY (Pol)
 
1,859
1912
 
LISBON

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OG.54:

    PHILANTE, DIANELLA & SUNFLOWER DETACHED TO SL 65
    COMMODORE: V-Adm B W M FAIRBAIRN CBE IN AVOCETA
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN BARON KELVIN
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.