Convoy OG.6

Formed at sea on 11 November 1939
Arrived Gibraltar on 16 November 1939
Hague's records contain 35 merchants and 10 escorts (32 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGUILA (Br)
92
3,255
1917
 
LISBON
AVRA (Gk)
 
4,652
1912
 
 
BALTRADER (Br)
43
1,699
1919
 
 
BARON ERSKINE (Br)
42
3,657
1930
 
 
BAYANO (Br)
54
6,815
1917
 
RIO
BENAVON (Br)
11
5,872
1930
 
 
BENDORAN (Br)
63
5,567
1910
Coal
 
BENMACDHUI (Br)
41
6,869
1911
 
 
BOMA (Br)
64
5,408
1920
Coal
 
BRITANNIA (Br)
71
8,799
1926
General
BOMBAY
BRITISH ENGINEER (Br)
22
6,993
1922
 
 
BRITISH GENIUS (Br)
81
8,553
1939
 
HAIFA
BRITISH LADY (Br)
31
6,098
1923
 
 
BRITISH MERCHANT (Br)
21
6,994
1922
 
 
CALGAROLITE (Br)
 
11,941
1929
 
 
CANADOLITE (Br)
 
11,309
1926
 
 
CITY OF BENARES (Br)
51
11,081
1936
General
BOMBAY
CRESSADO (Br)
33
1,228
1913
 
 
CYPRIAN PRINCE (Br)
72
1,988
1937
General
JAFFA
DONACILLA (Br)
73
8,113
1939
 
CONSTANZA
DUMFRIES (Br)
12
5,149
1935
 
 
FS PANTHERE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11 Nov - 16 Nov
FS TIGRE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11 Nov - 16 Nov
KELT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11 Nov - 16 Nov
KHETI (Br)
91
2,734
1927
General
CASABLANCA
KNITSLEY (Br)
34
2,272
1924
 
 
MACKAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11 Nov - 11 Nov
MAKALLA (Br)
61
6,677
1918
General
CALCUTTA
MANSEPOOL (Br)
52
4,894
1928
Coal
 
MARSA (Br)
74
4,405
1928
Coal
MARSEILLES
MARY SLESSOR (Br)
23
5,027
1930
 
 
NORTH DEVON (Br)
 
3,658
1924
 
 
OLTENIA (Rum)
13
6,394
1928
 
 
PALMELLA (Br)
83
1,578
1920
Coal
LISBON
REGENT LION (Br)
82
9,551
1937
 
DETACHMENT DATE ESTIMATED
RUSHPOOL (Br)
53
5,125
1928
Coal
 
SAGAING (Br)
62
7,958
1925
General
RANGOON
SANDSEND (Br)
 
3,612
1925
 
 
SPANIARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11 Nov - 16 Nov
TURCOMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11 Nov - 16 Nov
VIMY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11 Nov - 11 Nov
VOLO (Br)
32
1,587
1938
 
 
WAKEFUL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11 Nov - 11 Nov
WHITEHALL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11 Nov - 11 Nov
WREN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11 Nov - 11 Nov

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OG.6:

    COMMODORE: V-Adm SIR F M AUSTIN KBE CB IN CITY OF BENARES
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN BRITANNIA
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.