Convoy ON.116

Depart Liverpool on 25 July 1942.
Dispersed Off Boston on 12 August 1942.
Hague's records contain 46 merchants and 15 escorts (36 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AEAS (Gk)
53
4,729
1915
 
SYDNEY CB
ALAMO (US)
 
2,676
1919
 
JD EX ICELAND 29.7
ALGIC (US)
14
5,496
1920
 
NYC
ARGOLIKOS (Gk)
65
4,786
1921
 
HALIFAX
ARVIDA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 - 05/08
ASHBURY (Br)
74
3,901
1924
COAL
ST JOHNS NF
ATLANTIC (Br)
64
5,414
1939
 
HALIFAX
BARRIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/08 - 10/08
BOLLSTA (Nor)
54
1,832
1934
SALT CAKE
SYDNEY CB
BUR (Nor)
23
4,343
1917
 
NYC
CANTAL (Br)
62
3,178
1916
 
HALIFAX
CELANDINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 - 05/08
CETUS (Nor)
83
2,614
1920
COAL
HALIFAX
DETTIFOSS (Ice)
 
1,564
1930
 
JD EX ICELAND 29.7
EMPIRE EVE (Br)
91
5,979
1941
 
SYDNEY CB
EMPIRE GUINEVERE (Br)
32
7,072
1942
 
NYC
EMPIRE MARINER (Br)
11
4,957
1922
 
RETURNED WITH CONDENSER DEFECTS
EMPIRE OPOSSUM (Br)
42
5,644
1918
 
BOSTON
EMPIRE PANTHER (Br)
52
5,600
1919
 
NYC
EMPIRE RAZORBILL (Br)
21
5,118
1920
COAL
PROVIDENCE RI
EMPIRE STOUR (Br)
31
4,696
1930
 
NYC
EUTHALIA (Gk)
82
3,553
1918
COAL
SYDNEY CB
FORMIGNY (Br)
33
2,166
1915
 
ARR ST JOHNS NF WITH BOILER DEFECTS
GITANO (Br)
71
3,956
1921
GENERAL
SYDNEY CB
JERSEY CITY II (Br)
22
6,686
1942
 
NYC
KATLA (Ice)
 
1,209
1911
 
JD EX ICELAND 29.7
LAGARTO (Br)
51
5,072
1917
GENERAL
CHILE
LARRANGA (US)
 
3,804
1917
 
JD EX ICELAND 29.7
LEDAAL (Nor)
93
3,076
1899
 
SYDNEY CB
LEONIDAS N CONDYLIS (Gk)
63
3,923
1912
 
HALIFAX
LINCOLN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/08 - 12/08
MARSA (Br)
61
4,405
1928
 
WABANA
MATAPEDIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/08 - 12/08
MEDINA (US)
 
5,426
1914
 
JD EX ICELAND 29.7
MOOSE JAW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/08 - 12/08
NADIN (Gk)
72
3,582
1904
 
SYDNEY CB
NAROCZ (Pol)
44
1,795
1915
 
SYDNEY CB
NEVA (Sw)
34
1,456
1928
CEMENT
ST JOHN NF
NORVIK (Pan)
65
9,555
1938
 
TRINIDAD
ONEIDA (US)
 
2,664
1919
 
JD EX ICELAND 29.7
OTTAWA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 - 05/08
PICTOU 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 - 31/07
PLEIADES (US)
 
3,600
1939
 
RETURNED FROM ICOMP TO ICELAND
PRINS MAURITS (Du)
12
1,287
1936
GENERAL
TRINIDAD
REYNOLDS (Br)
41
5,113
1927
 
NYC
SELVISTAN (Br)
94
5,136
1924
 
SYDNEY CB
SHELON (Russ)
24
2,251
1918
 
NYC
SHERBROOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 - 05/08
SNAR (Nor)
55
3,176
1920
 
WABANA
ST FRANCIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 - 01/08
TENNESSEE (Br)
81
2,342
1921
COAL
SYDNEY CB
TIMOK (Yug)
84
3,130
1924
COAL
SYDNEY CB
TINTAGEL (US)
13
2,972
1923
 
NYC
USCGC DUANE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 29/07
USCGC INGHAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 29/07
USS BABBITT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 29/07
VANJA (Nor)
43
6,198
1929
 
NYC
WANDERER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/08 - 10/08
WISLA (Pol)
73
3,106
1928
 
NYC
WOODSTOCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/08 - 10/08
ZEUS (Gk)
92
5,961
1920
 
HALIFAX

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.116:

    M HAVEN LOCAL ESCORT ALYNBANBK, LIVERPOOL LOCAL KIRKELLA, LOCH EWE LOCAL HELIER II
    OCEAN ESCORT TU 24.1.14 SOE OTTAWA, ONJ ESCORT TU 24.6.3 USSs INGHAM, DUANE & BABBITT, WLEF TU 24.18.5 SOE LINCOLN
    PICTOU COLLIDED WITH HINDANGER 5.8.42 EN ROUTE TO ST JOHN'S NF, ARRIVED THERE THAT DAY
    COMMODORE: R-Adm A H C CANDY CBE IN LAGARTO
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN EMPIRE STOUR
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.