Convoy ON.145

Depart Liverpool on 9 November 1942.
Arrived NYC on 25 November 1942.
Hague's records contain 37 merchants and 16 escorts (35 ships TDS)
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Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ARUBA (Du)
 
3,979
1929
 
BOSTON
ASKEPOT (Nor)
 
1,312
1937
 
 
BOSTON CITY (Br)
 
2,870
1920
 
NYC
BRANT COUNTY (Nor)
 
5,001
1915
 
ST JOHN NB
BRITISH PROMISE (Br)
 
8,443
1942
 
TORPEDOED BY U 518 21.11, ARR HALIFAX
BRITISH RENOWN (Br)
 
6,997
1928
 
TORPEDOED BY U 518, TOWED TO HALIFAX
BRITISH VALOUR (Br)
 
6,952
1927
 
RETURNED
BUCTOUCHE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/11 - 22/11
BURZA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/11 - 20/11
BUXTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/11 - 22/11
CALDWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/11 - 25/11
CITY OF DERBY (Br)
 
6,616
1921
 
CAPETOWN
CLAN COLQUHOUN (Br)
 
7,914
1918
 
CAPETOWN
COMANCHEE (Br)
 
6,837
1936
 
 
DIANTHUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/11 - 20/11
DUNEDIN STAR (Br)
 
12,891
1936
 
ADEN
EMPIRE GALAHAD (Br)
 
7,046
1942
 
 
EMPIRE SAILOR (Br)
82
6,140
1926
GENERAL INCL 460 TONS GAS AMMO
SUNK BY U 518
ESSO BAYWAY (US)
 
7,699
1937
 
NYC
FENNEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/11 - 25/11
GRANBY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/11 - 25/11
GULFGEM (US)
 
6,917
1920
 
NYC
GULFHAWK (US)
 
10,217
1928
 
NYC
IDOMENEUS (Br)
 
7,792
1926
 
NYC
KANA (Br)
 
2,783
1929
 
BATHURST
KOTA TJANDI (Du)
 
7,295
1930
 
BOMBAY
LOMBARDY (Br)
 
3,379
1921
 
RIO
MATADIAN (Br)
 
4,275
1936
 
CAPETOWN
MATAPEDIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/11 - 25/11
MINAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/11 - 22/11
MONCTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/11 - 25/11
MOSLI (Nor)
 
8,291
1935
 
 
OCEAN COURAGE (Br)
 
7,173
1942
 
DETACHMENT DATE ESTIMATED
ORNEFJELL (Nor)
 
1,334
1937
 
 
PAN-RHODE ISLAND (US)
 
7,742
1941
 
NYC
PANAMA (Br)
 
6,650
1915
 
MOMBASA
PESHAWUR (Br)
 
7,934
1919
 
DISPERSAL DATE ESTIMATED
PETER MAERSK (Br)
 
5,476
1932
 
RETURNED
POLYDORUS (Du)
 
5,922
1924
 
FREETOWN
PORT FREMANTLE (Br)
 
8,497
1937
 
CAPETOWN
REAVELEY (Br)
 
4,998
1940
 
FREETOWN
ROSTHERN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/11 - 20/11
SKARAAS (Nor)
 
9,826
1936
 
HX
STRATEGIST (Br)
 
6,255
1937
 
BOMBAY
THEMISTOCLES (Br)
 
1,231
1911
 
 
THORHILD (Nor)
 
10,316
1935
 
 
TIMMINS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/11 - 22/11
TRILLIUM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/11 - 20/11
TRONTOLITE (Br)
 
7,115
1918
 
 
USCGC CAMPBELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/11 - 20/11
USS BADGER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/11 - 18/11
WANDERER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/11 - 22/11
WHITE PLAINS (US)
 
10,172
1942
 
NYC

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.145:

    USS BADGER OF OCEAN ESCORT DETACHED TO JOIN ON 144 18.11.42
    UK LOCAL ESCORTS BODO, ROSEMARY, OC 74, SOUTHERN WAVE
    OCEAN ESCORT TU 24.1.3(A3) SOE USCGC CAMPBELL
    OCEAN ESCORT TU 24.1.3(A3) SOE USCGC CAMPBELL, WLEF NORTH TU 24.18.2 SOE WANDERER, WLEF SOUTH TU 24.18.5 SOE CALDWELL
    UK LOCAL ESCORTS MOLDE, SOUTHERN WAVE, KINGSTON BERYL & ROSEMARY
    WLEF SOUTH TU 24.18.7 SOE DUNVEGAN
    COMMODORE: Capt W E B MAGEE DSO RN IN COMANCHEE
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt I W WHITEHORN RN IN THORHILD
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.