Convoy ON.157

Depart Liverpool on 27 December 1942.
Arrived NYC on 15 January 1943.
Hague's records contain 41 merchants and 14 escorts (31 ships TDS)
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Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACAVUS (Br)
84
8,010
1935
 
NYC
ACONIT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/12 - 08/01
ALGENIB (Du)
123
5,483
1937
 
RETURNED
ANNAPOLIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/01 - 12/01
ATENAS (US)
12
4,639
1909
 
6 PASSENGERS. NYC
BAARN (Du)
63
5,621
1927
 
RETURNED
BERWICKSHIRE (Br)
64
7,464
1912
GENERAL
87 LASCAR PASSENGERS. RETURNED
BRITISH CHARACTER (Br)
62
8,453
1941
 
NYC
BRITISH GRATITUDE (Br)
81
8,463
1942
 
NYC
CHEDABUCTO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/01 - 15/01
CITY OF EXETER (Br)
103
9,654
1914
 
220 PASSENGERS. BOMBAY VIA DURBAN
CORNER BROOK (Br)
91
5,767
1925
 
HALIFAX
COWICHAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 15/01
DEBRETT (Br)
72
6,244
1940
 
RETURNED
DORCASIA (Br)
31
8,053
1938
 
NYC
DROMORE (Br)
102
4,096
1920
 
 
DUNVEGAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 11/01
EMPIRE MARVELL (Br)
104
9,812
1941
FITTED WITH AND
NYC
EMPIRE PLOVER (Br)
121
6,109
1920
 
RETURNED
ERIN (Br)
101
5,841
1932
 
NYC
FENNEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 11/01
FERNWOOD (Nor)
11
4,695
1930
 
NYC
FORT AUGUSTUS (Br)
34
7,134
1942
 
ORDERED BACK
FORT CAMOSUN (Br)
13
7,126
1942
 
RETURNED TO BELFAST LOUGH
GARLAND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/12 - 08/01
GULFPRINCE (US)
41
6,561
1921
 
NYC
HARPAGUS II (Br)
23
7,271
1942
 
RETURNED
INVERILEN (Br)
51
9,456
1938
 
NYC
LOBELIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/12 - 08/01
MAGICIAN (Br)
43
5,105
1925
 
RETURNED
MARISO (Du)
111
7,659
1930
 
NYC
MOBILGAS (US)
22
9,925
1937
 
NYC
NARCISSUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/12 - 08/01
NOREFJORD (Nor)
112
3,082
1920
 
HALIFAX
NOREG (Nor)
52
7,605
1931
 
ESCORT OILER
NORHOLM (Nor)
44
9,813
1941
 
NYC
NORVINN (Pan)
 
6,322
1930
 
 
OCEAN STRENGTH (Br)
124
7,173
1942
 
RETURNED
ORCHIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/12 - 08/01
PAN-MAINE (US)
94
7,237
1936
 
NYC
PAUL H HARWOOD (US)
42
6,610
1918
 
NYC
PELEUS (Gk)
122
4,695
1928
GENERAL
PERNAMBUCO
POLARTANK (Nor)
82
6,356
1930
 
NYC
PRINCESA (Br)
113
8,731
1918
GENERAL
MONTE VIDEO
QUEEN ANNE (Br)
93
4,937
1937
 
RETURNED
REGENT PANTHER (Br)
33
9,556
1937
 
TO REPAIR COLLISION DAMAGE OF 2.12.42
ROSELYS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/12 - 08/01
SAINTONGE (Br)
92
9,386
1936
 
NYC
SAN ANDRES (Nor)
21
1,975
1921
COAL
NYC
SCHUYLKILL (Br)
71
8,965
1928
 
NYC
SHERBROOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/01 - 17/01
SKIENSFJORD (Nor)
61
5,922
1922
GENERAL
NYC
STIKLESTAD (Nor)
32
9,349
1938
 
 
SWALE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/12 - 09/01
THORSHOVDI (Nor)
83
9,944
1937
 
NYC

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.157:

    LPL ESCORT MOLDE, LOCH EWE ESCORT QUADRILLE
    OCEAN ESCORT TU 24.1.17(B3) SOE GARLAND, WLEF NORTH & SOUTH TU 24.18.7 SOE ANNAPOLIS
    COMMODORE: Capt T L OWEN RD RNR IN SKIENSFJORD
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN CORNER BROOK
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.