Convoy ON.187

Depart Liverpool on 1 June 1943.
Arrived NYC on 15 June 1943.
Hague's records contain 77 merchants and 25 escorts (75 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
A C BEDFORD (US)
84
9,485
1918
 
 
ALCEDO (Pan)
 
1,392
1937
 
JD EX ICELAND 5.6
ANNIK (Nor)
 
1,333
1940
 
 
ATHELREGENT (Br)
92
8,881
1930
 
ESCORT OILER
ATHOS (Nor)
115
8,267
1937
 
 
BELGIAN FREIGHTER (Bel)
141
7,964
1922
 
 
BELGIAN SAILOR (Bel)
 
7,028
1942
 
HALIFAX
BENJAMIN CONTEE (US)
33
7,176
1942
 
 
BIDEFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/06 - 09/06
BITTERSWEET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/06 - 10/06
BRAGA (Nor)
 
1,671
1938
 
JD EX ICELAND 5.6
BRALANTA (Nor)
53
9,608
1936
 
 
BROCKHOLST LIVINGSTON (US)
133
7,176
1942
 
 
BURNHAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/06 - 10/06
CLAUSINA (Br)
54
8,083
1938
 
 
DAPHNELLA (Br)
44
8,078
1938
 
 
DELILIAN (Br)
 
6,423
1923
 
HALIFAX
DETTIFOSS (Ice)
 
1,564
1930
 
JD EX ICELAND 5.6
DROMORE (Br)
11
4,096
1920
 
 
E G SEUBERT (US)
104
9,181
1918
 
 
EDWIN M STANTON (US)
45
7,176
1942
 
 
EL GRILLO (Br)
85
7,264
1922
 
 
ELISABETH BAKKE (Nor)
114
5,450
1937
 
 
ELMER A SPERRY (US)
32
7,176
1942
 
 
EMMA WILLARD (US)
97
7,176
1943
 
 
EMPIRE CHAPMAN (Br)
55
8,194
1942
 
 
EMPIRE NUGGET (Br)
66
9,807
1942
 
 
ERIN (Br)
71
5,841
1932
 
 
ERNEBANK (Br)
14
5,388
1937
 
 
ESSO BAYONNE (US)
83
7,698
1937
 
 
EYEBRIGHT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/06 - 10/06
FAGERFJELL (Nor)
52
8,072
1935
 
ESCORT OILER
FRANZ KLASEN (Pan)
95
1,194
1932
 
 
FRONTENAC (Nor)
123
7,350
1928
 
 
GEO W MCKNIGHT (Br)
105
2,502
1933
 
 
GLENOGLE (Br)
81
9,513
1920
 
 
GULF OF VENEZUELA (US)
23
6,910
1919
 
 
GULFDISC (US)
64
7,141
1938
 
 
HANNIBAL HAMLIN (US)
124
7,176
1943
 
 
HASTINGS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/06 - 09/06
HELGOY (Nor)
24
5,614
1920
 
HX
HENRY VILLARD (US)
132
7,176
1942
 
 
IDOMENEUS (Br)
61
7,792
1926
 
 
JAMES FENIMORE COOPER (US)
142
7,176
1942
 
 
JAMES TURNER (US)
22
7,177
1942
 
 
JOHN F APPLEBY (US)
46
7,181
1942
 
 
KRONPRINSEN (Nor)
21
7,073
1942
 
 
LA MALBAIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/06 - 10/06
LACHINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/06 - 13/06
LAURENT MEEUS (Bel)
43
6,429
1930
 
 
LECHISTAN (Pol)
13
1,937
1929
 
 
LISTA (Nor)
143
3,671
1920
 
 
LULWORTH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/06 - 09/06
MAASKERK (Du)
91
4,452
1929
 
 
MAGDALA (Du)
113
8,248
1931
 
 
MAHANA (Br)
51
10,951
1917
 
 
MAYFLOWER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/06 - 10/06
MEONIA (Du)
12
5,218
1927
 
 
MIDLAND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/06 - 15/06
MONTGOMERY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/06 - 13/06
MORGENEN (Nor)
63
7,093
1930
 
 
MORMACMAR (US)
34
5,453
1920
 
 
MOSES CLEAVELAND (US)
131
7,176
1943
 
 
MOYOLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/06 - 09/06
MULGRAVE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/06 - 15/06
NARICA (Br)
122
8,213
1943
 
 
NORBRYN (Nor)
101
5,087
1922
 
 
NOREFJORD (Nor)
 
3,082
1920
 
ARR WITH ENGINE TROUBLE AFTER STRAGGLING
NORVINN (Pan)
62
6,322
1930
 
ESCORT OILER
O B SORENSEN (Nor)
42
7,919
1931
 
 
ORVILLE HARDEN (Pan)
96
1,191
1933
 
 
PACIFIC ENTERPRISE (Br)
111
6,736
1927
 
HALIFAX
PAN-MARYLAND (US)
86
7,701
1938
 
 
PERTH (Br)
67
2,259
1915
 
RESCUE SHIP
PHILANDER C KNOX (US)
87
7,176
1943
 
 
PICTOU 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/06 - 10/06
PORT ADELAIDE (Br)
65
8,422
1919
 
 
PORT CAMPBELL (Br)
41
8,751
1922
 
 
PORT HALIFAX (Br)
31
5,820
1937
 
 
PRESIDENT DE VOGUE (Nor)
93
9,320
1935
 
 
RICHARD HOVEY (US)
35
7,176
1943
 
 
RICHARD STOCKTON (US)
25
7,181
1942
 
 
ROXANE (Br)
102
7,813
1929
 
ESCORT OILER
RUGELEY (Br)
134
4,985
1936
 
 
SCHUYLKILL (Br)
82
8,965
1928
 
 
SKEENA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/06 - 10/06
SOUTHERN SUN (US)
112
8,893
1931
 
 
ST ALBANS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/06 - 13/06
ST CLAIR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/06 - 15/06
STEPHEN A DOUGLAS (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
PUT BACK WITH DEFECTS
TARANAKI (Br)
106
10,534
1928
 
 
TEXAS SUN (US)
94
9,933
1937
 
 
TIDE WATER (US)
103
8,886
1930
 
 
TIMMINS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/06 - 13/06
TOLEDO (Nor)
26
4,563
1926
 
 
TRAIL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/06 - 13/06
TRANSCONA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/06 - 15/06
USS SYMBOL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/06 - 05/06
USS YUKON (US)
 
5,970
1919
 
JD EX ICELAND 5.6
VANJA (Nor)
56
6,198
1929
 
 
VERMEER (Du)
 
7,240
1941
 
HALIFAX
WENDELL PHILLIPS (US)
121
7,176
1942
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.187:

    UK LOCAL NARVIK
    OCEAN ESC C3 SOE BURNHAM, SUPPORT GP 40EG SOE LULWORTH, ONG ESC SKEENA, USS SYMBOL
    WLEF NORTH W6 SOE MONTGOMERY, WLEF SOUTH W2 SOE ST CLAIR
    40 EG JOINED FROM SC 132, SKEENA JOINED CS AT ICOMP
    COMMODORE: R-Adm SIR O H DAWSON KBE IN GLENOGLE
    VICE COMMODORE: R-Adm C G BRODIE IN PACIFIC ENTERPRISE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.