Convoy ON.188

Depart Liverpool on 10 June 1943.
Arrived NYC on 26 June 1943.
Hague's records contain 57 merchants and 21 escorts (56 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABANGAREZ (US)
32
4,538
1909
 
 
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (Nor)
81
5,740
1929
 
 
AEDANUS BURKE (US)
46
7,191
1943
 
 
ARROWHEAD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/06 - 24/06
ARUBA (Du)
11
3,979
1929
 
HX
ARVIDA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/06 - 14/06
ATLANTA CITY (US)
 
5,686
1921
 
 
ATLANTIC CITY (Br)
41
5,133
1941
 
 
AXEL JOHNSON (Sw)
65
4,915
1925
 
 
BAJAMAR (Nor)
 
2,757
1931
 
JD EX ICELAND 13.6
BANADEROS (Nor)
 
2,728
1930
 
JD AT SEA 13.6
BEACONOIL (Br)
44
6,893
1919
 
 
BELINDA (Nor)
63
8,325
1939
 
 
BRITISH CONFIDENCE (Br)
95
8,494
1936
 
 
BRITISH DESTINY (Br)
43
8,470
1937
 
 
BRITISH FIDELITY (Br)
105
8,465
1938
 
 
BRITISH RESPECT (Br)
115
8,479
1943
 
 
BROCKVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/06 - 24/06
BURLINGTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/06 - 26/06
CALDWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/06 - 24/06
CARTAGO (US)
91
4,732
1908
 
COLLISION LUMINETTA, STAYED WITH CONVOY
CAVINA (Br)
93
6,907
1924
 
HX
CHELSEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/06 - 26/06
CITY OF GLASGOW (Br)
51
5,321
1920
 
 
CITY OF KIMBERLEY (Br)
12
6,169
1925
 
 
CONSUELO (Br)
45
4,847
1937
 
 
DELHI (Sw)
131
4,571
1925
 
 
DELRIO (US)
61
5,052
1919
 
 
DIANTHUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/06 - 20/06
DUALA (Nor)
101
1,800
1938
 
 
EMPIRE COLERIDGE (Br)
84
9,798
1942
 
 
EMPIRE MARLOWE (Br)
133
6,768
1941
 
 
ESSO BALTIMORE (US)
83
7,940
1938
 
 
EVITA (Nor)
54
6,346
1927
 
 
FELIX TAUSSIG (US)
125
5,965
1917
 
 
FORT AKLAVIK (Br)
96
7,132
1943
 
 
G C BROVIG (Nor)
102
9,718
1930
 
 
GLENAPP (Br)
31
9,503
1920
 
 
GOODWIN (Br)
86
1,570
1917
 
RESCUE SHIP
GYLFE (Nor)
114
6,129
1930
 
HX
JANETA (Br)
132
4,312
1929
 
HALIFAX
JOHN BIDWELL (US)
123
7,176
1942
 
 
JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE (US)
124
7,181
1942
 
 
JOSEPH WARREN (US)
21
7,176
1943
 
 
KAIA KNUDSEN (Nor)
104
9,063
1931
 
 
KALDFONN (Nor)
92
9,931
1936
 
ESCORT OILER
KOOTENAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/06 - 20/06
LEAMINGTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/06 - 26/06
LUCELLUM (Br)
82
9,425
1938
 
ESCORT OILER
LUMINETTA (Br)
53
6,159
1927
 
COLLISION WITH CARTAGO 10.6 DET 11.6
MANCHESTER COMMERCE (Br)
111
5,343
1925
 
HALIFAX
MONTEVIDEO (Nor)
71
4,639
1928
 
 
MONTGOMERY CITY (US)
22
5,686
1920
 
 
MOSDALE (Nor)
112
3,022
1939
 
 
NEWTON D BAKER (US)
33
7,176
1943
 
RETURNED, GROUNDED ON SAILING
NOESANIWI (Du)
142
6,737
1936
 
 
OAKVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/06 - 24/06
OTTAWA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/06 - 20/06
PHILIP P BARBOUR (US)
141
7,176
1942
 
 
PORT CAROLINE (Br)
122
8,263
1919
 
 
RALPH WALDO EMERSON (US)
106
7,176
1942
 
 
ROSTHERN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/06 - 20/06
ROXBOROUGH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/06 - 26/06
SAN CIPRIANO (Br)
55
7,966
1937
 
 
SCOTTISH HEATHER (Br)
62
7,087
1928
 
ESCORT OILER
SKANDINAVIA (Nor)
103
10,044
1940
 
 
STRINDA (Nor)
52
10,973
1937
 
PASSAGE VIA LONDONDERRY. ESCORT OILER
SUDBURY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/06 - 23/06
THORHILD (Nor)
42
10,316
1935
 
 
TJIBADAK (Du)
85
7,083
1929
 
 
TJIMANOEK (Du)
121
5,628
1911
 
 
TWEED 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/06 - 15/06
VAV (Nor)
64
6,415
1931
 
 
VELMA (Nor)
94
9,720
1930
 
 
WALLACE E PRATT (US)
66
7,991
1937
 
 
WETASKIWIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/06 - 20/06
WILLIAM J WORTH (US)
56
7,176
1943
 
 
WOODSTOCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/06 - 20/06

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.188:

    HESPERIA ATTACHED AS RESCUE TUG, COLDSTREAMER AS HER ESCORT. UK LOCAL ESCORT NARVIK
    OCEAN ESC C5 SOE KOOTENAY, ONJ ESC TWEED, WLEF NORTH W7 SOE CALDWELL, WLEF SOUTH W9 SOE ROXBOROUGH
    TWEED WITH ON 188 ICOMP TO 15.6 THEN RELIEVED BY WOODSTOCK OF 5 EG FROM SC 132, TWEED THEN JOINED SC 133 TO WHICH 5EG TRANSFERRED
    COMMODORE: V-Adm SIR F A MARTEN KBE CB CMG CVO IN ABRAHAM LINCOLN
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt C A FREMANTLE DSO RN IN MANCHESTER COMMERCE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.