Convoy ON.217

Depart Liverpool on 24 December 1943.
Arrived NYC on 10 January 1944.
Hague's records contain 82 merchants and 15 escorts (70 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABIEL FOSTER (US)
35
7,176
1942
 
RETURNED
ABNER DOUBLEDAY (US)
92
7,176
1942
 
 
ALDEBARAN (Pan)
114
5,267
1933
 
 
ANDREW PICKENS (US)
11
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
ARVIDA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/12 - 05/01
ATHELREGENT (Br)
53
8,881
1930
 
 
AUGUSTINE HEARD (US)
122
7,176
1942
 
 
BEAVERHILL (Br)
105
10,041
1928
 
HALIFAX, 16 PASSENGERS
BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (US)
107
7,177
1942
 
 
BRIMANGER (Nor)
91
4,883
1929
 
 
BRITISH HARMONY (Br)
85
8,453
1941
BENZOL, NYC
 
BRITISH PROMISE (Br)
33
8,443
1942
 
 
BURLINGTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 10/01
CALGARY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/12 - 05/01
CANADA (Sw)
103
5,527
1921
 
RETURNED
CORRALES (Br)
93
5,363
1930
 
HALIFAX
DAUPHIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/12 - 05/01
DIANTHUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/12 - 05/01
DOLABELLA (Br)
42
8,142
1939
 
 
DONACILLA (Br)
43
8,113
1939
 
 
DUALA (Nor)
106
1,800
1938
GENERAL
HALIFAX
DUNVER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/12 - 05/01
EDWARD M HOUSE (US)
134
7,240
1943
 
 
EDWARD W SCRIPPS (US)
84
7,176
1943
 
PUT BACK, STEERING DEFECTS
EL ALETO (Br)
52
7,203
1927
 
RETURNED WITH ENGINE DEFECTS
ELIJAH WHITE (US)
113
7,176
1942
 
JD ONS 26
EMPIRE CASTLE (Br)
41
7,356
1943
 
 
EMPIRE CHIEF (Br)
83
8,040
1897
 
 
EMPIRE HOUSMAN (Br)
132
7,359
1943
 
SUNK, U 545 & U 744, FIRST TORP 31.12.43
EMPIRE INDUSTRY II (Br)
32
8,203
1943
 
 
EMPIRE MACKAY (Br)
73
8,908
1943
 
MAC SHIP, 2nd voyage, D Flight
FAGERFJELL (Nor)
67
8,072
1935
 
 
FERDINANDO GORGES (US)
144
7,176
1943
 
RETURNED fitted with AND
FRANCIS VIGO (US)
125
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND. HALIFAX
FRANKLIN P MALL (US)
13
7,191
1943
 
fitted with AND
GEORGE CHAMBERLAIN (US)
112
7,176
1942
 
RETURNED CLYDE, HULL FRACTURES
GODAFOSS (Ice)
65
1,542
1921
 
NYC, 21 PASSENGERS
GOODWIN (Br)
87
1,570
1917
 
RESCUE SHIP
GRANT WOOD (US)
15
7,240
1943
 
fitted with AND
HALL J KELLEY (US)
22
7,180
1943
 
 
HANNIBAL HAMLIN (US)
141
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
HARVEY C MILLER (US)
111
7,176
1943
 
 
HARVEY CUSHING (US)
16
7,240
1943
 
fitted with AND
HIGH PARK (Br)
145
7,135
1943
 
ST JOHNS NB
HOPECREST (Br)
37
5,099
1935
 
 
JAMAICA PRODUCER (Br)
44
5,464
1934
 
NYC, 48 PASSENGERS
JAMES FENIMORE COOPER (US)
86
7,176
1942
 
 
JAMES GUTHRIE (US)
25
7,176
1943
 
 
JAMES HARLAN (US)
102
7,176
1943
 
 
JAMES I MCKAY (US)
123
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOHN BAKKE (Nor)
116
4,718
1929
 
HALIFAX
JOSEPH H MARTIN (US)
143
7,199
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOSEPH STORY (US)
115
7,176
1942
 
 
K I LUCKENBACH (US)
23
5,887
1918
 
 
KOOTENAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/12 - 05/01
LACKLAN (Br)
62
8,670
1929
 
ESCORT OILER
LECHISTAN (Pol)
142
1,937
1929
 
 
MAHIA (Br)
34
10,951
1917
 
 
MARINA (US)
66
5,086
1942
 
 
MARY LYON (US)
14
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
MILLTOWN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 10/01
MOUNT KYLLENE (Gk)
95
3,703
1917
EXPL & BALLAST
HALIFAX
MULGRAVE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/01 - 09/01
NORHEIM (Nor)
63
9,816
1941
 
 
OMAR E CHAPMAN (US)
146
7,176
1943
 
 
PAN SCANDIA (Nor)
82
9,816
1931
 
 
PEARL HARBOR (US)
121
7,200
1942
 
 
PEREGRINE WHITE (US)
131
7,176
1943
 
RETURNED
PLEIADES (US)
94
3,600
1939
 
NYC, 231 PASSENGERS
PORT CAMPBELL (Br)
81
8,751
1922
GENERAL
HALIFAX
R C BRENNAN (US)
24
7,176
1943
 
 
RALPH WALDO EMERSON (US)
101
7,176
1942
 
 
RANGITIKI (Br)
54
6,698
1929
 
 
REINHOLT (Nor)
51
4,799
1939
 
 
ROBERT ROGERS (US)
124
7,176
1943
 
 
ROGER GRISWOLD (US)
64
7,191
1943
 
RETURNED
ROSTHERN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/12 - 05/12
SAULT STE MARIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 10/01
SHERBROOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/01 - 09/01
STEEL RANGER (US)
26
5,687
1920
 
 
STEEL TRAVELER (US)
57
7,056
1922
 
 
STEPHEN B ELKINS (US)
36
7,180
1943
 
 
THEODORE PARKER (US)
27
7,176
1943
 
 
THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH (US)
46
7,176
1942
 
 
THOMAS CLYDE (US)
47
7,176
1943
 
 
THOMAS PAINE (US)
56
7,176
1941
 
 
THOMAS W OWEN (US)
12
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
UNGAVA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/01 - 09/01
VILLE D'ANVERS (Bel)
71
7,462
1920
 
 
VILLE DE QUEBEC 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/01 - 09/01
WALTER A LUCKENBACH (US)
135
6,024
1918
 
 
WILL R WOOD (US)
104
7,244
1943
 
 
WILLIAM BLACK YATES (US)
55
7,199
1943
 
 
WILLIAM L DAVIDSON (US)
21
7,177
1943
 
 
WILLIAM M MEREDITH (US)
133
7,180
1943
 
 
WILLIAM MCKINLEY (US)
61
7,200
1943
 
RETURNED
WILLIAM R DAY (US)
31
7,200
1943
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.217:

    CALGARY, OF OCEAN ESCORT, COVERED LOCH EWE PORTION OF CONVOY DUE TO IT'S LARGE SIZE
    KINGSTON BERYL, CALGARY UK LOCAL, OCEAN C5 SOE KOOTENAY, WLEF NORTH W2 SOE MULGRAVE, WLEF SOUTH W9 SAULT STE MARIE
    COMMODORE: Capt A COCKS DSC RD RNR IN PORT CAMPBELL
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN EMPIRE CASTLE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.