Convoy ON.219

Depart Liverpool on 8 January 1944.
Arrived NYC on 27 January 1944.
Hague's records contain 64 merchants and 21 escorts (61 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACAVUS (Br)
63
8,010
1935
 
MAC SHIP, 2nd voyage, F Flight
ANDREW A HUMPHREYS (US)
53
7,218
1943
 
ESCORT OILER
ANNISTON CITY (US)
105
5,686
1921
 
 
ARTHUR L PERRY (US)
15
7,176
1943
 
 
ASSINIBOINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/01 - 20/01
AUDACIOUS (Pan)
41
7,455
1913
CRESCYLIC ACID
ST JOHN NB
AXEL JOHNSON (Sw)
83
4,915
1925
 
NYC, 25 PASSENGERS
AYLMER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/01 - 12/01
BALFOUR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/01 - 12/01
BALTYK (Pol)
46
7,001
1942
 
PHILADELPHIA
BENTLEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/01 - 12/01
CAIRNESK (Br)
111
5,007
1926
GENERAL
ST JOHN NB
CAROLINIAN (US)
116
6,997
1921
 
ST JOHN NB
CELANDINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/01 - 20/01
COMANCHEE (Br)
 
6,837
1936
 
PUT BACK
CYMBULA (Br)
43
8,082
1938
 
 
DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH (US)
82
7,200
1942
 
 
DANIEL DRAKE (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
 
DELNORTE (US)
101
4,982
1919
 
 
DELSUD (US)
23
4,982
1919
 
 
DETTIFOSS (Ice)
74
1,564
1930
 
 
DIGBY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/01 - 24/01
EDDYSTONE (Br)
56
1,550
1927
 
RESCUE SHIP
EDMUND FANNING (US)
96
7,176
1943
 
 
ELISABETH BAKKE (Nor)
71
5,450
1937
 
 
EMPIRE KNIGHT (Br)
126
7,244
1942
 
HALIFAX fitted with AND
EMPIRE TREASURE (Br)
93
7,022
1943
 
RET UK IN TOW, LOST SCREW 18.1
ETTRICK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/01 - 20/01
FERDINANDO GORGES (US)
14
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
FORESTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/01 - 20/01
FORT CREVIER (Br)
11
7,131
1943
 
fitted with AND
FREDERICTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/01 - 20/01
GALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/01 - 20/01
GANANOQUE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/01 - 27/01
GARONNE (Nor)
54
7,113
1921
 
 
GEORGE GALE (US)
31
7,176
1942
 
ARR HX WITH EXTENSIVE HULL DEFECTS
GIFFARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/01 - 20/01
GILBERT STUART (US)
34
7,176
1943
 
 
GOODALL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/01 - 12/01
HALIFAX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/01 - 20/01
HENRY GEORGE (US)
112
7,176
1943
 
HALIFAX
HENRY VILLARD (US)
55
7,176
1942
 
 
HENRY WILSON (US)
125
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
HEPATICA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/01 - 24/01
HERANGER (Nor)
51
4,877
1930
 
 
HERMAN MELVILLE (US)
103
7,176
1942
 
ST JOHN NB
HOYANGER (Nor)
91
4,624
1926
 
 
IRWIN RUSSELL (US)
84
7,218
1943
 
 
IVARAN (Nor)
12
4,955
1938
 
 
JAMAIQUE (Fr)
75
10,123
1922
 
 
JAMES A WETMORE (US)
122
7,201
1943
 
HALIFAX, fitted with AND
JAMES SMITH (US)
35
7,181
1942
 
 
JOHN G WHITTIER (US)
102
7,176
1942
 
HX
JOHN LAURANCE (US)
32
7,176
1942
 
 
JOHN MCLOUGHLIN (US)
104
7,176
1942
 
ST JOHN NB
KELMSCOTT (Br)
121
7,039
1943
 
WABANA
L H MCNELLY (US)
123
7,244
1943
 
fitted with and
LAURITS SWENSON (Nor)
24
5,725
1930
 
 
LOCHMONAR (Br)
115
9,412
1924
 
HALIFAX
LONGWOOD (Br)
52
9,463
1930
 
ESCORT OILER
MAGICIAN (Br)
44
5,105
1925
GENERAL
CURACAO
MELVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/01 - 24/01
MIDLAND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/01 - 27/01
MOVERIA (Br)
114
4,867
1925
 
HALIFAX
NEOCARDIA (Br)
36
8,211
1943
 
 
NORHOLM (Nor)
72
9,813
1941
 
 
PANAMAN (Pan)
45
5,328
1913
 
 
PARK HOLLAND (US)
124
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
PEREGRINE WHITE (US)
13
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
PETER DONAHUE (US)
61
7,194
1943
 
 
RALPH IZARD (US)
92
7,191
1942
 
 
ROGER GRISWOLD (US)
95
7,191
1943
 
RETURNED WITH HULL DEFECTS
S M BABCOCK (US)
33
7,176
1942
 
 
SAMUEL BLATCHFORD (US)
81
7,200
1943
 
 
SAMUEL NELSON (US)
113
7,176
1942
 
HALIFAX
SHERBROOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/01 - 27/01
SOVAC (Br)
73
6,724
1938
 
 
ST BONIFACE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/01 - 24/01
STEEL ENGINEER (US)
42
5,687
1926
 
 
SUMNER I KIMBALL (US)
86
7,176
1943
 
STRAGGLED AND SUNK BY U 960
THOMAS SIM LEE (US)
94
7,191
1942
 
 
VIRGINIA DARE (US)
85
7,177
1942
 
 
WILLIAM L MARCY (US)
26
7,176
1942
 
RETURNED WITH HULL DEFECTS
WILLIAM THORNTON (US)
21
7,176
1943
 
 
WILLIAM WINDOM (US)
22
7,194
1943
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.219:

    BALFOUR DETACHED ESCORTING ROGER GRISWOLD, GIFFARD DETACHED WITH EMPIRE TREASURE.
    AQUAMARINE UK LOCAL, OCEAN C1 SOE ASSINIBOINE, SUPPORT GP SOE BALFOUR, JOINING FROM HX 273 ON 11.1
    WLEF BNORTH W5 SOE ST BONIFACE, WLEF SOUTH W2 SOE MIDLAND. ACAVUS LOST ONE SWORDFISH A/C IN OPERATIONS
    FREDERICTON & CELANDINE SAILED LATE TO OVERTAKE, CELANDINE FURTHER DELAYED BY INCORRECT HOMING PROCEDURE & WEATHER
    COMMODORE: Capt SIR A J BAXTER KBE DSC RD RNR IN ELISABETH BAKKE
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN EMPIRE TREASURE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.