Convoy ON.23

Depart Liverpool on 4 October 1941.
Arrived Halifax on 19 October 1941.
Hague's records contain 41 merchants and 19 escorts (26 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AMSTEL (Du)
14
2,115
1925
 
HAMPTON ROADS
ARABIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 12/10
ARROWHEAD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 17/10
ASTRELL (Nor)
42
7,595
1925
 
DETACHMENT DATE ESTIMATED
ATLANTICOS (Gk)
63
5,446
1919
 
FATHER POINT
BOLBEC (Br)
 
1,345
1918
 
 
BRANDON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/10 - 10/10
BRITISH CONFIDENCE (Br)
82
8,494
1936
 
 
BROADWAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/10 - 18/10
BUCTOUCHE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/10 - 17/10
BURWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/10 - 18/10
CALEDONIAN MONARCH (Br)
22
5,851
1928
 
BUENOS AIRES
CELANDINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 11/10
CHELATROS (Gk)
72
3,489
1914
 
MONTREAL
COBALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/10 - 19/10
DAHLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 12/10
EMPIRE LOTUS (Br)
11
3,696
1920
 
ST LUCIA
EMPIRE OPOSSUM (Br)
24
5,644
1918
 
SYDNEY CB
EMPIRE STRAIT (Br)
 
2,841
1940
 
 
EMPIRE UNION (Br)
51
5,952
1924
 
MONTREAL
GAELIC STAR (Br)
104
5,596
1917
 
TRINIDAD
GALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/10 - 19/10
H NETH M S CLAESJE 
15
 
1900
 
HALIFAX
HARTBRIDGE (Br)
41
5,080
1927
 
GALVESTON
HMS EBOR WYKE (Br)
45
348
1929
TRAWLER FOR PASSAGE TO
ICELAND
HMS VARANGA (Br)
33
361
1929
TRAWLER FOR PASSAGE TO
ICELAND
JAN MAYEN (Nor)
25
399
1914
SALT
ICELAND
LADY ELSA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 09/10
LANCING (Nor)
44
7,866
1898
 
CURACOA
LEOPOLD II (Bel)
13
2,902
1906
 
WABANA
LILIAN I (Br)
75
1,271
1924
COAL, COKE
ICELAND
LINGE (Du)
52
2,114
1928
 
CURACOA
LOMBARDY (Br)
93
3,379
1921
 
BERMUDA
MALCOLM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 10/10
MERGUS (Sw)
74
1,368
1906
COAL
ICELAND
MICHAEL JEBSEN (Br)
31
2,323
1927
 
FATHER POINT
MONKSHOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 12/10
MOUNT KITHERON (Gk)
73
3,876
1912
 
WABANA
NORCO (Br)
64
1,335
1917
COAL
ICELAND
NORTHERN GEM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 09/10
NORTHERN PRIDE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 09/10
NORTHERN WAVE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 09/10
NYHOLT (Nor)
 
8,087
1931
 
JD EX ICELAND
OPORTO (Br)
101
2,352
1928
 
BARBADOS
P.L.M.13 (Br)
12
3,754
1921
 
WABANA
PETUNIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 10/10
PRINS MAURITS (Du)
43
1,287
1936
 
TRINIDAD
ROXBY (Br)
54
4,252
1923
 
CHARLESTON SC
SALTWICK (Br)
71
3,775
1929
 
HALIFAX
SARDONYX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 09/10
SCOTTISH AMERICAN (Br)
91
6,999
1920
 
ICELAND
SELVISTAN (Br)
61
5,136
1924
 
MONTREAL. COLLISION WITH WARKWORTH
ST ESSYLT (Br)
103
5,634
1941
 
NYC
SUDERHOLM (Nor)
23
4,908
1917
 
NYC
TELESFORA DE LARRINAGA (Br)
21
5,780
1920
 
HALIFAX
TRONGATE (Br)
53
3,979
1924
 
RETURNED, SEE ON 025
WARKWORTH (Br)
62
4,941
1924
 
FOUNDERED AFTER COLLISION WITH SELVISTAN
WATCHMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 11/10
WISLA (Pol)
32
3,106
1928
 
NYC
ZAAFARAN (Br)
55
1,559
1921
 
RESCUE SHIP

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.23:

    M HAVEN ESCORT (ONM 23) PALOMARES, WOOLSTON, HINESTA, STELLA POLARIS & STELLA CAPELLA
    EAST ESCORT 8EG SOE MALCOLM, WEST ESCORT TU 4.1.12 SOE BROADWAY
    SARDONYX DETACHED AS ESCORT TO NORTHERN WAVE SENT TO ICELAND WITH DEFECTS
    ARROWHEAD AS ADDITIONAL ESCORT WHILE ON PASSAGE TO CANADA
    COMMODORE: Capt S N WHITE RD RNR IN EMPIRE UNION
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN WARKWORTH
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.