Convoy ON.240

Depart Liverpool on 10 June 1944.
Arrived NYC on 28 June 1944.
Hague's records contain 82 merchants and 22 escorts (85 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGIA MARINA (Gk)
127
4,151
1912
 
SYDNEY CB
ALDER PARK (Br)
143
7,141
1944
 
MONTREAL, fitted with AND
ALEXANDER RAMSEY (US)
121
7,181
1942
 
 
AMELIA EARHART (US)
32
7,176
1942
 
 
ANSON P K SAFFORD (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
 
ANTHONY WAYNE (US)
132
7,181
1942
 
 
ARTIGAS (Pan)
26
5,613
1920
 
 
ATHELREGENT (Br)
71
8,881
1930
 
 
BEACONOIL (Br)
103
6,893
1919
 
 
BEACONSTREET (Br)
72
7,467
1927
 
ESCORT OILER
BELGIAN GULF (Pan)
42
8,237
1929
 
PHILADELPHIA
BILLY MITCHELL (US)
24
7,176
1943
 
 
BLENHEIM (US)
135
5,098
1923
 
 
BRITISH HONOUR (Br)
93
6,991
1928
 
 
BULLDOG 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/06 - 12/06
BULLEN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/06 - 12/06
CAIRNVALONA (Br)
131
4,929
1918
 
MONTREAL
CAROLINIAN (US)
33
6,997
1921
 
 
CAXTON (Br)
146
7,242
1943
 
BOTWOOD, fitted with AND
CHARLES J FINGER (US)
122
7,244
1944
 
 
CHARLES J FOLGER (US)
45
7,194
1943
 
 
CHILLIWACK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/06 - 22/06
CLYDE L SEAVEY (US)
57
7,176
1943
 
 
CORRALES (Br)
101
5,363
1930
 
HX
CYRUS T BRADY (US)
14
7,176
1943
 
 
DAGEID (Nor)
115
6,361
1931
 
 
DANIEL DRAKE (US)
133
7,176
1943
 
 
DROMUS (Br)
105
8,036
1938
BENZOL
NYC
DUDLEY M HUGHES (US)
13
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
DUNCAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/06 - 12/06
DUNDAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/06 - 28/06
EDDYSTONE (Br)
106
1,550
1927
 
RESCUE SHIP
EDWARD BELLAMY (US)
91
7,176
1943
 
 
ELIPHALET NOTT (US)
41
7,176
1943
 
 
ELISABETH DAL (Br)
147
4,258
1910
 
DETACHED INDEPENDENT 14.6 TO SYDNEY CB
ELIZABETH BLACKWELL (US)
51
7,176
1943
 
 
EMPIRE ABBEY (Br)
55
7,032
1944
GENERAL
NYC
EMPIRE MACCABE (Br)
63
9,249
1943
 
MAC SHIP, 4th VOYAGE, N FLIGHT
EMPIRE MACMAHON (Br)
74
8,856
1943
 
MAC SHIP, 4th VOYAGE, B FLIGHT
EMPIRE MOUFLON (Br)
37
3,234
1921
 
 
EMPIRE VISCOUNT (Br)
113
8,882
1929
 
 
ENA (Du)
56
6,229
1936
 
 
ERODONA (Br)
73
6,207
1937
 
 
FAGERFJELL (Nor)
82
8,072
1935
 
ESCORT OILER
FENNEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/06 - 22/06
FRANK GILBRETH (US)
35
7,176
1944
 
 
GATINEAU PARK (Br)
16
7,128
1942
COAL
MONTREAL, fitted with AND
GEO W MCKNIGHT (Br)
114
2,502
1933
 
 
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK (US)
136
7,181
1943
 
 
GLENSTRAE (Br)
117
9,460
1922
 
MONTREAL
GOODALL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/06 - 12/06
HALL J KELLEY (US)
25
7,180
1943
 
 
HALLADALE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/06 - 12/06
HERANGER (Nor)
21
4,877
1930
 
 
HORACE WILLIAMS (US)
96
7,176
1943
 
 
HOYANGER (Nor)
31
4,624
1926
 
 
IVAN TOPIC (Yug)
137
4,943
1920
 
QUEBEC
JAMAIQUE (Fr)
123
10,123
1922
 
 
JAMES BOWDOIN (US)
15
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOHN H B LATROBE (US)
134
7,191
1942
 
 
JOHN L SULLIVAN (US)
81
7,176
1943
 
 
JOHN MCLOUGHLIN (US)
126
7,176
1942
 
 
JOHN WISE (US)
124
7,181
1942
 
 
JOSEPH JEFFERSON (US)
34
7,176
1942
 
 
LA SALLE PARK (Br)
141
7,138
1944
 
HALIFAX, fitted with AND
LORENZO DE ZAVALA (US)
111
7,244
1943
 
 
MAHIA (Br)
94
10,951
1917
GENERAL, TOXIC STORES
AUSTRALIA
MANCHESTER PORT (Br)
116
7,071
1935
 
 
MARGARITA CHANDRIS (Gk)
27
5,401
1920
 
 
MATAPEDIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/06 - 28/06
MIRALDA (Br)
84
8,013
1936
 
MAC SHIP, 3rd VOYAGE, Q FLIGHT
MONNOW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/06 - 22/06
MORDEN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/06 - 22/06
MOVERIA (Br)
44
4,867
1925
GENERAL, LIVESTOCK
ST JOHN NB
NACELLA (Br)
62
8,196
1943
BENZOL
NYC, fitted with AND
OSTHAV (Nor)
46
8,417
1931
 
 
OWEN SOUND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/06 - 22/06
OXFORD CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/06 - 12/06
PARA (Nor)
95
3,986
1921
 
 
PETTER (Nor)
53
9,109
1935
 
 
PORT DUNEDIN (Br)
104
7,441
1925
 
 
RAYMOND B STEVENS (US)
125
7,176
1944
GENERAL
NYC
RICHARD MONTGOMERY (US)
11
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
RIDEAU PARK (Br)
17
7,134
1943
 
fitted with AND
RIVERDALE PARK (Br)
142
7,132
1943
 
ST JOHN NB, fitted with AND
RIVERVIEW PARK (Br)
144
7,130
1943
 
MONTREAL, fitted with AND
ROXANE (Br)
52
7,813
1929
 
ESCORT OILER
SAMUEL ASHE (US)
23
7,177
1942
 
 
SAMUEL NELSON (US)
22
7,176
1942
 
 
SCOTTISH HEATHER (Br)
92
7,087
1928
 
 
SHIRRABANK (Br)
36
7,274
1940
 
GALVESTON
SOVAC (Br)
102
6,724
1938
 
 
ST BONIFACE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/06 - 28/06
ST CATHERINES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/06 - 22/06
STRINDA (Nor)
83
10,973
1937
 
 
TEKOA (Br)
54
8,695
1922
GENERAL
AUSTRALIA
THORHILD (Nor)
61
10,316
1935
 
ESCORT OILER
TIMMINS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/06 - 25/06
TUREBY (Br)
112
4,372
1936
 
 
VANJA (Nor)
43
6,198
1929
 
 
VILLANGER (Nor)
12
4,884
1929
 
 
WALLACEBURG 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/06 - 25/06
WESTMOUNT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/06 - 25/06
WHITESHELL PARK (Br)
145
7,139
1944
 
MONTREAL, fitted with AND

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.240:

    BRONTES, BULLEN & GOODALL UK LOCAL ESCORT, OCEAN C2 SOE ST CATHERINES, SUPPORT GP SOE BULLDOG
    WLEF W4 SOE ST BONIFACE, HALIFAX ESC WALLACEBURG & WESTMOUNT, GULF ESCORT TIMMINS
    FENNEL SAILED LATE & JOINED AT 130800Z, SUPPORT GP SWEPT AHEAD OF CONVOY FROM OVERSAY UNTIL 120800Z WITH NO CONTACTS
    COMMODORE: Capt J K BROOK CBE DSO RD RNR IN ATHELREGENT
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt H D WAKEMAN-COLVILLE RN IN HOYANGER
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.