Convoy ON.242

Depart Liverpool on 25 June 1944.
Arrived NYC on 11 July 1944.
Hague's records contain 94 merchants and 18 escorts (99 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGASSIZ 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/07 - 07/07
AMPETCO (Bel)
82
8,718
1926
 
ESCORT OILER
ANNA N GOULANDRIS (Gk)
 
4,358
1921
 
 
ARMADALE (Br)
45
5,066
1929
 
GALVESTON
ATLANTIC (Pan)
56
5,524
1919
 
 
BELGIAN SAILOR (Bel)
 
7,028
1942
 
 
BELGIAN SEAMAN (Bel)
66
7,023
1941
 
ST JOHNS NF
BEN ROBERTSON (US)
125
7,198
1944
 
 
BENTE MAERSK (Br)
113
5,722
1928
 
 
BIG FOOT WALLACE (US)
43
7,196
1942
 
 
BITTERSWEET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/06 - 05/07
BRANTFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/06 - 05/07
BRITISH COLONEL (Br)
72
6,999
1921
 
ESCORT OILER
BRITISH PRESTIGE (Br)
93
7,106
1931
 
RETURNED
BUTESHIRE (Br)
55
6,590
1912
 
 
CAVALCADE (Pan)
63
5,038
1930
 
 
CHARLES H HERTY (US)
11
7,198
1943
 
 
CHICOUTIMI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/07 - 11/07
CLAN MACINNES (Br)
144
4,672
1920
 
MONTREAL
CURACAO (Du)
142
8,269
1930
 
MONTREAL
DAPHNELLA (Br)
111
8,078
1938
 
DAMAGED BY ICEBERG COLLISION 5.7
DELHI (Sw)
15
4,571
1925
 
 
DIMITRIOS CHANDRIS (Gk)
131
4,643
1910
 
MONTREAL
DIMITRIOS INGLESSIS (Gk)
128
5,275
1918
 
 
DINARA (Yug)
 
3,192
1917
 
 
DORNOCH (Br)
31
5,186
1939
 
RETURNED
EASTERN GUIDE (US)
 
3,704
1919
 
HALIFAX
EMPIRE CAMERON (Br)
 
7,015
1941
 
HALIFAX
EMPIRE COUGAR (Br)
117
5,758
1919
PHOSPHATES
REQUIRING TURBINE REPAIRS AT HALIFAX
EMPIRE MACDERMOTT (Br)
74
7,952
1944
 
MAC SHIP
EMPIRE MALLORY (Br)
37
6,327
1941
 
BOTWOOD
EMPIRE PENDENNIS (Br)
143
7,058
1944
 
MONTREAL
EUGENE HALE (US)
121
7,176
1943
 
 
EVERLEIGH (Br)
136
5,222
1930
COAL
QUEBEC
EYEBRIGHT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/06 - 05/07
FANAD HEAD (Br)
115
5,038
1941
 
 
FERNCLIFF (Nor)
34
4,333
1924
 
 
FERNMOOR (Nor)
12
4,268
1928
 
 
FJALLFOSS (Ice)
27
1,451
1919
 
 
FJORDHEIM (Nor)
146
4,115
1930
COAL
ST JOHN
FOREST HILL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/06 - 05/07
FRANCES E WILLARD (US)
127
7,176
1943
 
 
GEORGE ELDRIDGE (US)
24
7,176
1944
 
 
GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
 
GERASSIMOS VERGOTTIS (Gk)
 
6,343
1920
 
HX
GODERICH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/07 - 09/07
HARRY A GARFIELD (US)
14
7,176
1943
 
 
HAVKONG (Nor)
92
9,666
1937
 
ESCORT OILER
HENRY B BROWN (US)
54
7,200
1943
 
 
HENRY CLAY (US)
64
7,176
1943
 
 
HENRY H RICHARDSON (US)
134
7,176
1943
 
 
JAMES A BAYARD (US)
132
7,176
1943
 
 
JAMES G MAGUIRE (US)
26
7,176
1943
 
 
JAMES M WAYNE (US)
133
7,176
1943
 
 
JAMES SCHUREMAN (US)
107
7,176
1942
GENERAL
NEW ZEALAND
JOSE G BENITEZ (US)
35
7,244
1944
 
 
JOSEPH E BROWN (US)
13
7,176
1943
 
 
JULIUS OLSEN (US)
32
7,247
1944
 
 
KAIKOURA (Br)
21
5,852
1937
 
 
KAMSACK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/07 - 11/07
LACHINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/07 - 09/07
LILLIAN NORDICA (US)
36
7,176
1944
 
 
LORD BYRON (Br)
123
4,118
1934
 
 
LORETO (Br)
22
6,682
1913
 
 
LUCERNA (Br)
104
6,556
1930
 
 
MACOMA (Du)
94
8,069
1936
 
MAC SHIP, 1st VOYAGE, O FLIGHT
MALIAKOS (Gk)
 
3,903
1912
 
 
MARINA RASKOVA (US)
25
7,176
1943
 
 
MARIT II (Nor)
103
7,417
1922
 
 
MARTABAN (Br)
106
4,161
1934
AMMONIA
TRINIDAD
MOLDA (Nor)
61
5,137
1937
 
 
NANCEEN (Fr)
 
2,895
1929
 
 
NAPANEE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/06 - 05/07
NORTHUMBERLAND (Br)
81
1,558
1915
 
 
OCEAN VOLUNTEER (Br)
114
7,174
1942
 
 
ODYSSEUS (Gk)
 
4,577
1913
 
 
PEIK (Nor)
62
6,099
1930
 
ESCORT OILER
PELLICULA (Br)
73
6,254
1936
 
 
PETERSTON (Br)
147
4,680
1925
 
SYDNEY CB
PIETER DE HOOGH (Du)
65
7,168
1941
 
 
PORT CAMPBELL (Br)
116
8,751
1922
 
 
PORT FREMANTLE (Br)
101
8,497
1937
 
 
PORT HALIFAX (Br)
51
5,820
1937
GENERAL
NYC
PORT SAINT JOHN (Br)
145
5,668
1938
 
ST JOHN NB
PORTAGE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/07 - 11/07
PRINCE RUPERT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/06 - 05/07
RAPANA (Br)
84
8,017
1935
 
MAC SHIP
RICHARD S EWELL (US)
16
7,244
1943
 
fitted with AND
RUDBY (Br)
46
4,846
1924
 
SYDNEY CB
SAMUEL BAKKE (Nor)
41
4,719
1929
 
 
SAMUEL T DARLING (US)
126
7,198
1944
 
 
SAN GASPAR (Br)
52
2,910
1921
 
 
SEAPOOL (Br)
 
4,820
1940
 
 
SKELDERGATE (Br)
 
4,251
1930
 
NOTIONAL DET DATE
SKIENSFJORD (Nor)
91
5,922
1922
 
 
SOLSTAD (Nor)
102
5,952
1927
 
 
SOLSTEN (Nor)
53
5,379
1929
 
 
STEEL MARINER (US)
124
5,687
1920
 
 
STEEL TRADER (US)
71
5,687
1920
 
 
STIRLINGVILLE (Nor)
42
4,995
1935
 
 
TERCERO (Nor)
135
4,415
1925
 
 
THE PAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/07 - 11/07
THORSHOV (Nor)
83
9,955
1935
 
ESCORT OILER
TILAPA (Br)
141
5,392
1928
 
HALIFAX
TORR HEAD (Br)
17
5,021
1937
 
HALIFAX
VERA (Nor)
112
6,485
1934
 
 
VOCO (Br)
105
5,090
1925
 
 
WEST NILUS (US)
33
5,495
1920
 
 
WILLIAM D HOXIE (US)
23
7,198
1944
 
 
WILLIAM JAMES (US)
122
7,176
1943
 
 
WILLIAM PACA (US)
44
7,191
1942
 
 
ZAMALEK (Br)
118
1,567
1921
 
RESCUE SHIP

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.242:

    EYEBRIGHT UK LOCAL & OCEAN, OCEAN ESCORT C3 SOE PRINCE RUPERT, WLEF W3 SOE PORTAGE, GULF AGASSIZ & HALIFAX GODERICH & LACHINE
    BRANTFORD LENT FROM W2 TO REPLACE TRILLIUM, UNDER REFIT. THIS WAS THE RETURN LEG OF HER ONLY TRANS-ATLANTIC PASSAGE
    COMMODORE: R-Adm SIR C N REYNE KBE IN NORTHUMBERLAND
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt W C MEEK RD RNR IN SAMUEL BAKKE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.