Convoy ON.246

Depart Liverpool on 25 July 1944.
Arrived NYC on 9 August 1944.
Hague's records contain 107 merchants and 18 escorts (111 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (Nor)
142
5,740
1929
 
 
AKAROA (Br)
111
15,130
1914
 
 
ALASKA (Nor)
57
5,681
1918
 
 
ALEXANDER H STEPHENS (US)
35
7,176
1942
 
 
AMHERST 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 - 03/08
ARMATHIA (Gk)
132
4,683
1919
 
SYDNEY CB
ATHOLL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 - 02/08
ATLANTIC (Nor)
52
7,342
1925
 
ESCORT OILER
BARON DUNMORE (Br)
148
3,938
1933
 
 
BARTHOLOMEW GOSNOLD (US)
55
7,176
1943
 
 
BEACONOIL (Br)
97
6,893
1919
 
 
BEACONSTREET (Br)
82
7,467
1927
 
ESCORT OILER
BIALYSTOK (Pol)
133
7,173
1942
 
 
BRIMANGER (Nor)
71
4,883
1929
 
 
BYRON DARNTON (US)
17
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
CARDIUM (Br)
126
8,236
1931
 
 
CHICOUTIMI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 09/08
COLLINGWOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 - 03/08
DAGEID (Nor)
53
6,361
1931
 
 
DAGIED (Nor)
119
6,361
1931
 
 
DALFONN (Nor)
38
9,860
1928
 
 
DANIO (Nor)
115
3,496
1924
 
 
DELILIAN (Br)
123
6,423
1923
 
ST JOHN NB
DESIRADE (Br)
24
9,645
1921
 
 
EDWARD CANBY (US)
23
7,176
1943
 
 
ELK ISLAND PARK (Br)
27
7,136
1943
 
 
EMPIRE CAMP (Br)
14
7,052
1943
 
ST JOHNS NF, fitted with AND
EMPIRE CASTLE (Br)
54
7,356
1943
 
 
EMPIRE GAZELLE (Br)
141
4,848
1920
 
 
EMPIRE GULF (Br)
131
6,401
1927
 
 
EMPIRE HERITAGE (Br)
59
15,702
1930
 
 
EMPIRE MACANDREW (Br)
84
7,952
1943
 
MAC SHIP, 8th voyage R Flight
EMPIRE MACMAHON (Br)
74
8,856
1943
 
MAC SHIP, 5th VOYAGE, B FLIGHT
EMPIRE SUNBEAM (Br)
101
6,711
1941
 
SYDNEY CB
EMPIRE WAIMANA (Br)
45
8,129
1911
 
 
ERODONA (Br)
58
6,207
1937
 
PHILADELPHIA
EUGENE FIELD (US)
156
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
EVAGORAS (Br)
127
5,197
1929
 
 
FERNWOOD (Nor)
152
4,695
1930
 
 
FLORENCE MARTUS (US)
13
7,198
1943
 
fitted with AND
FORT BUFFALO (Br)
31
7,100
1943
 
 
FORT CAMOSUN (Br)
 
7,126
1942
 
 
FORT LA CLOCHE (Br)
112
7,151
1944
 
 
FORT MINGAN (Br)
154
7,130
1943
 
ST JOHN NB, fitted with AND
FORT PINE (Br)
91
7,133
1942
 
 
FREDERICK H NEWELL (US)
39
7,244
1943
 
 
GDYNIA (Sw)
122
1,636
1934
 
MONTREAL
GEO W MCKNIGHT (Br)
93
2,502
1933
 
 
GRAINTON (Br)
 
6,341
1929
 
WITH BOILER DEFECTS
HELENCREST (Br)
41
5,233
1941
 
 
HENRY D LINDSLEY (US)
147
7,247
1944
 
 
HENRY S SANFORD (US)
18
7,240
1944
 
 
HENRY WYNKOOP (US)
118
7,176
1942
 
 
HOPERIDGE (Br)
21
5,222
1939
 
BALTIMORE
HUTCHINSON I CONE (US)
158
7,176
1943
 
 
IMPERIAL MONARCH (Br)
33
5,831
1926
 
 
IVARAN (Nor)
12
4,955
1938
 
 
J WARREN KEIFER (US)
26
7,176
1943
 
 
JAMES B MILLER (US)
108
7,176
1943
 
 
JAMES C CAMERON (US)
155
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JAMES G BIRNEY (US)
49
7,176
1943
 
 
JAMES G BLAINE (US)
116
7,176
1942
 
 
JAMES HAWSON (Nor)
63
6,074
1930
 
 
JOHN A QUITMAN (US)
15
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOHN CHESTER KENDALL (US)
36
7,176
1944
 
 
JOHN N MAFFITT (US)
16
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOSEPH I KEMP (US)
46
7,176
1944
 
 
JULIEN POYDRAS (US)
153
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JUNIPERO SERRA (US)
114
7,176
1942
 
 
JURKO TOPIC (Yug)
42
5,160
1919
 
 
KALDFONN (Nor)
62
9,931
1936
 
ESCORT OILER
KAMSACK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 09/08
KATLA (Ice)
136
1,209
1911
 
HALIFAX
LEIV EIRIKSSON (Nor)
56
7,177
1943
 
 
LOUIS JOLIET (US)
44
7,194
1943
 
 
MARTIN VAN BUREN (US)
146
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
MARYMAR (US)
107
6,847
1919
 
 
MATTHEW J O'BRIEN (US)
109
7,244
1943
 
 
MINOR C KEITH (US)
103
7,247
1944
 
 
MIRALDA (Br)
64
8,013
1936
 
MAC SHIP, 4th VOYAGE, Q FLIGHT
MONTREAL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 - 03/08
MORRIS HILLQUIT (US)
124
7,210
1944
 
 
NORTH BAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 - 03/08
OREMAR (US)
137
6,854
1919
 
 
ORNEFJELL (Nor)
37
1,334
1937
 
BALTIMORE
PENDEEN (Br)
143
4,174
1923
 
 
PENNSYLVANIA II (US)
113
5,595
1920
 
 
PERTH (Br)
98
2,259
1915
 
RESCUE SHIP
PETER DONAHUE (US)
121
7,194
1943
 
 
PETTER (Nor)
94
9,109
1935
 
 
PIO PICO (US)
34
7,176
1943
 
 
PORTAGE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 09/08
RHEA (Fr)
95
7,813
1928
 
 
ROBERT R LIVINGSTON (US)
117
7,198
1944
 
 
ROBERT Y HAYNE (US)
11
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
SAMBRAKE (Br)
151
7,219
1943
 
ST JOHN, fitted with AND
SAMLORIAN (Br)
22
7,253
1944
 
 
SINGKEP (Du)
145
6,607
1911
 
 
SKOTAAS (Nor)
73
8,190
1931
 
ESCORT OILER
SOVAC (Br)
72
6,724
1938
 
ESCORT OILER
STRINDA (Nor)
102
10,973
1937
 
 
TETELA (Br)
105
5,389
1926
 
MONTREAL
THE PAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 09/08
THOMAS KEARNS (US)
104
7,194
1943
 
 
THOMAS LYNCH (US)
125
7,176
1942
 
 
THOMAS SAY (US)
43
7,247
1944
 
 
THORHILD (Nor)
92
10,316
1935
 
ESCORT OILER
TILSINGTON COURT (Br)
51
6,910
1928
 
ST JOHNS NF
TIRADENTES (Nor)
81
4,960
1922
 
 
TORONTO (Nor)
106
5,018
1928
 
BALTIMORE
TRADER (Br)
61
6,087
1940
 
CURACAO
URANIENBORG (Br)
135
3,300
1922
 
SYDNEY CB
USS DAVIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 -
VARDEFJELL (Nor)
83
8,316
1940
 
 
VELOX (Nor)
134
3,831
1922
 
PORT ALFRED
VILLE DE QUEBEC 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 - 03/08
WENTWORTH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 - 03/08
WESTLAND (Du)
128
5,888
1931
 
 
WILLIAM CROMPTON (US)
144
7,218
1943
 
 
WILLIAM D BYRON (US)
96
7,210
1944
 
 
WILLIAM KENT (US)
47
7,187
1942
 
 
WILLIAM LEAVITT (US)
32
7,176
1944
 
 
WILLIAM TYLER PAGE (US)
48
7,176
1943
 
 
WOLVERINE (US)
157
4,990
1919
 
 
YEMASSEE (Pan)
25
2,001
1922
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.246:

    DAVY, LADY BERYL & YORK CITY UK LOCAL, OCEAN C4 SOE WENTWORTH, WLEF W3 SOE PORTAGE.
    USS DAVIS ADDL WITH C4. BRANDON OF C4 SAILED LATE TO OVERTAKE, FAILED TO MAKE CONTACT AND AR ST JOHN'S NF 5.8.44
    COMMODORE: Capt SIR A L OWENS RD RNR IN BRIMANGER
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt F RATSEY RN IN AKAROA
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.