Convoy ON.255

Depart Liverpool on 22 September 1944.
Arrived NYC on 9 October 1944.
Hague's records contain 81 merchants and 19 escorts (84 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGASSIZ 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/10 - 09/10
AMASA DELANO (US)
112
7,176
1944
 
 
ARIGUANI (Br)
127
6,746
1926
 
HALIFAX
ATHELCHIEF (Br)
92
10,000
1939
 
 
AUGUST BELMONT (US)
111
7,240
1944
 
 
BELGIAN GULF (Pan)
52
8,237
1929
 
 
BEN A RUFFIN (US)
65
7,198
1944
 
 
BEN ROBERTSON (US)
91
7,198
1944
 
 
BRIMANGER (Nor)
71
4,883
1929
 
 
BRITISH VALOUR (Br)
82
6,952
1927
 
ESCORT OILER
CLAUSINA (Br)
54
8,083
1938
BENZOL
NYC
CYRUS T BRADY (US)
47
7,176
1943
 
 
DAWSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/10 - 09/10
DELILIAN (Br)
93
6,423
1923
GENERAL
MONTREAL
DESIRADE (Br)
103
9,645
1921
 
 
DOLLY MADISON (US)
16
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
DUNVER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/09 - 04/10
EDDYSTONE (Br)
68
1,550
1927
 
RESCUE SHIP
EDWARD BELLAMY (US)
64
7,176
1943
 
 
ELBRIDGE GERRY (US)
67
7,176
1942
 
 
EMPIRE CAMERON (Br)
135
7,015
1941
 
SYDNEY CB
EMPIRE MACANDREW (Br)
84
7,952
1943
 
MAC SHIP, 9th voyage R Flight
EMPIRE MACDERMOTT (Br)
74
7,952
1944
 
MAC SHIP
EMPIRE MANDARIN (Br)
122
7,078
1944
 
DETACHED TO ST JOHN NB 6.10
EMPIRE SATURN (Br)
83
8,224
1944
 
 
FERNWOOD (Nor)
131
4,695
1930
 
 
FISHER AMES (US)
25
7,176
1942
 
 
FORT ASSINIBOINE (Br)
46
7,128
1943
 
HAMPTON ROADS
FORT BRISEBOIS (Br)
133
7,157
1944
 
DETACHED TO ST JOHN NB 6.10, fitted AND
FORT CHARNISAY (Br)
123
7,133
1943
 
 
GABRIEL DUVAL (US)
114
7,176
1942
 
 
GEORGE P GARRISON (US)
48
7,244
1943
 
 
GODAFOSS (Ice)
36
1,542
1921
 
 
GUADELOUPE (Fr)
22
2,676
1936
 
 
GULFCOAST (US)
73
7,140
1937
 
 
GYDA (Br)
26
1,695
1934
 
 
HALL J KELLEY (US)
34
7,180
1943
 
 
HERBRAND (Nor)
94
9,108
1935
 
 
HESPELER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/09 - 04/10
HORATIO ALLEN (US)
21
7,207
1944
 
 
HUNTSVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/09 - 04/10
IRWIN RUSSELL (US)
104
7,218
1943
 
 
IVARAN (Nor)
12
4,955
1938
 
 
J H DRUMMOND (US)
105
7,176
1944
 
PHILADELPHIA
JAMAICA PLANTER (Br)
96
4,098
1936
 
MONTREAL
JAMES IVES (US)
33
7,176
1943
 
 
JASPAR F CROPSEY (US)
106
7,240
1944
 
 
JEAN BAPTISTE LE MOYNE (US)
43
7,218
1943
 
 
JOHN CATRON (US)
14
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOHN GIBBON (US)
44
7,247
1944
 
 
JOHN MCLOUGHLIN (US)
66
7,176
1942
 
 
JOHN R MCQUIGG (US)
31
7,176
1944
 
 
JOLIETTE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/09 - 07/10
JOSEPH JEFFERSON (US)
113
7,176
1942
 
 
JOSHUA W ALEXANDER (US)
81
7,176
1943
 
 
JULIEN POYDRAS (US)
11
7,176
1943
 
 
JUNIPERO SERRA (US)
42
7,176
1942
 
 
LEWIS MORRIS (US)
32
7,181
1942
GENERAL
NYC
LONGBRANCH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/09 - 04/10
LUNENBURG 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/09 - 07/10
MAHLON PITNEY (US)
37
7,200
1943
 
 
MANCHESTER EXPORTER (Br)
41
5,277
1918
 
PORTLAND, MAINE
MEWATA PARK (Br)
13
7,161
1944
CHINA CLAY
TAMPA, Fla, fitted with AND
NANAIMO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/10 - 09/10
NENE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/09 - 04/10
NEW WESTMINSTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/09 - 04/10
NIPIGON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/10 - 07/10
NORSYD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/10 - 09/10
NORTHLEIGH (Br)
136
5,450
1937
 
SYDNEY CB
OCEAN VIGOUR (Br)
116
7,174
1942
 
HAMPTON ROADS
OLIVER WOLCOTT (US)
24
7,181
1942
 
 
OWEN WISTER (US)
132
7,240
1943
GENERAL, MAILS
NYC
PANAMAN (Pan)
51
5,328
1913
 
 
PIERRE GIBAULT (US)
23
7,176
1943
 
 
REGINALD A FESSENDEN (US)
95
7,213
1943
 
 
ROBERT E PEARY (US)
61
7,181
1942
 
 
ROSEDALE PARK (Br)
107
7,139
1944
GENERAL
MONTREAL, fitted with AND
RUNNYMEDE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/09 - 04/10
SALVADOR BRAU (US)
38
7,176
1944
 
 
SAMHOLT (Br)
125
7,219
1943
 
 
SAMNEAGH (Br)
124
7,210
1944
 
 
SAMOKLA (Br)
134
7,219
1943
 
 
SAMTHAR (Br)
115
7,219
1943
 
 
SAMUEL JOHNSTON (US)
55
7,191
1942
 
 
SAMUEL NELSON (US)
102
7,176
1942
 
 
SAN VULFRANO (Br)
53
8,167
1942
 
 
SOLFONN (Nor)
62
9,925
1939
 
ESCORT OILER
SOLOR (Nor)
72
8,262
1938
 
ESCORT OILER
STAD MAASLUIS (Du)
118
6,541
1918
 
NEWARK
STIKLESTAD (Nor)
63
9,349
1938
 
 
TETELA (Br)
117
5,389
1926
 
HALIFAX
TUDOR PRINCE (Br)
126
1,914
1940
 
MONTREAL
W R GRACE (US)
15
7,176
1943
MANGANESE ORE
 
WALTER HINES PAGE (US)
27
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
WEBB MILLER (US)
121
7,176
1943
 
 
WESTMOUNT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/10 - 08/10
WETASKIWIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/09 - 04/10
WILLIAM C ENDICOTT (US)
45
7,181
1942
 
 
WILLIAM H PRESCOTT (US)
35
7,176
1942
 
 
WILLIAM TYLER PAGE (US)
101
7,176
1943
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.255:

    SETTER M HAVEN ESC, BRONTES LPL ESC, YORK CITY L EWE ESC, OCEAN ESCORT C5 SOE RUNNYMEDED
    WLEF W7 SOE AGASSIZ, FUNDY ESC WESTMOUNT, HALIFAX ESC LUNENBURG & NIPIGON, SYDNEY ESC JOLIETTE
    JOLIETTE & LUNENBURG ADDL FOR PASSAGE TO CANADA, LUNENBURG FOR REFIT
    COMMODORE: Capt W J MILLS RD RNR IN BRIMANGER
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN MANCHESTER EXPORTER
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.