Convoy ON.258

Depart Southend on 6 October 1944.
Arrived NYC on 24 October 1944.
Hague's records contain 57 merchants and 17 escorts (54 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
CHARLES A MCALLISTER (US)
114
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
CHARLES DAURAY (US)
81
7,176
1944
 
 
CHESAPEAKE (Br)
73
8,955
1928
 
 
CLARK HOWELL (US)
111
7,198
1944
 
 
COLLINGWOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/10 - 17/10
COPPERCLIFF 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/10 - 17/10
DERWENTHALL (Br)
31
4,934
1940
 
 
DEWSBURY (Br)
46
1,686
1910
 
RESCUE SHIP
DIGBY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/10 -
DIPLODON (Br)
82
8,149
1941
 
 
DUNDAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/10 - 24/10
EDWARD A FILENE (US)
35
7,240
1944
CHINA CLAY
PHILADELPHIA
EDWARD L GRANT (US)
123
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
EMPIRE CHIVALRY (Br)
101
6,007
1937
GENERAL
DETACHMENT DATE APPROXIMATE
EMPIRE CROWN (Br)
12
7,070
1944
 
ARR ST JOHNS NF
EMPIRE FLINT (Br)
44
8,129
1941
 
 
EMPIRE MACKENDRICK (Br)
 
7,933
1944
 
GROUNDED WHEN SAILING, PUT BACK
EMPIRE MARINER (Br)
95
4,957
1922
 
DETACHED TO ST JOHN'S 18.10
EMPIRE PROWESS (Br)
124
7,058
1943
 
DETACHED TO ST JOHN'S NF 18.10
FORDSDALE (Br)
96
1,023
1924
 
NEW ZEALAND
FORT NORMAN (Br)
25
7,133
1942
 
 
FORT THOMPSON (Br)
16
7,134
1942
 
SYDNEY CB
FORT TICONDEROGA (Br)
15
7,138
1943
 
fitted with AND
FRANCIS D CULKIN (US)
115
7,210
1944
 
 
FRANCISCO CORONADO (US)
71
7,176
1943
 
 
FRANK GILBRETH (US)
102
7,176
1944
 
 
FRANK PARK (US)
91
7,198
1944
STEEL
BALTIMORE
GLENAPP (Br)
63
9,503
1920
 
ST JOHN NB
HAVKONG (Nor)
72
9,666
1937
 
 
HAWKESBURY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/10 - 17/10
HENRY CLAY (US)
104
7,176
1943
 
 
HEPATICA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/10 - 24/10
IDEFJORD (Nor)
122
4,287
1921
 
RIMOUSKI
JANET LORD ROPER (US)
11
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JEAN (US)
32
4,902
1918
 
 
JOHN C FREMONT (US)
24
7,176
1941
 
 
JOHN GALLUP (US)
94
7,200
1943
 
 
JOHN MERRICK (US)
13
7,176
1943
 
 
JOHN N ROBINS (US)
121
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOHN STEVENSON (US)
22
7,176
1943
 
 
JOSEPH C LINCOLN (US)
21
7,176
1944
 
 
JOSEPHINE SHAW LOWELL (US)
93
7,176
1944
 
 
LA PAMPA (Br)
61
4,149
1938
 
 
LANARK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/10 - 17/10
LEO J DUSTER (US)
112
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
LOOSESTRIFE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/10 - 10/10
MANCHESTER TRADER (Br)
84
5,671
1941
GENERAL
MONTREAL
MARIJA PETRINOVIC (Yug)
45
5,684
1918
 
RETURNED
MATAPEDIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/10 - 24/10
MEON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/10 - 17/10
MORGENEN (Nor)
83
7,093
1930
 
 
NORLYS (Pan)
62
9,892
1936
 
 
OAKLEY WOOD (US)
92
7,210
1944
 
 
ONDINA (Du)
42
6,341
1939
 
 
ORIENT CITY (Br)
36
5,095
1940
 
SYDNEY CB
OWEN SOUND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/10 - 20/10
PAN SCANDIA (Nor)
52
9,816
1931
 
 
PEDRO MENENDEZ (US)
51
7,176
1944
 
 
PETUNIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/10 - 10/10
PICTOU 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/10 - 24/10
RISDEN TYLER BENNETT (US)
34
7,198
1944
 
 
SOREL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/10 - 24/10
STAD HAARLEM (Du)
43
4,518
1929
 
 
SUSAN COLBY (US)
23
7,176
1944
 
 
THOMAS DONALDSON (US)
113
7,210
1944
 
 
THOMAS H SUMNER (US)
103
7,176
1944
 
 
TIBA (Du)
105
5,239
1938
 
ST JOHN NB
TREVELYAN (Br)
33
7,292
1943
 
 
TRURO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/10 - 22/10
VANJA (Nor)
53
6,198
1929
 
 
WENSLEYDALE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/10 - 10/10
WETASKIWIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/10 - 22/10
WILLIAM D HOXIE (US)
41
7,198
1944
 
 
WILLIAM F EMPEY (US)
14
7,176
1943
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.258:

    SETTER & LOCH TULLA UK LOCAL, WENSLEYDALE, LOOSESTRIFE & PETUNIA CHANNEL ESC & JOINED HX 311 CHANNEL ESC, OCEAN ESC C7 SOE LANARK
    WLEF W2, SYDNEY ESC DIGBY, ST JOHN'S NF ESC OWEN SOUND, HALIFAX ESC WETASKIWIN, TRURO
    MEON ADDL FOR PASSAGE. CHANNEL ESCORT MET HX 311 FOR INWARD PASSAGE, W2 JOINED FROM HX 313
    COMMODORE: Capt A COCKS DSC RD RNR IN LA PAMPA
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN DERWENTHALL
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.