Convoy ON.260

Depart Southend on 15 October 1944.
Arrived Halifax on 30 October 1944.
Hague's records contain 34 merchants and 14 escorts (29 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGASSIZ 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/10 - 01/11
BENGKALIS (Du)
22
6,453
1918
 
 
BENJAMIN H HILL (US)
83
7,198
1944
CHINA CLAY
NYC
BLANKNEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/10 - 18/10
BUTTERCUP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/10 - 27/10
CAESAR RODNEY (US)
33
7,191
1942
 
RETURNED
CORILLA (Du)
42
8,096
1939
BENZOL
RETURNED
DAWSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/10 - 01/11
DETTIFOSS (Ice)
32
1,564
1930
 
RETURNED
DUNDEE (Br)
35
1,541
1934
 
RESCUE SHIP. 8th VOYAGE RETURNED LPL
EMPIRE CHEER (Br)
12
7,297
1943
 
fitted with AND
EMPIRE MACMAHON (Br)
53
8,856
1943
 
MAC SHIP, 7th VOYAGE, G FLIGHT
EMPIRE RHODES (Br)
85
7,030
1941
 
RETURNED
EUGENE FIELD (US)
72
7,176
1943
 
 
EURYBATES (Br)
71
6,276
1928
 
HALIFAX
FLUOR SPAR (US)
75
5,055
1919
 
RETURNED
FORT ASPIN (Br)
93
7,161
1944
 
RETURNED TO FALMOUTH
FRANK B KELLOGG (US)
61
7,176
1942
 
 
GRANT WOOD (US)
14
7,240
1943
 
fitted with AND
HARRY A GARFIELD (US)
15
7,176
1943
 
 
HENRY HADLEY (US)
41
7,240
1944
 
 
HIGHLANDER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/10 - 27/10
HILLCREST PARK (Br)
91
7,130
1944
 
HALIFAX fitted with AND
HOYANGER (Nor)
51
4,624
1926
 
 
JOSE MARTI (US)
11
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
KENMAR (US)
 
6,844
1919
 
 
KINGCUP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/10 - 18/10
LEBARON RUSSELL BRIGGS (US)
13
7,176
1944
 
 
LOWLANDER (Br)
73
8,059
1925
GENERAL
MONTREAL, 20 PASSENGERS
MANNERS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/10 - 27/10
MOLDA (Nor)
81
5,137
1937
 
 
NANAIMO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/10 - 30/10
NARCISSUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/10 - 18/10
NOAH BROWN (US)
21
7,240
1944
 
 
NORSYD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/10 - 01/11
NORWEGIAN (Br)
92
6,366
1921
WHISKY, BRICKS, LIVESTOCK
ST JOHN NB
OCEAN VAGRANT (Br)
34
7,174
1942
 
 
RICHMOND HILL (Br)
23
7,579
1940
 
 
ROBERT S LOVETT (US)
74
7,247
1944
 
 
ROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/10 - 26/10
SAMUEL CHASE (US)
25
7,191
1942
 
 
SKIENSFJORD (Nor)
24
5,922
1922
 
RETURNED
STRINDA (Nor)
62
10,973
1937
 
ESCORT OILER, 60 SPARE DCs
THORHILD (Nor)
52
10,316
1935
 
ESCORT OILER
TILAPA (Br)
31
5,392
1928
 
HALIFAX
TUNSBERG CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/10 - 27/10
WILLIAM H WEBB (US)
84
7,176
1943
 
 
YEMASSEE (Pan)
95
2,001
1922
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.260:

    BRONTES & SOUTHERN BREEZE UK LOCAL, CHANNEL ESC BLANKNEY, NARCISSUS & KINGCUP, OCEAN ESC B2 SOE HIGHLANDER, CHANNEL ESC TO HX 312
    WLEF W7 SOE AGASSIZ JOINING FROM HX 315, HALIFAX ESC NANAIMO.
    COMMODORE: Capt SIR A L OWENS RD RNR IN HOYANGER
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN TILAPA
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.