Convoy ON.266

Depart Southend on 12 November 1944.
Arrived NYC on 3 December 1944.
Hague's records contain 53 merchants and 15 escorts (55 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABOYNE (Br)
74
1,020
1937
 
RESCUE SHIP. 8th VOYAGE
AGASSIZ 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/11 - 03/12
ARTHUR L PERRY (US)
44
7,176
1943
 
 
BAYANO (Br)
91
6,815
1917
 
HALIFAX, 43 PASSENGERS
BELGIAN GULF (Pan)
83
8,237
1929
 
 
BENJAMIN F COSTON (US)
104
7,176
1944
 
 
BENJAMIN HAWKINS (US)
33
7,191
1942
GENERAL
NYC
BERTRAM G GOODHUE (US)
43
7,247
1944
 
 
BRITISH PATIENCE (Br)
53
8,097
1943
 
DETACHMENT DATE ESTIMATED
BRITISH VALOUR (Br)
72
6,952
1927
 
ESCORT OILER
BYRON DARNTON (US)
112
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
CAIRNVALONA (Br)
111
4,929
1918
 
ST JOHN NB
CLYDEFIELD (Br)
42
7,365
1928
 
 
COLLINGWOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/11 - 26/11
COMANCHEE (Br)
61
6,837
1936
 
 
COPPERCLIFF 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/11 - 26/11
DAWSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/11 - 03/12
DEXTER W FELLOWS (US)
34
7,210
1944
 
 
EDWARD A SAVOY (US)
23
7,210
1944
 
 
EDWARD E SPAFFORD (US)
21
7,176
1944
 
 
EMPIRE BERESFORD (Br)
73
9,804
1943
 
 
ETTRICK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/11 - 30/11
F SOUTHALL FARRAR (US)
64
7,200
1944
 
 
FAGERFJELL (Nor)
62
8,072
1935
 
ESCORT OILER
FERDINAND R HASSLER (US)
103
7,176
1944
 
 
FERNMOOR (Nor)
12
4,268
1928
 
NYC
FORT GEORGE (Br)
25
7,129
1942
 
HAMPTON ROADS
FORT ST ANTOINE (Br)
114
7,165
1943
 
 
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY (US)
71
7,191
1941
 
 
FRANK WIGGINS (US)
81
7,176
1943
 
 
FRANKLIN P MALL (US)
41
7,191
1943
 
 
FREDERIC A KUMMER (US)
31
7,210
1944
 
 
G C BROVIG (Nor)
52
9,718
1930
 
ESCORT OILER
HAWKESBURY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/11 - 26/11
HAWKINS FUDSKE (US)
14
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
HEATHER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/11 - 16/11
HENRY LOMB (US)
13
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
HUBERT HOWE BANCROFT (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
 
JAMES J PETTIGREW (US)
51
7,177
1942
GENERAL
NYC
JAMES L BRECK (US)
95
7,176
1943
 
 
JESSE BILLINGSLEY (US)
84
7,244
1943
 
 
JOHN GORRIE (US)
102
7,176
1943
 
 
JOHN J ABEL (US)
22
7,191
1943
 
 
JOSEPH LE CONTE (US)
55
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JUAN FLACO BROWN (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
PRESUMABLY THIS CONVOY. DEP DATE MATCHES
JULIUS OLSEN (US)
24
7,247
1944
 
 
KATY (Nor)
63
6,825
1931
 
 
KAWARTHA PARK (Br)
115
7,151
1944
 
ST JOHN NB, fitted with AND
LA COMBATTANTE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/11 - 16/11
LANARK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/11 - 26/11
LEWIS EMERY JR (US)
32
7,176
1943
 
 
MIAOULIS (Gk)
93
7,176
1944
 
 
NUCULANA (Br)
82
8,179
1942
 
 
OWEN SOUND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/11 - 26/11
PETUNIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/11 - 16/11
R C BRENNAN (US)
94
7,176
1943
 
 
ROBERT L HAGUE (US)
15
7,207
1944
STEEL
NYC
ROBERT R LIVINGSTON (US)
65
7,198
1944
 
fitted with AND
ROBERT Y HAYNE (US)
11
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
ROCHA (Pan)
 
1,471
1933
 
PROBABLY THIS CONVOY, HX TO NYC
SAMFAIRY (Br)
105
7,255
1944
 
ST JOHN NB
SAMGALLION (Br)
35
7,210
1944
 
 
SAMYTHIAN (Br)
54
7,219
1943
 
 
STRATHCONA PARK (Br)
113
7,157
1943
 
ST JOHN NB fitted with AND
VINCENT HARRINGTON (US)
101
7,210
1944
 
 
VIVI (Nor)
 
6,546
1932
 
 
WETASKIWIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/11 - 03/12
WILLARD HALL (US)
92
7,200
1943
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.266:

    SETTER & LOCH TULLA UK LOCAL, CHANNEL LA COMBATTANTE, HEATHER , PETUNIA THEN TO HX 318.
    OCEAN ESC C7 SOE COPPERCLIFF, WLEF W7 SOE AGASSIZ, HALIFAX ESCORT ETTRICK
    COMMODORE: Capt G H CRESWELL CB DSO DSC RN IN COMANCHEE
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN BAYANO
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.