Convoy ON.277

Depart Southend on 7 January 1945.
Arrived NYC on 23 January 1945.
Hague's records contain 54 merchants and 20 escorts (55 ships TDS)
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Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACANTHUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 17/01
AVONMOOR (Br)
11
7,268
1943
 
 
BALSAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/01 - 10/01
BARRIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/01 - 23/01
BOWMANVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 10/01
BRITISH INTEGRITY (Br)
53
8,412
1927
BENZINE
NYC
BUCTOUCHE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/01 - 23/01
CHARLES M HALL (US)
93
7,181
1942
 
 
CHARLES WILLSON PEALE (US)
103
7,176
1942
 
 
CITY OF OMAHA (US)
44
6,124
1920
 
 
CLOVER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 17/01
DAVID STARR JORDAN (US)
97
7,176
1943
 
 
DENTONIA PARK (Br)
114
7,142
1944
 
ST JOHN NB fitted with AND
DETTIFOSS (Ice)
95
1,564
1930
 
 
DINGLEDALE (Br)
61
8,145
1941
 
DETACHMENT DATE APPROXIMATE
EDWIN S NETTLETON (US)
32
7,247
1944
 
 
EMPIRE MACCALLUM (Br)
64
8,252
1943
 
MAC SHIP, 7th VOYAGE, Y FLIGHT
EMPIRE MARINER (Br)
81
4,957
1922
 
 
EMPIRE VISCOUNT (Br)
34
8,882
1929
 
 
FORT POPLAR (Br)
96
7,134
1942
 
RETURNED TO SPITHEAD
FOSNA (Nor)
52
8,202
1930
 
ESCORT OILER
FRANCIS D CULKIN (US)
14
7,210
1944
 
 
FRANCIS DRAKE (US)
112
7,176
1942
 
 
GAY HEAD (US)
117
1,117
1943
TUG
 
GEORGE F PATTEN (US)
26
7,176
1943
 
 
GLACIER PARK (Br)
91
7,137
1943
 
HALIFAX
GLENN CURTISS (US)
45
7,176
1943
 
 
HENRY HADLEY (US)
102
7,240
1944
 
 
HIGHLANDER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 17/01
JAMES A WETMORE (US)
12
7,201
1943
 
 
JAMES C CAMERON (US)
94
7,176
1943
 
 
JANET LORD ROPER (US)
13
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
JOHN CROPPER (US)
21
7,177
1942
 
 
JONAS LIE (US)
101
7,198
1944
 
TORP BY U 1055, WRECK SANK 14.1.45
JOSE G BENITEZ (US)
24
7,244
1944
 
 
JOSEPH I KEMP (US)
35
7,176
1944
 
 
JOSEPH SQUIRES (US)
23
7,176
1944
 
 
JUAN N SEGUIN (US)
25
7,247
1944
 
 
JULIETTE LOW (US)
92
7,198
1944
 
 
KAPUKASING 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/01 - 23/01
KENTVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/01 - 21/01
KINGCUP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/01 - 10/01
LORADO TAFT (US)
85
7,247
1944
 
 
MIGNONETTE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/01 - 10/01
MORPETH CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 17/01
MOUNT KYLLENE (Gk)
104
3,703
1917
 
HALIFAX
NICHOLAS HERKIMER (US)
84
7,176
1943
 
 
POLARTANK (Nor)
72
6,356
1930
 
ESCORT OILER
R WALTON MOORE (US)
83
7,198
1944
 
 
RAPANA (Br)
73
8,017
1935
 
MAC SHIP, NON-OPERATIONAL
RATHLIN (Br)
86
1,600
1936
 
RESCUE SHIP
REGENT LION (Br)
63
9,551
1937
 
 
RIVERDALE PARK (Br)
115
7,132
1943
 
HALIFAX, fitted with AND
ROBERT B FORBES (US)
33
7,176
1944
 
 
ROBERT E CLARKSON (US)
36
7,247
1944
 
 
SALLAND (Du)
 
6,447
1920
 
 
SAMKEY (Br)
113
7,219
1943
 
fitted with AND
SAN VENANCIO (Br)
43
8,152
1942
 
 
SHERBROOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/01 - 23/01
SKARAAS (Nor)
62
9,826
1936
 
ESCORT OILER
SOVAC (Br)
82
6,724
1938
 
 
STEPHEN SMITH (US)
51
7,176
1944
 
 
SWEETBRIAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/01 - 17/01
TEMPLE INN (Br)
71
5,218
1940
 
 
THAMESFIELD (Br)
42
9,801
1943
 
 
THORSHOLM (Nor)
41
9,937
1937
 
 
TOBRUK (Pol)
116
7,048
1942
 
HALIFAX
TORTUGUERO (Br)
31
5,285
1921
 
 
TRANSCONA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/01 - 21/01
VANCOUVER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/01 - 23/01
VOLUNTEER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/01 - 10/01
WHITESHELL PARK (Br)
111
7,139
1944
 
ST JOHN NB fitted with AND
WILSON B KEENE (US)
22
7,176
1944
 
 
YACQUINA HEAD (US)
37
1,117
1943
TUG
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.277:

    CAPE MARIATO & HUDDERSFIELD tOWN UK LOCAL, VOLUNTEER, BALSAM, KINGCUP & MIGNONETTE CHANNEL ESC & TO HX 329
    OCEAN ESC B2 SOE HIGHLANDER, WLEF W1 SOE KAPUKASING, HALIFAX ESX TRANSCONA & KENTVILLE
    COMMODORE: Capt B W L NICHOLSON DSO RN IN TEMPLE INN
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN GLACIER PARK
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.