Convoy ON.299

Depart Southend on 26 April 1945.
Arrived NYC on 13 May 1945.
Hague's records contain 70 merchants and 22 escorts (71 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ANTAR (Br)
81
5,222
1941
 
 
ATHELREGENT (Br)
112
8,881
1930
 
PORT EVERGLADES
BARRIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/05 - 13/05
BEN T OSBORNE (US)
55
7,176
1943
 
 
BENJAMIN RUSH (US)
104
7,191
1942
 
 
BERKELEY CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/04 - 28/04
BITTERSWEET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/05 - 10/05
BUENOS AIRES (Nor)
122
4,640
1928
 
 
CARISBROOKE CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/04 - 28/04
CASTALIA (Br)
25
6,601
1906
 
TRINIDAD
COMANCHEE (Br)
54
6,837
1936
 
 
COPPERCLIFF 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 07/05
DELSUD (US)
121
4,982
1919
 
 
DIOMED (Br)
52
10,374
1922
 
 
DUMBARTON CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/04 - 28/04
EDWARD L LOGAN (US)
45
7,176
1944
 
 
EMPIRE MACCALLUM (Br)
74
8,252
1943
 
MAC SHIP, 9th VOYAGE, K FLIGHT
EMPIRE NAIROBI (Br)
35
7,295
1945
 
 
EMPIRE PICKWICK (Br)
93
7,068
1943
 
fitted with AND
EMPIRE WORDSWORTH (Br)
63
9,891
1942
 
 
ENA (Du)
83
6,229
1936
 
 
ESSO BAYONNE (US)
73
7,698
1937
 
 
FAGERFJELL (Nor)
92
8,072
1935
 
 
FORT FAIRFORD (Br)
51
7,134
1943
 
ARRIVED FATHER POINT 11.5.45
FORT RICHELIEU (Br)
134
7,150
1943
 
fitted with AND
FRANCIS VIGO (US)
23
7,176
1943
 
 
FREDERIC A KUMMER (US)
115
7,210
1944
1 LCT ON DECK
 
GALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/05 - 10/05
GEORGE E MERRICK (US)
15
7,240
1944
 
 
GEORGE L FARLEY (US)
32
7,176
1944
 
 
GLARONA (Nor)
72
9,912
1928
 
ESCORT OILER
GROVER C HUTCHERSON (US)
43
7,240
1944
 
 
HADLEIGH CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/04 - 28/04
HARRY L GLUCKSMAN (US)
61
7,198
1944
4 CUTTERS ON DECK
 
HASTINGS PARK (Br)
13
7,165
1944
 
VANCOUVER, fitted with AND
HAWKESBURY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 07/05
HENRY MIDDLETON (US)
116
7,177
1942
 
NYC, 743 PoWs
HENRY T SCOTT (US)
42
7,216
1944
 
 
HOPERIDGE (Br)
101
5,222
1939
 
SYDNEY CB
IRVIN MACDOWELL (US)
135
7,181
1942
 
NYC, 1000 PoWs
JACOB H GALLINGER (US)
46
7,176
1943
 
 
JAMES B DUKE (US)
113
7,200
1944
 
 
JOHAN PRINTZ (US)
24
7,198
1944
COCOA WASTE
NYC
JOSEPH A BROWN (US)
26
7,176
1943
 
 
KALDFONN (Nor)
62
9,931
1936
 
ESCORT OILER
KAPUKASING 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/05 - 13/05
LANARK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 07/05
LANCASTER CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/04 - 28/04
LEKTOR GARBO (Nor)
14
7,247
1945
 
 
LINCOLN STEFFENS (US)
126
7,176
1942
 
NYC, 1006 PoWs
LOUIS KOSSUTH (US)
124
7,176
1943
 
 
MERRITONIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 07/05
MORRIS HILLQUIT (US)
21
7,210
1944
 
 
NERITINA (Br)
103
8,228
1943
 
 
NEW LISKEARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/05 - 10/05
NEW WESTMINSTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/05 - 10/05
NORANDA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/05 - 10/05
NORTH KING (Pan)
22
4,934
1903
 
 
NUTTALLIA (Br)
102
8,241
1945
 
 
OCEAN STRANGER (Br)
11
7,178
1942
 
 
PARRY SOUND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 07/05
PATRICK HENRY (US)
41
7,191
1941
 
 
REGENT PANTHER (Br)
53
9,556
1937
 
 
ROBERT HENRI (US)
114
7,244
1944
 
 
ROBERT MILLS (US)
105
7,240
1944
1 LCT ON DECK
 
RUDOLPH KAUFFMAN (US)
36
7,198
1944
 
 
SAINTONGE (Br)
82
9,386
1936
 
0SCORT OILER
SAMARKAND (Br)
136
7,219
1943
 
fitted with AND
SAMDERRY (Br)
47
7,219
1944
 
 
SAMEDEN (Br)
31
7,210
1944
 
 
SAMLEVEN (Br)
91
7,210
1944
 
 
SAMLEYTE (Br)
71
7,255
1944
 
 
SAMPAN (Br)
27
7,219
1943
 
 
SAMPHILL (Br)
133
7,219
1943
 
fitted with AND
SCHUYLKILL (Br)
94
8,965
1928
 
 
SEMINOLE (Br)
95
10,389
1936
 
 
SHERBROOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/05 - 13/05
SHIRRABANK (Br)
16
7,274
1940
 
MANUS
SOPHOCLES (Nor)
37
5,184
1939
 
 
STONECROP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/04 - 30/04
THOMAS F MEAGHER (US)
123
7,176
1944
 
 
VAN DER HELST (Du)
111
6,946
1942
COAL
MONTREAL
VANCOUVER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/05 - 13/05
WILLIAM B WILSON (US)
131
7,176
1943
 
fitted with AND
WILLIAM C ENDICOTT (US)
44
7,181
1942
 
 
WILLIAM H WILMER (US)
132
7,191
1943
 
fitted with AND
WILLIAM L DAVIDSON (US)
33
7,177
1943
 
 
WILLIAM M RAYBURN (US)
12
7,244
1943
 
 
WILLIAM MCKINLEY (US)
34
7,200
1943
 
 
WILLIAM RAWLE (US)
125
7,191
1942
 
NYC, 1000 PoWs
ZAMALEK (Br)
106
1,567
1921
 
RESCUE SHIP
ZANE GREY (US)
117
7,176
1943
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.299:

    MINALTO, REGAL, ROWAN & SOUTHERN WAVE UK LOCAL. LPL ESC AMBERLEY, KNARESBOROUGH & OXFORD CASTLE ALL LISTED UNDER OS 125
    CHANNEL ESCORT VERSATILE, PRESCOTT, COSBY & STONECROP, FIRST THREE LISTED UNDER OS 125, ALL JOINED HX 351
    OCEAN ESCORT C7 SOE LANARK, WLEF W1 SOE KAPUKASING, SUDNEY ESC NEW WESTMINSTER, BITTERSWEET & NORANDA, HALIFAX NEW LISKEARD & GALT
    31EG SOE BERKELEY CASTLE IN SUPPORT
    W1 JOINED FROM HX 353. LANARK & PARRY SOUND COVERED CLYUDE SECTION, HAWKESBURY BELFAST & MERRITONIA BRISTOL CHANNEL
    COMMODORE: Capt SIR A L OWENS RD RNR IN SAMLEYTE
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN HOPERIDGE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.