Convoy ON.37

Depart Liverpool on 15 November 1941.
Dispersed 59.10N 20W on 30 November 1941.
Hague's records contain 47 merchants and 14 escorts (43 ships TDS)
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Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ANNA (Gk)
95
5,173
1919
 
 
ARISTIDES (Pan)
33
2,289
1920
GENERAL, was ex GEORGIA
 
ASHBURY (Br)
61
3,901
1924
 
NYC
BEVERLEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/11 - 20/11
BONNEVILLE (Nor)
32
4,665
1929
 
NYC
BRUSE JARL (Nor)
94
1,890
1923
 
HALIFAX
BRUXELLES (Bel)
12
5,085
1919
 
RETURNED
BUR (Sw)
93
1,956
1919
 
SHEET HARBOUR
CETUS (Nor)
85
2,614
1920
 
ST JOHNS NF
COCHRANE (Br)
34
7,203
1923
AIRCRAFT
ST JOHN NB
CRAGPOOL (Br)
91
5,133
1928
 
NYC
DAHLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 22/11
DEFENDER (Br)
22
8,258
1915
 
CHARLESTON SC
DIMITRIOS INGLESSIS (Gk)
65
5,275
1918
 
HALIFAX
EGRET (Br)
76
1,391
1937
 
ICELAND
ELISABETH VAN BELGIE (Bel)
54
4,241
1909
 
BOSTON
EMPIRE ANTELOPE (Br)
92
4,945
1919
 
NYC
EMPIRE BREEZE (Br)
73
7,457
1941
 
FERDINANDINA
EMPIRE CONTROL (Br)
44
5,612
1913
 
RETURNED
EMPIRE CRANMER (Br)
82
7,460
1941
 
HALIFAX
EMPIRE DABCHICK (Br)
31
6,089
1919
 
NYC
EMPIRE EVE (Br)
11
5,979
1941
 
CAM SHIP, HALIFAX
EMPIRE FRANKLIN (Br)
71
7,292
1941
 
CAM SHIP, HALIFAX
EMPIRE KINGSLEY (Br)
62
6,996
1941
 
BOSTON
EMPIRE MARIOTT (Br)
84
5,970
1941
 
SAVANNAH
EMPIRE SCOUT (Br)
72
2,229
1936
 
SYDNEY CB
EMPIRE SKY (Br)
21
7,455
1941
 
ST JOHNS NF
ERRINGTON COURT (Br)
81
4,913
1925
 
HALIFAX
HORSA (Br)
75
979
1928
 
ICELAND
HUGH WALPOLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/11 - 22/11
IROQUOIS (Br)
43
8,937
1907
 
NYC
KORSHOLM (Sw)
74
2,647
1925
 
PHILADELPHIA
LYRA (Nor)
15
1,474
1912
 
ICELAND
MANCHESTER SPINNER (Br)
41
4,767
1918
GENERAL
PHILADELPHIA
MATHILDA (Nor)
13
3,650
1920
 
CUBA
MIMOSA (Gk)
83
3,071
1905
 
LEWISPORT
MODESTA (Br)
64
3,849
1917
 
HALIFAX
MONKSHOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 22/11
NARVA (Br)
45
1,575
1937
COAL
ICELAND
NORTHERN PRIDE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 21/11
NORTHERN SPRAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/11 - 22/11
NOVA (Nor)
35
1,382
1925
STORES
ICELAND
PENOLVER (Br)
63
3,721
1912
 
HAMPTON ROADS
SARDONYX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/11 - 19/11
SCIMITAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 22/11
SHAFTESBURY (Br)
53
4,284
1923
COAL
BOSTON
SILVERELM (Br)
42
4,351
1924
GENERAL
NYC
STANWELL (Br)
51
5,767
1914
 
SAVANNAH
SYDLAND (Sw)
55
5,134
1920
 
NYC
THEOSKEPASTI (Gk)
25
3,726
1911
COAL
HALIFAX
THIRLBY (Br)
14
4,887
1928
 
NYC
THURSO (Br)
23
2,436
1919
PATENT FUEL
ANTIGUA
TOWARD (Br)
46
1,571
1923
 
RESCUE SHIP
USS BUCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/11 - 30/11
USS GREER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/11 - 30/11
USS LUDLOW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/11 - 30/11
USS MCCORMICK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/11 - 30/11
USS SWANSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/11 - 30/11
WATCHMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 22/11
WEST POINT (Br)
52
4,999
1920
GENERAL
NYC
YORKMOOR (Br)
24
4,457
1925
 
NORFOLK, VA

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.37:

    ONM ESCORT ALYNBANK, WOOLSTON, NEIL MACKAY & KINGSTON BERYL. LIVERPOOL LOCAL BODO
    EAST ESCORT 8EG SOE BEVERLEY TO 18.11, THEN SARDONYX, THEN WATCHMAN 18 TO 22.11, WEST ESC YU 4.1.8 SOE USS SWANSON
    COMMODORE: Capt E C DENISON MVO RN IN MANCHESTER SPINNER
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN EMPIRE SKY
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.