Convoy ON.51

Depart Liverpool on 27 December 1941.
Dispersed on 11 January 1942.
Hague's records contain 33 merchants and 10 escorts (25 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGIA MARINA (Gk)
12
4,151
1912
 
HALIFAX
AGIOS GEORGIOS (Gk)
22
4,248
1911
COAL
RETURNED
ALEX (Br)
71
3,932
1914
 
HALIFAX
ANTONIA (Du)
 
3,357
1938
 
HOLYHEAD
ARABIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/12 - 02/01
BARON JEDBURGH (Br)
44
3,656
1936
COKE
HAVANA
BERKEL (Du)
52
2,130
1930
COAL
PORT ROYAL
BETH (Nor)
61
6,852
1930
 
TRINIDAD
BRABO (Bel)
74
3,658
1899
 
HALIFAX
BRISTOL CITY (Br)
21
2,864
1920
GENERAL
NYC
CARRIER (Nor)
23
3,036
1921
SALT
RETURNED
DUNSLEY (Br)
11
3,862
1929
PATENT FUEL
LA GUARIA
ELIZABETH MASSEY (Br)
32
4,323
1929
 
GALVESTON
EMPIRE SNOW (Br)
72
6,327
1941
 
PHILADELPHIA
EMPIRE WOODCOCK (Br)
81
5,572
1918
 
 
FANAD HEAD (Br)
41
5,038
1941
 
ST JOHN NB
FAR (Nor)
13
2,475
1921
COAL
SAN DOMINGO
FJORDHEIM (Nor)
35
4,115
1930
 
HALIFAX
FORT LAMY (Br)
51
5,242
1919
GENERAL
CAPETOWN
GODAFOSS (Ice)
 
1,542
1921
 
JD EX ICELAND 2.1
GREY LAG (Pan)
42
3,312
1910
GENERAL
CHARLESTON
GUIDO (Br)
14
3,921
1920
CEMENT
TRINIDAD
HARMONIC (Br)
82
4,558
1930
 
 
INGERFIRE (Nor)
73
3,835
1905
 
TAMPA
KALLIOPI (Gk)
84
4,965
1910
 
HALIFAX
LAGARFOSS (Ice)
 
1,211
1904
 
JD EX ICELAND 2.1
LIEUTENANT ST LOUBERT BIE (Br)
24
6,126
1911
GENERAL
HALIFAX
MARGIT (Br)
25
1,735
1924
 
 
MILCREST (Br)
83
5,283
1919
 
SYDNEY CB
MONKSHOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/12 - 02/01
PHILLIP T DODGE (Br)
31
5,047
1910
 
SYDNEY CB
RAMAPO (Pan)
34
2,968
1924
 
RETURNED
RATHLIN (Br)
45
1,600
1936
 
RESCUE SHIP, TO ICELAND
SEVILLA (Br)
33
7,022
1900
 
RETURNED
SIREHEI (Nor)
43
3,888
1907
 
STRAGGLED
SNOWFLAKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/12 - 02/01
THYME 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/12 - 02/01
USS BUCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/01 - 11/01
USS GREER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/01 - 11/01
USS HERBERT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/01 - 11/01
USS MCCORMICK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/01 - 11/01
USS SWANSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/01 - 11/01
WATCHMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/12 - 02/01

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.51:

    ONM ESCORT ULSTER QUEEN, KINGSTON BERYL, PAUL RYKENS & STELLA DU MAR
    LIVERPOOL LOCAL ESCORT COVENTRY CITY, OBAN LOCAL ESCORT SOUTHERN BREEZE
    EAST ESCORT 8EG SOE WATCHMAN, WEST ESCORT TU 4.1.8 SOE USS SWANSON. TU 4.1.8 SAILED ICELAND 30.12, GREER & HERBERT DET TO FUEL 9.1
    COMMODORE: Capt E REES DSC RD RNR IN FANAD HEAD
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN PHILIP T DODGE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.