Convoy ON.52

Depart Liverpool on 31 December 1941.
Dispersed on 11 January 1942.
Hague's records contain 48 merchants and 13 escorts (42 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACAVUS (Br)
85
8,010
1935
 
ARUBA
BARENDRECHT (Du)
43
9,385
1938
 
 
BEECHWOOD (Br)
102
4,987
1940
 
 
BELLO (Nor)
84
6,125
1930
 
GALVESTON
BRASIL (Nor)
75
8,130
1935
 
 
BRITISH COURAGE (Br)
93
6,952
1928
 
 
BRITISH HOPE (Br)
73
6,951
1928
 
 
BRITISH PRESTIGE (Br)
91
7,106
1931
 
 
BRITISH RENOWN (Br)
51
6,997
1928
 
 
BURY (Br)
55
1,686
1911
 
RESCUE SHIP, FIRST VOYAGE
CALUMET (Br)
103
7,268
1923
 
 
CAMROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/01 - 11/01
CAPSA (Br)
82
8,229
1931
 
RETURNED, FIRE IN BOILER ROOM
CHARLES F MEYER (Br)
34
10,516
1938
 
 
DAHLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/01 - 06/01
DIALA (Br)
32
8,106
1938
 
SUNK POST DISPERSAL
DONAX (Br)
42
8,036
1938
 
 
DONOVANIA (Br)
22
8,149
1941
 
 
ECLIPSE (Br)
44
9,767
1931
 
 
EMPIRE CROMWELL (Br)
14
5,970
1941
 
 
EMPIRE DIAMOND (Br)
62
8,236
1941
 
 
EMPIRE EMERALD (Br)
35
8,032
1941
 
 
EMPIRE FLINT (Br)
54
8,129
1941
 
 
EMPIRE JET (Br)
52
8,134
1941
 
 
EMPIRE ONYX (Br)
63
8,221
1941
 
 
EMPIRE RAY (Br)
11
6,919
1941
 
CAM SHIP
EMPIRE SEAL (Br)
71
7,965
1922
 
 
HIBISCUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/12 - 05/01
KAFIRISTAN (Br)
101
7,248
1941
 
CAM SHIP, HALIFAX
KAIA KNUDSEN (Nor)
72
9,063
1931
 
 
KATY (Nor)
24
6,825
1931
 
 
KIWI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/01 - 11/01
LECHISTAN (Pol)
13
1,937
1929
 
 
LOCHKATRINE (Br)
21
9,419
1922
 
 
MAMURA (Du)
23
8,245
1932
 
 
MEGARA (Br)
53
7,931
1929
 
 
MIJDRECHT (Du)
94
7,493
1931
 
 
MONTBRETIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/12 - 05/01
MORGENEN (Nor)
95
7,093
1930
 
 
MOSLI (Nor)
45
8,291
1935
 
JD EX ICELAND 5.1
NEWMARKET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/01 - 03/01
NORTON (Br)
81
7,195
1941
 
 
NYHOLT (Nor)
83
8,087
1931
 
JD EX ICELAND 5.1
ROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/12 - 05/01
SAGUENAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/01 - 11/01
SAINT BERTRAND (Br)
61
5,522
1929
 
 
SHEDIAC 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/01 - 11/01
SHERWOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/01 - 05/01
SILVERWALNUT (Br)
41
6,770
1930
 
 
SOLSTEN (Nor)
15
5,379
1929
 
 
SOUTHERN PRINCESS (Br)
33
2,156
1915
 
RETURNED
SPIKENARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/01 - 11/01
ST ALBANS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/01 - 05/01
STIGSTAD (Nor)
64
5,964
1927
 
 
SURREY (Br)
12
8,581
1919
 
 
THORSHOVDI (Nor)
25
9,944
1937
 
 
TOORAK (Br)
92
8,627
1927
 
DAMAGED POST DISPERSAL
TUNGSHA (Nor)
74
5,506
1924
 
 
VANJA (Nor)
31
6,198
1929
 
JD EX ICELAND 5.1
W H LIBBY (Pan)
104
7,992
1921
 
JOINED EX ICELAND 9.1
WETASKIWIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/01 - 11/01

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.52:

    ONM 52 ESCORT POZARICA, PC 74, STELLA POLARIS, PAUL HENDRICKS, VICEROY.
    EAST ESCORT 7EG SOE ST ALBANS, WEST ESCORT TU 4.1.15 SOE SAGUENAY. WEST ESCORT SAILED ICELAND 4.1.42 ESCORTING 4 MV TO JOIN ON 52
    NEWMARKET RETURNED LONDONDERRY WITH DEFECTS, KIWI ADDITIONAL FOR PASSAGE TO NEW ZEALAND DAHLIA DETACHED TO HX 167
    COMMODORE: R-Adm E W LEIR DSO IN BRITISH RENOWN
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN EMPIRE SEAL
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.