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 |
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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 |