Convoy ON.54

Depart Liverpool on 6 January 1942.
Dispersed on 17 January 1942.
Hague's records contain 38 merchants and 5 escorts (34 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ATHELREGENT (Br)
32
8,881
1930
 
BALTIMORE
ATLANTIAN (Br)
31
6,549
1928
 
CHARLESTON
BOADICEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/01 - 11/01
BRANT COUNTY (Nor)
14
5,001
1915
COAL
ST JOHN NB
BRITISH CHARACTER (Br)
84
8,453
1941
 
 
BRITISH DESTINY (Br)
22
8,470
1937
 
ARUBA
CAIRNESK (Br)
81
5,007
1926
 
 
COLUMBIA STAR (Br)
52
8,293
1939
GENERAL
NEW ZEALAND
COMANCHEE (Br)
23
6,837
1936
 
PHILDELPHIA
COMMANDANT DETROYAT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/01 - 12/01
COPTIC (Br)
42
10,629
1928
 
AUSTRALIA
DAGHILD (Nor)
44
9,272
1927
 
PORT ARTHUR
DAYTONIAN (Br)
21
6,434
1922
GENERAL
BELIZE
DELFSHAVEN (Du)
15
5,281
1930
 
LOST PROP BLADE, RET BELFAST LOUGH 14.1
DEVIS (Br)
53
6,054
1938
GENERAL
BRAZIL
DEWSBURY (Br)
45
1,686
1910
 
RESCUE SHIP
EL ALETO (Br)
64
7,203
1927
 
LAS PEDROS
EMPIRE AMETHYST (Br)
55
8,032
1941
 
HALIFAX
EMPIRE CHIVALRY (Br)
72
6,007
1937
 
ANTIGUA
EMPIRE CORAL (Br)
33
8,602
1941
 
CORPUS CHRISTI
EMPIRE LATIMER (Br)
73
7,244
1941
 
HALIFAX
EMPIRE PRAIRIE (Br)
71
7,010
1941
 
HALIFAX
FENJA (Nor)
54
8,268
1939
 
CARAQUITO
GALLIA (Nor)
34
9,974
1939
 
ARUBA
GYDA (Br)
11
1,695
1934
GENERAL
ST JOHN NB
HAAKON HAUAN (Nor)
25
6,582
1935
 
BAYTOWN
HEATHER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/01 - 12/01
JAMES J MAGUIRE (Br)
74
10,525
1939
 
 
LEIESTEN (Nor)
 
6,118
1930
 
PUT BACK. DEFECTS
LISE (Nor)
62
6,826
1931
 
HALIFAX
LOBELIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/01 - 12/01
MELMORE HEAD (Br)
51
5,273
1918
 
ST JOHN NB
NARCISSUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/01 - 11/01
NICOYA (Br)
82
5,364
1929
 
HALIFAX
POMELLA (Br)
56
6,766
1937
 
CURACOA
PRIMROSE HILL (Br)
13
7,628
1941
COAL
CAM SHIP, HALIFAX
PRINSES MARIA-PIA (Bel)
83
2,588
1938
 
 
ROSEWOOD (Br)
63
5,989
1931
 
CURACOA
SAN DELFINO (Br)
43
8,072
1938
 
HALIFAX
SAN EMILIANO (Br)
24
8,071
1939
 
ARUBA
SOUTHERN PRINCESS (Br)
61
2,156
1915
 
HALIFAX
TUDOR PRINCE (Br)
41
1,914
1940
GENERAL
ST JOHN NF
WESTLAND (Du)
12
5,888
1931
 
HALIFAX

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.54:

    EAST ESCORT 4EG SOE BOADICEA
    WEST ESCORT TU 4.1.13 SAILED ICELABD 8.1.42 BUT DID NOT FIND CONVOY DUE TO SCATTERING BY WEATHER, MATAPEDIA FINDING ONLY 3 SHIPS
    DIANTHUS, WEST ESC, WEATHER DAMAGE 12.1 & ARRIVED LONDONDERRY 14.1, LETHBRIDGE RETURNED TO ICELAND, GALT & NANAIMO TO ST JOHNS NF
    COMMODORE: Capt R P GALER CBE RD RNR IN MELMORE HEAD
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN ATLANTIAN
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.