Convoy ON.57

Depart Liverpool on 13 January 1942.
Dispersed 43.20N 59.39W on 7 February 1942.
Hague's records contain 39 merchants and 15 escorts (15 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACONIT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/01 - 23/01
ALRESFORD (Br)
52
2,472
1922
 
RETURNED
ANASTASSIOS PATERAS (Gk)
73
3,382
1914
 
HALIFAX
ARBUTUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 22/01
ARMATHIA (Gk)
 
4,683
1919
 
RETURNED
ASTRELL (Nor)
25
7,595
1925
 
RETURNED OBAN 20.1 GROUNDED BARRA HEAD
BADJESTAN (Br)
51
5,573
1928
 
RETURNED WITH WEATHER DAMAGE
BARON COCHRANE (Br)
64
3,385
1927
 
HAMPTON ROADS
BOREAS (Nor)
54
2,801
1920
 
PHILADELPHIA
CAMELLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 22/01
CAPSA (Br)
43
8,229
1931
 
RETURNED
CHAGRES (Pan)
31
5,545
1919
GENERAL
BOSTON VIA LOCH EWE 18.1
CHELSEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 22/01
CHR J KAMPMANN (Br)
32
2,281
1924
GENERAL
RETURNED
CITY OF EVANSVILLE (Br)
21
6,528
1922
 
 
COLUMBINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 22/01
EGLANTINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 24/01
EMPIRE COUGAR (Br)
82
5,758
1919
 
BALTIMORE
EMPIRE FLAME (Br)
41
7,069
1941
 
HALIFAX VIA LOCH EWE 18.1
EMPIRE HOMER (Br)
61
6,993
1941
 
WRECKED
EMPIRE PEACOCK (Br)
81
6,098
1919
 
RETURNED
EMPIRE PORPOISE (Br)
35
7,592
1918
 
RETURNED
EMPIRE UNION (Br)
71
5,952
1924
 
ST JOHN NB
EUGENIE S EMBIRICOS (Gk)
84
4,882
1920
 
WRECKED WHILE IN TOW TO CLYDE
FLENSBURG (Du)
11
6,421
1922
COAL
HALIFAX
GLENFINLAS (Br)
44
7,479
1917
STORES
NYC. NOTIONAL DETACHMENT DATE
INGER ELISABETH (Nor)
42
2,166
1920
 
RETURNED
INGERFEM (Nor)
24
3,987
1912
 
FREEPORT
INGRID (Nor)
33
2,606
1920
 
WRECKED ON TIREE
KAWEAH (US)
 
5,450
1921
 
 
KELSO (Br)
23
3,956
1924
 
NYC
KENOGAMI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/01 - 23/01
LARISTAN (Br)
62
6,401
1927
 
WRECKED ON TIREE, SALVED
LUCULUS (Br)
22
6,546
1929
 
NYC
MACGREGOR (Br)
83
2,498
1919
 
RETURNED
MACTRA (Br)
 
6,193
1936
 
PUT BACK TO LOCH EWE
MEROPI (Gk)
63
4,181
1911
 
RETURNED
MIGNONETTE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 24/01
ONEIDA (US)
 
2,664
1919
 
NYC
PIMPERNEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 22/01
R J CULLEN (Br)
 
6,993
1919
 
WRECKED
RANJA (Nor)
34
6,355
1928
 
CURACOA
ROMULUS (Nor)
12
3,707
1921
CHINA CLAY
HX VIA LOCH EWE 18.1
SNOWDROP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/01 - 24/01
SPOKANE (Pan)
13
2,882
1929
 
RETURNED
STOCKPORT (Br)
 
1,583
1911
 
RETURNED DUE WEATHER & RETURN OF CONVOY
USS BAINBRIDGE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/01 - 07/02
USS BROOME 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/01 - 07/02
USS DICKERSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/01 - 07/02
USS TRUXTUN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/01 - 07/02
USS WOOLSEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/01 - 07/02
VENUS (Du)
75
1,855
1907
 
RETURNED
ZURICHMOOR (Br)
72
4,455
1925
 
RETURNED
ZURICHMOOR (Br)
 
4,455
1925
 
PUT BACK

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.57:

    ONM ESCORT TYNWALD, VICEROY, DRANGEY & SPHENE
    EAST ESCORT 6EG SOE CHELSEA, WEST ESCORT TU 4.1.6 SOE USS BAINBRIDGE, RE-INFORCEMENTS ACONOT & KENOGAMI
    ACONIT & KENOGAMI SAILED ICELAND ESCORTING ICELAND JOINERS, ACONIT RETURNED WEATHER DAMAGE * KENOGAMI WITH A SICK MAN
    EGLANTINE SOE WHEN CHESLEA DETACHED. BROKE, ORIGINAL SOE, DID NOT SAIL AFTER WEATHER DAMAGE ON 15.1 PRIOR TO JOINING
    TU 4.1.6 SAILED ICELAND 20.1 AND DETACHED TO BOSTON AFTER DISPERSAL
    COMMODORE: V-Adm G MACKWORTH CMG DSO IN EMPIRE FLAME
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN CITY OF EVANSVILLE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.