Convoy ON.58

Depart Liverpool on 20 January 1942.
Returned on 21 January 1942.
Hague's records contain 31 merchants and 5 escorts

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACANTHUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/01 - 21/01
ASIATIC (Br)
 
3,741
1923
 
WRECKED, SALVED REPAIR AS EMP TORRIDGE
BENEDICK (Br)
 
6,978
1928
 
 
BIRGITTE (Br)
 
1,595
1930
 
 
BRONXVILLE (Nor)
 
4,663
1929
 
WRECKED, REFLOATED 5.2
BROWNING (Br)
 
5,332
1919
 
WRECKED BUT LATER SALVED
CIRCE SHELL (Br)
 
8,207
1931
 
RETURNED
DOMBY (Br)
 
5,582
1932
 
ASHORE, RUDDER DAMAGED
EMPIRE MAGPIE (Br)
 
6,211
1919
 
PUT BACK WITH WEATHER DAMAGE & DEFECTS
EMPIRE PENGUIN (Br)
 
6,389
1919
 
 
EMPIRE PENGUIN (Br)
 
6,389
1919
 
 
FAGERSTEN (Nor)
 
2,342
1921
 
 
HARTBRIDGE (Br)
 
5,080
1927
 
 
HIBISCUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/01 - 21/01
IRISH PINE (Eire)
 
5,621
1919
 
 
JAMAICA PLANTER (Br)
 
4,098
1936
 
 
KING ARTHUR (Br)
 
5,224
1928
 
 
KING EDWARD (Br)
 
5,224
1919
 
WRECKED, SALVED ARR BELFAST 27.2
LISBETH (Nor)
 
2,732
1922
 
RETURNED
MARITIMA (Br)
 
5,804
1912
 
 
MAUD (Nor)
 
3,189
1930
 
RETURNED
MONTBRETIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/01 - 21/01
MONTENOL (Br)
 
2,646
1917
 
 
NEWPORT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/01 - 21/01
ORMINSTER (Br)
 
5,712
1914
 
WRECKED BUT LATER SALVED
PRINS MAURITS (Du)
 
1,287
1936
 
 
RATHLIN (Br)
 
1,600
1936
 
RETURNED
RENA (Nor)
 
5,242
1924
 
RETURNED
SATURNUS (Du)
 
2,741
1909
 
 
ST ALBANS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/01 - 21/01
ST USK (Br)
 
5,472
1909
 
 
STANDARD (Pan)
 
10,177
1914
 
RETURNED
SUDEROY (Nor)
 
7,562
1913
 
RETURNED DUE TO WEATHER
SVANHOLM (Br)
 
1,321
1922
 
 
WIDESTONE (Br)
 
3,192
1920
 
 
WILLESDEN (Br)
 
4,563
1925
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.58:

    ONM ESCORT ULSTER QUEEN, KINGSTYON BERYL & VIVIANA.
    EAST ESCORT 7EG SOE ST ALBANS. MONTBRETIA WENT TO ASSIST A COASTER IN DISTRESS, DROVE ASHORE & CONVOY FOLLOWED HER.
    ESCORT RETURNED 21.1.42 AFTER ABORTING OF CONVOY PASSAGE. MONTBRETIA SALVED AND REPAIRED, ARRIVING BELFAST 1.2.42
    WEST ESCORT NOT REQUIRED, TU 4.1.11 SOE POLYANTHUS PLUS AMHERST, CELANDINE & FENNEL HAD BEEN ALLOCATED
    COMMODORE: IN EMPIRE PENGUIN
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN ORMINSTER
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.