| Depart Liverpool on 25 February 1942. |
| Dispersed on 15 March 1942. |
| Hague's records contain 38 merchants and 10 escorts (30 ships TDS) |
Vessel |
Pdt. |
Tons |
Built |
Cargo |
Notes |
ALMENARA (Br) |
14 |
1,851 |
1922 |
PATENT FUEL |
DEMERARA |
ARUNDO (Du) |
21 |
5,163 |
1930 |
NYC |
|
BALTROVER (Br) |
51 |
4,916 |
1913 |
GENERAL |
HALIFAX |
BENWOOD (Nor) |
94 |
3,931 |
1910 |
TAMPA |
|
BRIKA (Br) |
54 |
4,412 |
1929 |
COAL |
MONTE VIDEO |
BRIMANGER (Nor) |
53 |
4,883 |
1929 |
GENERAL |
NYC |
CALDWELL |
ESCORT 11/03 - 15/03 |
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EGYPTIAN PRINCE (Br) |
23 |
3,490 |
1922 |
NYC |
|
EMPIRE CAREY (Br) |
81 |
2,833 |
1941 |
HALIFAX |
|
EMPIRE CHEETAH (Br) |
34 |
5,507 |
1918 |
PORTLAND, MAINE |
|
EMPIRE COWPER (Br) |
7,164 |
1941 |
CLYDE TO L EWE FOR PQ |
||
EMPIRE DUNLIN (Br) |
92 |
6,326 |
1919 |
PHILADELPHIA |
|
EMPIRE FALCON (Br) |
71 |
4,970 |
1918 |
RETURNED |
|
EMPIRE LOTUS (Br) |
12 |
3,696 |
1920 |
COAL |
HALIFAX |
EMPIRE SQUIRE (Br) |
82 |
7,044 |
1942 |
NYC |
|
ESSEX LANCE (Br) |
41 |
6,625 |
1918 |
GALVESTON |
|
FLUOR SPAR (US) |
63 |
5,055 |
1919 |
NYC |
|
FORT BINGER (Br) |
64 |
5,671 |
1919 |
NYC |
|
GLENSTRAE (Br) |
42 |
9,460 |
1922 |
NYC |
|
HAMPTON LODGE (Br) |
61 |
3,645 |
1911 |
FREEPORT |
|
HEATHER |
ESCORT 26/02 - 11/03 |
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HINDUSTAN (Br) |
22 |
5,245 |
1940 |
TO JOIN ON 71 FOR NYC |
|
INGERTO (Nor) |
62 |
3,089 |
1920 |
||
INVERILEN (Br) |
33 |
9,456 |
1938 |
PHILADELPHIA |
|
KEILA (Br) |
3,621 |
1905 |
JD EX ICELAND 4.3 FOR HX |
||
LANGLEETARN (Br) |
91 |
4,908 |
1929 |
HAMPTON ROADS |
|
LAUDERDALE |
ESCORT 11/03 - 15/03 |
||||
LIFLAND (Da) |
2,254 |
1920 |
JD EX ICELAND 4.3 FOR ST J NB |
||
LOBELIA |
ESCORT 26/02 - 11/03 |
||||
LOCH DON (Br) |
83 |
5,249 |
1937 |
NYC |
|
LOSADA (Br) |
32 |
6,520 |
1921 |
GENERAL |
S AMERICA |
MATAPEDIA |
ESCORT 26/02 - 10/03 |
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MOUNT TAYGETUS (Gk) |
13 |
3,286 |
1921 |
COAL, GENERAL |
HALIFAX |
NARCISSUS |
ESCORT 26/02 - 11/03 |
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NORLAGO (US) |
2,606 |
1920 |
JD EX ICELAND 4.3 FOR ST J NF |
||
NORLUNA (US) |
2,637 |
1920 |
JD EX ICELAND 4.3 |
||
PIORUN |
ESCORT 26/02 - 11/03 |
||||
ROSENBORG (Br) |
1,997 |
1914 |
M HAVEN TO LOCH EWE FOR ICELAND |
||
ROYAL EMBLEM (Br) |
11 |
4,900 |
1940 |
NYC |
|
SACKVILLE |
ESCORT 11/03 - 15/03 |
||||
SNOWBERRY |
ESCORT 26/02 - 01/03 |
||||
SONJA MAERSK (Br) |
73 |
1,909 |
1921 |
HALIFAX |
|
SOUTHERN EMPRESS (Br) |
43 |
2,398 |
1914 |
NYC |
|
STRATEGIST (Br) |
31 |
6,255 |
1937 |
GALVESTON |
|
TEUCER (Br) |
52 |
9,079 |
1906 |
NYC |
|
THUNDER |
ESCORT 11/03 - 15/03 |
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WELLINGTON COURT (Br) |
93 |
4,979 |
1930 |
NYC |
|
ZAGLOBA (Pol) |
72 |
2,864 |
1938 |
AIRCRAFT |
HALIFAX |
| Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.70: |
| OCEAN ESCORT TU 4.1.17 SOE PIORUN, WLEF ESCORT TU 24.18.5 SOE CALDWELL |
| NOTE LAUDERDALE, A HUNT CLASS DESTROYER VISITING RCN COMMAND FOR EVALUATION OF TYPE |
| SNOWBERRY DETACHED TO ON 71 ESCORTING HINDUSTAN, TOOK 48 HOURS FOR A 12 HOUR PASSAGE! |
| COMMODORE: Capt J C K DOWDING CBE DSO RD RNR IN BALTROVER |
| VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN STRATEGIST |