Convoy ON.96

Depart Liverpool on 19 May 1942.
Arrived Halifax on 7 June 1942.
Hague's records contain 42 merchants and 10 escorts (41 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGIOS GEORGIOS (Gk)
75
4,248
1911
 
SYDNEY CB
ANCHUSA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/05 - 02/06
BARRIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/06 - 07/06
BELGIQUE (Bel)
41
4,606
1902
 
PHILADELPHIA
BERTO (Nor)
83
1,493
1918
 
PICTOU
BOLLSTA (Nor)
12
1,832
1934
COAL
HALIFAX
CARMELFJELL (Nor)
62
1,334
1935
GENERAL
MONTREAL
COULMORE (Br)
73
3,670
1936
 
SYDNEY CB
CULEBRA (Pan)
72
5,260
1919
 
WABANA
DAHLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/05 - 01/06
EMPIRE ACTIVITY (Br)
51
5,335
1919
 
NYC
EMPIRE BREEZE (Br)
61
7,457
1941
 
POSSIBLY TO XB 24
EMPIRE GREBE (Br)
54
5,736
1918
 
BALTIMORE
EMPIRE LIGHTNING (Br)
31
6,942
1940
 
NYC
FAGERSTEN (Nor)
84
2,342
1921
 
RIMOUSKI
FERDINAND BOL (Du)
14
5,704
1919
 
EX EMP ROBIN, EX EMP ORYX. NYC
FORMIGNY (Br)
24
2,166
1915
 
RET'D ENGINE, BOILER & STEERING DEFECTS
GRANFOSS (Nor)
64
1,461
1913
 
SHEET HARBOUR
GUNVOR MAERSK (Br)
74
1,977
1931
 
MONTREAL
HURRICANE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/05 - 01/06
INGERFEM (Nor)
63
3,987
1912
 
WABANA
INGMAN (Br)
91
3,169
1907
 
CLARK CITY
INNESMOOR (Br)
42
4,392
1928
 
NYC
LIFLAND (Da)
44
2,254
1920
 
DIGBY NS
MERCHANT ROYAL (Br)
71
5,008
1928
 
NYC
MILCREST (Br)
21
5,283
1919
COAL
HALIFAX
MONKSHOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/05 - 02/06
MOUNT PERA (Gk)
94
5,214
1918
 
MONTREAL
MOUNT TAYGETUS (Gk)
22
3,286
1921
GENERAL, CHINA CLAY
MONTREAL
NADIN (Gk)
13
3,582
1904
COAL
QUEBEC
NORELG (Nor)
43
6,103
1920
GENERAL
NYC
NORFALK (Nor)
32
5,675
1919
 
EX EMPIRE KITTIWAKE. PHILADELPHIA
NORTH DEVON (Br)
81
3,658
1924
 
FATHER POINT
PAN GULF (US)
33
5,599
1918
 
NYC
PARKHAVEN (Du)
23
4,803
1920
 
TAMPA
PENROSE (Br)
 
4,393
1928
 
DETACHMENT DATE NOTIONAL
ROCKINGHAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/05 - 02/06
ROLF JARL (Nor)
15
1,917
1920
 
W BAY NS
ROXBOROUGH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/06 - 07/06
SHEAF MOUNT (Br)
34
5,017
1924
 
NYC
SNOWFLAKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/05 - 02/06
SONJA MAERSK (Br)
11
1,909
1921
COAL
WRECKED OFF HALIFAX HARBOUR ENTRANCE
SUMMERSIDE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/06 - 07/06
TENNESSEE (Br)
82
2,342
1921
 
FATHER POINT
THEOMITOR (Gk)
93
4,427
1910
 
SYDNEY CB
TIMOK (Yug)
92
3,130
1924
 
FATHER POINT
TOWARD (Br)
55
1,571
1923
 
RESCUE SHIP, HALIFAX
USS ALBATROSS (US)
25
256
1931
USS MINESWEEPER EX TRAWLER
 
VAN DE VELDE (Du)
52
6,389
1919
 
EX EMPIRE PENGUIN. NYC
WANDERER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/06 - 07/06
WIDESTONE (Br)
85
3,192
1920
 
WABANA
WISLA (Pol)
53
3,106
1928
 
NYC

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ON.96:

    ONM ESCORT POZARICA, PORTSDOWN, HELIER II; LIVERPOOL LOCAL BODO, LOCH EWE LOCAL SPHENE. ROPXBOROUGH ESCORTED CAPE COD BAY SHIPS
    OCEAN ESCORT TU 24.1.15 SOE HURRICANE, WLEF ESCORT TU 24.18.3 SOE WANDERER. ROCKINGHAM ABSENT 27.5 REJOINING 31.5
    COMMODORE: Capt J ELLIOT DSO RD RNR IN EMPIRE ACTIVITY
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN EMPIRE LIGHTNING
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.