Convoy ONS.2

Depart Liverpool on 28 March 1943.
Arrive Halifax on 19 April 1943.
Hague's records contain 41 merchants and 19 escorts (31 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALCEDO (Pan)
 
1,392
1937
 
JD EX ICELAND 5.4
AMSTEL (Du)
 
2,115
1925
 
ST JOHNS NF
ANNAPOLIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/04 - 19/04
ASKEPOT (Nor)
 
1,312
1937
 
JD FROM ICELAND 5.4 FOR HALIFAX
ASTRID (Nor)
 
2,861
1942
 
 
BARON RUTHVEN (Br)
 
3,178
1925
 
M HAVEN TO CLYDE
BATTLEFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/03 - 14/04
BEACONOIL (Br)
 
6,893
1919
 
 
BLAIRESK (Br)
 
3,300
1925
 
ST JOHN NB
BRANTFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/04 - 19/04
BRUARFOSS (Ice)
 
1,580
1927
 
 
CAMROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/03 - 18/04
CHAGRES (Pan)
 
5,545
1919
 
 
CHRISTINE MARIE (Br)
 
3,895
1919
 
ST J NB
COREOPSIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 05/04
DAHOMIAN (Br)
 
5,277
1929
 
 
DALEMOOR (Br)
 
5,835
1922
 
ST J NB
DESPINA (Gk)
 
3,016
1907
 
 
EGBA (Br)
 
4,989
1914
 
 
ELISABETH DAL (Br)
 
4,258
1910
 
 
EMPIRE CAXTON (Br)
 
2,873
1942
 
 
FORRESBANK (Br)
 
5,155
1925
 
 
GITANO (Br)
 
3,956
1921
 
 
GULFCREST (US)
 
8,916
1926
 
 
HARPEFJELL (Nor)
 
1,333
1939
 
 
HENZADA (Br)
 
4,161
1934
 
 
ILLINOIAN (US)
 
6,473
1918
 
 
INGERFIRE (Nor)
 
3,835
1905
 
STRAGGLED AND SUNK
ITCHEN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/03 - 14/04
JONQUIL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 05/04
KENORA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/04 - 19/04
KITCHENER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/03 - 19/04
KYKLADES (Gk)
 
7,157
1941
 
 
L V STANFORD (US)
 
7,138
1921
 
NYC
LAGARFOSS (Ice)
 
1,211
1904
 
JD EX ICELAND 5.4
LORD COCHRANE (Br)
 
4,157
1934
 
RETURNED
MATAPEDIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/04 - 19/04
MOOSE JAW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/03 - 19/04
NAPANEE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/03 - 14/04
NARBO (US)
 
6,005
1920
 
 
NORDLYS (Br)
 
3,726
1916
 
 
NORHAUK (Nor)
 
6,086
1919
 
 
NURJEHAN (Br)
 
5,424
1923
 
 
OXLIP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/03 - 14/04
PENHALE (Br)
 
4,071
1924
 
RETURNED
PENOLVER (Br)
 
3,721
1912
 
HX
RAVNEFJELL (Nor)
 
1,339
1938
 
 
REIGH COUNT (Pan)
 
4,657
1907
 
 
SABINE SUN (US)
 
11,359
1942
 
JD EX ICELAND 5.4
SASKATOON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/04 - 19/04
SELFOSS (Ice)
 
775
1914
 
JD EX ICELAND 5.4
SHEDIAC 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/03 - 14/04
ST CROIX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/04 - 14/04
ST LAURENT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/04 - 14/04
STAMOS (Gk)
 
3,802
1914
 
REYKJAVIK
SUDEROY (Nor)
 
7,562
1913
 
 
TWICKENHAM (Br)
 
4,762
1940
 
 
VILLE DE QUEBEC 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/03 - 14/04
WESTMOOR (Br)
 
4,359
1924
 
HX
WITHERINGTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/04 - 14/04

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy ONS.2:

    AQUAMARINE, ROSEMARY, SOUTHERN STAR & PAUL RYKENS UK LOCAL ESCORTS.
    OCEAN ESCORT TU 24.1.11(C1) SOE ITCHEN. COREOPSIS, JONQUIL & WITHERINGTON JOINED AS RE-INFORCEMENTS.
    CAMROSE, KITCHENER, MOOSEJAW & VILLE DE QUEBEC ADDITIONAL ON PASSAGE TO CANADA AFTER LOAN TO RN FOR OPERATION TORCH.
    CAMROSE, KITCHENER, MOOSEJAW & VILLE DE QUEBEC DETACHED FROM ESCORT 5 TO 8.4.43, ALSO REINFORCED LOCAL ESCORT TO HALIFAX
    WOMP TO HALIFAX ESCORT TU 24.18.5 SOE ANNAPOLIS, REINFORCED BY THREE OF FOUR RETURNING CORVETTES QV
    JONQUIL & COREOPSIS BROUGHT OUT ICELAND SECTION, BEING RELIEVED BY ST CROIX & ST LAURENT
    COMMODORE: Capt A M HEKKING R Neth N IN DAHOMIAN
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN PENOLVER
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.