| Depart Liverpool on 5 January 1942. |
| Arrive Freetown on 23 January 1942. |
| Hague's records contain 58 merchants and 15 escorts (56 ships TDS) |
Vessel |
Pdt. |
Tons |
Built |
Cargo |
Notes |
ABERDEEN |
ESCORT 06/01 - 20/01 |
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AFRIKA (Br) |
74 |
8,597 |
1920 |
General |
MOMBASA |
ALPHACCA (Du) |
84 |
5,759 |
1928 |
CAPETOWN |
|
ATLAND (Sw) |
12 |
5,203 |
1910 |
Coal |
FREETOWN |
AURICULA |
ESCORT 20/01 - 23/01 |
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BANFFSHIRE (Br) |
71 |
6,479 |
1912 |
General |
BEIRA |
BARON KINNAIRD (Br) |
11 |
3,355 |
1927 |
Ballast |
PEPEL |
BARON MACLAY (Br) |
51 |
6,317 |
1924 |
Stores |
TAKORADI |
BARRDALE (Br) |
21 |
5,072 |
1925 |
Ballast |
PEPEL |
BERNHARD (Nor) |
101 |
3,563 |
1924 |
Ballast |
GALVESTON |
BRONNOY (Nor) |
44 |
4,791 |
1926 |
FREETOWN |
|
BURDOCK |
ESCORT 21/01 - 23/01 |
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CASTALIA (Br) |
33 |
6,601 |
1906 |
General |
BOMBAY |
CAVINA |
ESCORT 06/01 - 11/01 |
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CHARLBURY (Br) |
103 |
4,836 |
1940 |
BUENOS AIRES |
|
CHESAPEAKE (Br) |
56 |
8,955 |
1928 |
Ballast |
FELL OUT BROKEN DOWN 16.1 |
CITY OF WORCESTER (Br) |
93 |
5,469 |
1927 |
Stores |
CAPETOWN |
CLAN MACILWRAITH (Br) |
63 |
4,839 |
1924 |
Stores |
BASRA |
CLARE |
ESCORT 11/01 - 20/01 |
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DAGOMBA (Br) |
31 |
3,845 |
1928 |
Stores |
FREETOWN |
DALMORE (Br) |
102 |
5,193 |
1927 |
Coal |
AZORES. ARR WITH DEFECTS |
DARONIA (Br) |
71 |
8,139 |
1939 |
Ballast |
CURACAO |
EGTON (Br) |
54 |
4,363 |
1938 |
Stores |
TAKORADI |
ELMDALE (Br) |
76 |
4,872 |
1941 |
Stores |
BOMBAY |
EMPIRE BRUCE (Br) |
53 |
7,459 |
1941 |
General |
TAKORADI |
EMPIRE GILBERT (Br) |
66 |
6,640 |
1941 |
Coal |
DURBAN |
EMPIRE LUGARD (Br) |
24 |
7,241 |
1941 |
FREETOWN |
|
EMPIRE MICA (Br) |
36 |
8,032 |
1941 |
Ballast |
ARUBA |
EMPIRE PUMA (Br) |
72 |
7,777 |
1920 |
General |
CHITTAGONG, DETACHMENT DATE APPROXIMATE |
EMPIRE STOUR (Br) |
43 |
4,696 |
1930 |
Stores |
TAKORADI |
ENCHANTRESS |
ESCORT 06/01 - 20/01 |
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EURYADES (Br) |
64 |
5,801 |
1913 |
Expl |
ABADAN |
FRANCHE-COMTE (Br) |
96 |
9,314 |
1936 |
Ballast |
CURACAO |
FREESIA |
ESCORT 21/01 - 23/01 |
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FRITILLARY |
ESCORT 20/01 - 23/01 |
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GANGES (Br) |
73 |
6,246 |
1930 |
General |
CALCUTTA |
GEORGIOS P (Gk) |
23 |
4,052 |
1903 |
Coal |
FREETOWN |
GODFREY B HOLT (Br) |
41 |
3,585 |
1929 |
General |
TAKORADI |
GRAINTON (Br) |
14 |
6,341 |
1929 |
FREETOWN |
|
HARBERTON (Br) |
22 |
4,585 |
1930 |
Coal |
FREETOWN |
HMS CAVINA (Br) |
104 |
6,907 |
1924 |
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IBIS |
ESCORT 06/01 - 20/01 |
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KATTEGAT (Nor) |
65 |
4,245 |
1936 |
General |
BASRA |
L A CHRISTENSEN (Nor) |
34 |
4,362 |
1925 |
Stores |
FREETOWN |
LAURELWOOD (Br) |
51 |
7,347 |
1929 |
ESCORT OILER |
|
LEKHAVEN (Du) |
13 |
4,802 |
1921 |
Coal |
RETURNED |
LLANGOLLEN (Br) |
26 |
5,056 |
1928 |
Coal |
RIO |
MANDALAY (Br) |
95 |
5,529 |
1911 |
CALCUTTA |
|
MATADIAN (Br) |
32 |
4,275 |
1936 |
Ballast |
FREETOWN |
MELISKERK (Du) |
83 |
6,045 |
1919 |
Stores |
BEIRA |
MICHAEL JEBSEN (Br) |
55 |
2,323 |
1927 |
BATHURST |
|
MIRALDA (Br) |
85 |
8,013 |
1936 |
Ballast |
CURACAO |
MOUNT RHODOPE (Gk) |
16 |
5,182 |
1919 |
Coal |
BUENOS AIRES |
NEWBROUGH (Br) |
92 |
5,255 |
1941 |
Stores |
ALEXANDRTIA |
NIGELLA |
ESCORT 20/01 - 23/01 |
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NORVINN (Pan) |
45 |
6,322 |
1930 |
Ballast |
PTE A PIERRE |
NURANI (Br) |
81 |
5,414 |
1941 |
General |
COLOMBO |
NYANZA (Br) |
35 |
4,974 |
1928 |
Stores |
FREETOWN |
ONDINA (Du) |
46 |
6,341 |
1939 |
CURACAO |
|
ORCHIS |
ESCORT 20/01 - 23/01 |
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RANCHER (Br) |
61 |
5,882 |
1927 |
General |
BEIRA |
RIO BRANCO (Nor) |
52 |
3,210 |
1924 |
Salt |
LAGOS. STRAGGLED |
SANDOWN CASTLE (Br) |
62 |
7,607 |
1921 |
General,A/C |
CAPETOWN |
SLEMMESTAD (Nor) |
75 |
4,258 |
1928 |
ALEXANDRIA |
|
ST USK (Br) |
5,472 |
1909 |
RETURNED |
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TERKOELI (Du) |
94 |
5,158 |
1923 |
CAPETOWN |
|
TOLKEN (Sw) |
42 |
4,471 |
1922 |
Salt |
LAGOS |
TREVALGAN (Br) |
91 |
5,299 |
1937 |
Stores |
ALEXANDRIA |
UMARIA (Br) |
82 |
6,852 |
1942 |
General |
CALCUTTA |
WALLFLOWER |
ESCORT 21/01 - 23/01 |
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WALNEY |
ESCORT 06/01 - 20/01 |
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WEARPOOL (Br) |
4,982 |
1936 |
PROBABLY THIS CONVOY, FOR CAPETOWN |
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WILD SWAN |
ESCORT 20/01 - 23/01 |
| Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OS.16: |
| M HAVEN ESCORT ULSTER QUEEN, DRANGEY & INDIAN STAR, LIVERPOOL ESCORT KIRKELLA |
| WILD SWAN, FRITILLARY, NIGELLA & ORCHIS JOINED FROM SL 98. CAVINA PASSAGE TO PATROL AREA. |
| COMMODORE: R-Adm SIR C N REYNE KBE IN GODFREY B HOLT |
| VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN BARON MACKAY |