Depart Liverpool on 13 March 1942. |
Arrive Freetown on 1 April 1942. |
Hague's records contain 48 merchants and 18 escorts (45 ships TDS) |
Vessel |
Pdt. |
Tons |
Built |
Cargo |
Notes |
ANDREA BROVIG (Nor) |
85 |
10,173 |
1940 |
Ballast |
TRINIDAD |
ANGLO AFRICAN (Br) |
81 |
5,601 |
1929 |
General |
MIDDLE EAST |
ARABISTAN (Br) |
21 |
5,874 |
1929 |
General |
BASRA |
ARY LENSEN (Br) |
14 |
3,214 |
1930 |
Coal |
FREETOWN |
AUBRETIA |
ESCORT 30/03 - 01/04 |
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BALTARA (Br) |
91 |
3,292 |
1918 |
Stores |
DURBAN |
BERGAMOT |
ESCORT 28/03 - 01/04 |
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BIAFRA (Br) |
43 |
5,405 |
1933 |
General |
TAKORADI |
BONITA (Pan) |
55 |
4,929 |
1918 |
Fuel, Bricks |
ANTOFAGASTA |
BOSTON |
ESCORT 31/03 - 01/04 |
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CAMPANULA |
ESCORT 13/03 - 15/03 |
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CITY OF DERBY (Br) |
23 |
6,616 |
1921 |
Stores |
MIDDLE EAST |
CITY OF FLORENCE (Br) |
22 |
6,862 |
1918 |
Stores |
CAPETOWN |
CITY OF MARSEILLES (Br) |
74 |
8,317 |
1913 |
Stores |
BOMBAY |
CITY OF SINGAPORE (Br) |
83 |
6,555 |
1923 |
Stores |
BEIRA |
CITY OF VENICE (Br) |
73 |
8,762 |
1924 |
Stores |
CALCUTTA |
CLAN COLQUHOUN (Br) |
61 |
7,914 |
1918 |
Stores |
AUSTRALIA |
CLAN MACINDOE (Br) |
92 |
4,635 |
1920 |
Stores |
TRINCOMALEE |
CONTRACTOR (Br) |
93 |
6,004 |
1930 |
Stores |
ABADAN |
CYCLAMEN |
ESCORT 15/03 - 01/04 |
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DARINA (Br) |
44 |
8,113 |
1939 |
Ballast |
CURACAO |
DEFENDER (Br) |
53 |
8,258 |
1915 |
Stores |
BOMBAY |
DELANE (Br) |
6,054 |
1938 |
PUT BACK |
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DEPTFORD |
ESCORT 14/03 - 01/04 |
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EMPIRE KINGSLEY (Br) |
101 |
6,996 |
1941 |
General |
MIDDLE EAST |
FOLKESTONE |
ESCORT 14/03 - 30/03 |
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FOREST (Br) |
102 |
4,998 |
1937 |
Stores |
MIDDLE EAST |
GENISTA |
ESCORT 31/03 - 01/04 |
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GLENDENE (Br) |
76 |
4,412 |
1929 |
General |
BUENOS AIRES |
GORLESTON |
ESCORT 14/03 - 01/04 |
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GULLPOOL (Br) |
13 |
4,868 |
1928 |
Coal |
FREETOWN |
HELMSPEY (Br) |
4,764 |
1931 |
COLLISION S OF PLADDA ISL, RET OBAN |
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INCOMATI (Br) |
31 |
7,369 |
1934 |
JD AT SEA 16.3.42 |
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KATANGA (Bel) |
42 |
5,183 |
1917 |
Stores |
LAGOS |
KRISTIANIAFJORD (Nor) |
62 |
6,759 |
1921 |
Stores |
MIDDLE EAST |
LAURELWOOD (Br) |
25 |
7,347 |
1929 |
ESCORT OILER |
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LEIGHTON (Br) |
104 |
7,412 |
1921 |
General |
RIO |
LORIGA (Br) |
54 |
6,665 |
1919 |
General |
PANAMA |
MAHOUT (Br) |
41 |
7,921 |
1925 |
Stores |
COLOMBO. DETACHMENT DATE APPROXIMATE |
MARTAND (Br) |
24 |
7,967 |
1925 |
Stores For Madagascar Invasion |
INDIA |
MASIRAH (Br) |
82 |
6,578 |
1919 |
Stores, Coal |
BOMBAY |
NAIRNBANK (Br) |
52 |
5,156 |
1925 |
Stores |
MIDDLE EAST |
PACIFIC STAR (Br) |
75 |
7,591 |
1920 |
General |
MONTEVIDEO |
PENTRIDGE HILL (Br) |
94 |
7,579 |
1941 |
Stores |
ABADAN |
ROTHLEY (Br) |
63 |
4,996 |
1936 |
Stores |
MIDDLE EAST |
SAN AMADO (Br) |
84 |
7,316 |
1935 |
Ballast |
DETACHMENT DATE ESTIMATED |
SEAHAM |
ESCORT 31/03 - 01/04 |
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SENNEN |
ESCORT 14/03 - 01/04 |
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SICILIAN PRINCE (Br) |
34 |
3,489 |
1922 |
Stores |
FREETOWN |
SNOWDROP |
ESCORT 28/03 - 01/04 |
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STENTOR (Br) |
51 |
6,148 |
1926 |
Stores |
FREETOWN |
STREEFKERK (Du) |
64 |
6,185 |
1928 |
General |
BOMBAY |
TACTICIAN (Br) |
65 |
5,996 |
1928 |
Stores |
TRINIDAD |
TEKOA (Br) |
72 |
8,695 |
1922 |
Stores |
AUSTRALIA |
THALATTA (Nor) |
103 |
5,671 |
1922 |
Stores |
CAPETOWN |
TIBIA (Du) |
95 |
10,356 |
1939 |
Ballast |
RETURNED, SEE OS 23 |
TOTLAND |
ESCORT 19/03 - 01/04 |
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TOUAREG (Br) |
35 |
5,135 |
1924 |
Stores |
FREETOWN |
TOVELIL (Br) |
15 |
2,225 |
1925 |
Ballast |
BATHURST RG |
TREFUSIS (Br) |
33 |
5,299 |
1918 |
Ballast |
PEPEL |
TYNEMOUTH (Br) |
71 |
3,168 |
1940 |
Stores |
TAKORADI |
VIOLET |
ESCORT 28/03 - 01/04 |
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WESTON |
ESCORT 14/03 - 01/04 |
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WHITEHAVEN |
ESCORT 31/03 - 01/04 |
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WILD SWAN |
ESCORT 28/03 - 29/03 |
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YORKWOOD (Br) |
5,401 |
1936 |
COLLISION AND RETURNED |
Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OS.22: |
TYNWALD, PAUL RYKENS, SETTER M HAVEN ESCORT' SOUTHERN SPRAY & SOUTHERN WAVE OBAN ESCORT |
WILD SWAN, BERGAMOT, SNOWDROP & VIOLET JOINED FROM SL 104 |
TOTLAND SAILED LATE TO OVERTAKE |
COMMODORE: Capt J K BROOK CBE DSO RD RNR IN STENTOR |
VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN TYNEMOUTH |