Convoy OS.22

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
BALTARA (Br)
91
3,292
1918
Stores
DURBAN
BERGAMOT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/03 - 01/04
BIAFRA (Br)
43
5,405
1933
General
TAKORADI
BONITA (Pan)
55
4,929
1918
Fuel, Bricks
ANTOFAGASTA
BOSTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/03 - 01/04
CAMPANULA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/03 - 15/03
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
DARINA (Br)
44
8,113
1939
Ballast
CURACAO
DEFENDER (Br)
53
8,258
1915
Stores
BOMBAY
DELANE (Br)
 
6,054
1938
 
PUT BACK
DEPTFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/03 - 01/04
EMPIRE KINGSLEY (Br)
101
6,996
1941
General
MIDDLE EAST
FOLKESTONE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/03 - 30/03
FOREST (Br)
102
4,998
1937
Stores
MIDDLE EAST
GENISTA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/03 - 01/04
GLENDENE (Br)
76
4,412
1929
General
BUENOS AIRES
GORLESTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/03 - 01/04
GULLPOOL (Br)
13
4,868
1928
Coal
FREETOWN
HELMSPEY (Br)
 
4,764
1931
 
COLLISION S OF PLADDA ISL, RET OBAN
INCOMATI (Br)
31
7,369
1934
 
JD AT SEA 16.3.42
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
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
SENNEN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/03 - 01/04
SICILIAN PRINCE (Br)
34
3,489
1922
Stores
FREETOWN
SNOWDROP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/03 - 01/04
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
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
WESTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/03 - 01/04
WHITEHAVEN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/03 - 01/04
WILD SWAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/03 - 29/03
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
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.