| Depart Liverpool on 30 August 1942. |
| Arrive Freetown on 18 September 1942. |
| Hague's records contain 30 merchants and 6 escorts (28 ships TDS) |
Vessel |
Pdt. |
Tons |
Built |
Cargo |
Notes |
AVRISTAN (Br) |
102 |
7,266 |
1942 |
Stores |
KARACHI. FITTED AND |
BIRCHBANK (Br) |
83 |
5,151 |
1924 |
Coal, MT |
ALEXANDRIA |
BRITISH VALOUR (Br) |
6,952 |
1927 |
ESCORT OILER EX SL 121,TOWED TO BATHURST |
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CITY OF ATHENS (Br) |
43 |
6,558 |
1923 |
General |
ALEXANDRIA |
CITY OF DIEPPE (Br) |
42 |
7,958 |
1929 |
Stores |
FREETOWN |
CONGONIAN (Br) |
73 |
6,082 |
1942 |
General |
LAGOS |
DALTONHALL (Br) |
93 |
7,250 |
1941 |
Stores |
BASRA |
DEIDO (Br) |
31 |
3,894 |
1928 |
Stores |
FREETOWN |
DORDRECHT (Du) |
32 |
4,402 |
1928 |
Ballast |
FREETOWN |
DUNSTER GRANGE (Br) |
13 |
9,494 |
1928 |
General |
BUENOS AIRES |
EMPIRE COUGAR (Br) |
21 |
5,758 |
1919 |
Coal |
FREETOWN |
EMPIRE MARLOWE (Br) |
82 |
6,768 |
1941 |
Stores |
DURBAN |
EMPIRE PUMA (Br) |
63 |
7,777 |
1920 |
Stores |
TAKORADI |
EMPIRE RAY (Br) |
52 |
6,919 |
1941 |
General |
KILINDINI |
EMPIRE ZEPHYR (Br) |
53 |
6,327 |
1941 |
Stores |
SUEZ |
FOLKESTONE |
ESCORT 31/08 - 16/09 |
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GODFREY B HOLT (Br) |
71 |
3,585 |
1929 |
General |
TAKORADI. 12 PASSENGERS |
HMS DEVON CITY (Br) |
23 |
4,922 |
1933 |
Boom Defence Equipt |
TOWED BRITISH VALOUR AFTER HER BREAKDOWN |
INCHANGA (Br) |
51 |
7,069 |
1934 |
Stores |
FREETOWN. 46 PASSENGERS |
INGLETON (Br) |
33 |
7,203 |
1942 |
General |
DURBAN |
LAURELWOOD (Br) |
7,347 |
1929 |
RETURNED |
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LUCIJANA (Yug) |
101 |
4,062 |
1928 |
Coal |
L MARQUES |
MANO (Br) |
22 |
1,418 |
1925 |
RETURNED |
|
MOKAMBO (Bel) |
61 |
4,996 |
1938 |
Stores, A/C |
TAKORADI |
NIGERIAN (Br) |
62 |
5,423 |
1936 |
General |
FREETOWN |
OCEAN VOYAGER (Br) |
91 |
7,174 |
1942 |
Stores |
SUEZ |
PELICAN |
ESCORT 31/08 - 16/09 |
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RAJAHSTAN (Br) |
11 |
6,391 |
1929 |
Coal |
BUENOS AIRES |
RARANGA (Br) |
72 |
10,043 |
1916 |
General |
AUSTRALIA |
SENNEN |
ESCORT 31/08 - 16/09 |
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SUNCREST (Br) |
81 |
5,117 |
1940 |
Stores |
TAKORADI |
TILSINGTON COURT (Br) |
92 |
6,910 |
1928 |
General |
P GULF |
TYNEMOUTH (Br) |
41 |
3,168 |
1940 |
Coal, A/C |
TAKORADI |
WELLINGTON |
ESCORT 31/08 - 16/09 |
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WIVERN |
ESCORT 16/09 - 18/09 |
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ZEPHYROS (Gk) |
12 |
4,796 |
1909 |
Coal |
BUENOS AIRES |
| Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy OS.39: |
| WELLINGTON DETACHED ESCORTING DEVON CITY & BRITISH VALOUR. |
| UK LOCAL ESCORT NARVIK; OCEAN ESCORT 45EG, FREETOWN LOCAL WIVERN. |
| COMMODORE: Capt H J ANCHOR OBE RD RNR IN INCHANGA |
| VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN GODFREY B HOLT |