| Depart Kola Inlet on 1 March 1943. |
| Arrive Loch Ewe on 14 March 1943. |
| Hague's records contain 30 merchants and 36 escorts (30 ships TDS) |
Vessel |
Pdt. |
Tons |
Built |
Cargo |
Notes |
BELFAST |
ESCORT 02/03 - 09/03 |
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BERGAMOT |
ESCORT 10/03 - 14/03 |
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BOADICEA |
ESCORT 01/03 - 12/03 |
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CALOBRE (Pan) |
6,891 |
1919 |
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CHESTER VALLEY (US) |
5,078 |
1919 |
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CORNELIUS HARNETT (US) |
7,177 |
1942 |
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CUMBERLAND |
ESCORT 02/03 - 09/03 |
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DAN-Y-BRYN (Br) |
5,117 |
1940 |
APATITE,4 PASSENGERS |
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DELSUD (US) |
4,982 |
1919 |
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ECLIPSE |
ESCORT 01/03 - 12/03 |
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EL ORIENTE (Pan) |
6,012 |
1910 |
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EMPIRE ARCHER (Br) |
7,031 |
1941 |
TIMBER,11 PASSENGERS |
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EMPIRE CLARION (Br) |
7,031 |
1942 |
APATITE,20 PASSENGERS |
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EMPIRE EMERALD (Br) |
8,032 |
1941 |
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EMPIRE SNOW (Br) |
6,327 |
1941 |
TIMBER,COTTON |
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EMPIRE TRISTRAM (Br) |
7,167 |
1942 |
LUMBER, COTTON |
30 PASSENGERS |
|
EXECUTIVE (US) |
4,978 |
1920 |
SUNK BY U 255 |
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FAULKNOR |
ESCORT 01/03 - 12/03 |
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FORESTER |
ESCORT 04/03 - 05/03 |
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FURY |
ESCORT 01/03 - 11/03 |
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GLASGOW |
ESCORT 04/03 - 05/03 |
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GULFWING (US) |
10,217 |
1928 |
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HOWE |
ESCORT 04/03 - 05/03 |
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ICARUS |
ESCORT 04/03 - 05/03 |
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IMPULSIVE |
ESCORT 01/03 - 12/03 |
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INGLEFIELD |
ESCORT 01/03 - 12/03 |
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INTREPID |
ESCORT 01/03 - 07/03 |
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J L M CURRY (US) |
7,176 |
1942 |
FOUNDERED, HULL DEFECTS IN MAJOR STORM |
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JEFFERSON MYERS (US) |
7,582 |
1920 |
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JOHN H B LATROBE (US) |
7,191 |
1942 |
TOWED IN TO SEIDISFJORD |
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KING GEORGE V |
ESCORT 04/03 - 05/03 |
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LEDBURY |
ESCORT 09/03 - 10/03 |
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LOTUS |
ESCORT 01/03 - 12/03 |
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MEYNELL |
ESCORT 09/03 - 13/03 |
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MILNE |
ESCORT 01/03 - 10/03 |
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MOSSOVET (Russ) |
2,981 |
1935 |
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MUSKETEER |
ESCORT 04/03 - 05/03 |
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NICHOLAS GILMAN (US) |
7,176 |
1942 |
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NORFOLK |
ESCORT 02/03 - 09/03 |
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NORTHERN PRIDE |
ESCORT 01/03 - 10/03 |
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OBDURATE |
ESCORT 01/03 - 07/03 |
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OBEDIENT |
ESCORT 01/03 - 07/03 |
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OCEAN FAITH (Br) |
7,174 |
1942 |
APATITE,4 PASSENGERS |
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OFFA |
ESCORT 04/03 - 05/03 |
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OLIGARCH (Br) |
6,894 |
1918 |
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ONSLAUGHT |
ESCORT 04/03 - 05/03 |
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OPPORTUNE |
ESCORT 01/03 - 11/03 |
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OREMAR (US) |
6,854 |
1919 |
CHROME ORE |
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ORKAN |
ESCORT 01/03 - 10/03 |
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ORWELL |
ESCORT 01/03 - 10/03 |
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PIORUN |
ESCORT 04/03 - 05/03 |
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POPPY |
ESCORT 10/03 - 11/03 |
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PUERTO RICAN (US) |
6,076 |
1919 |
SUNK |
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PYTCHLEY |
ESCORT 09/03 - 13/03 |
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RALPH WALDO EMERSON (US) |
7,176 |
1942 |
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RICHARD BASSETT (US) |
7,191 |
1942 |
|||
RICHARD BLAND (US) |
7,191 |
1942 |
TORPEDOED 10.3, STERN SANK, BOW ASHORE |
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SAN CIPRIANO (Br) |
7,966 |
1937 |
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SCYLLA |
ESCORT 01/03 - 10/03 |
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ST ELSTAN |
ESCORT 01/03 - 11/03 |
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STARWORT |
ESCORT 12/03 - 12/03 |
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TEMPLE ARCH (Br) |
5,138 |
1940 |
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VERMONT (US) |
5,670 |
1919 |
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VIVACIOUS |
ESCORT 09/03 - 14/03 |
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WEST GOTOMSKA (US) |
5,728 |
1918 |
TIMBER,10 PASSENGERS |
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YORKMAR (US) |
5,612 |
1919 |
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE |
| Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy RA.53: |
| OPPORTUNE detached towing JOHN H B LATROBE to Seidisfjord |
| BOADICEA absent fuelling 7 to 11.3.43 |
| INGLEFIELD absent fuelling 10 to 12.3.43 |
| COMMODORE: V-Adm SIR M L GOLDSMITH KBE DSO IN TEMPLE ARCH |
| VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN DAN-Y-BRYN |