Convoy RA.58

Depart Kola Inlet on 7 April 1944.
Arrive Loch Ewe on 14 April 1944.
Hague's records contain 37 merchants and 32 escorts (36 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACTIVITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 12/04
ALEXANDER WHITE (US)
14
7,191
1942
 
 
BEAGLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 12/04
BLUEBELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 14/04
BOADICEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 12/04
BRITISH VALOUR (Br)
52
6,952
1927
 
ESCORT OILER
BYRON DARNTON (US)
43
7,176
1943
 
 
CAESAR RODNEY (US)
81
7,191
1942
 
 
CHARLES BULFINCH (US)
113
7,176
1943
PULPWOOD
 
CHARLES M SCHWAB II (US)
31
7,191
1943
CHROME ORE
 
COPELAND (Br)
33
1,526
1923
 
RESCUE SHIP, 86 PASSENGERS EMBARKED
DAPHNELLA (Br)
92
8,078
1938
 
 
DIADEM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 13/04
EDWARD SPARROW (US)
11
7,176
1943
 
 
EMPIRE CELIA (Br)
32
7,025
1943
 
 
FORT MCMURRAY (Br)
104
7,133
1942
 
 
FORT ROMAINE (Br)
71
7,131
1943
 
 
HENRY B BROWN (US)
22
7,200
1943
 
 
HENRY LOMB (US)
44
7,176
1943
 
 
HONEYSUCKLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 14/04
IMPULSIVE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 14/04
INCONSTANT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 12/04
JEFFERSON DAVIS (US)
111
7,176
1942
 
 
JOHN A DONALD (US)
84
7,176
1943
 
 
JOHN A QUITMAN (US)
91
7,176
1943
CHROME ORE
 
JOHN RUTLEDGE (US)
23
7,181
1942
 
 
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS (US)
24
7,176
1943
 
 
JOHN STEVENSON (US)
94
7,176
1943
 
 
JOHN W POWELL (US)
112
7,176
1943
 
 
JOHN WOOLMAN (US)
13
7,191
1943
 
 
JOSHUA W ALEXANDER (US)
12
7,176
1943
 
CHROME ORE
KEPPEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 12/04
LORD DELAWARE (US)
41
7,200
1942
 
 
LOUIS D BRANDEIS (US)
114
7,200
1943
 
 
LUCERNA (Br)
42
6,556
1930
 
 
MAGPIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 14/04
MARIE M MELONEY (US)
72
7,176
1943
 
 
MIJDRECHT (Du)
82
7,493
1931
 
 
NATHAN TOWSON (US)
103
7,176
1943
 
 
NATHANIEL ALEXANDER (US)
93
7,177
1942
 
 
OBEDIENT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 14/04
OCEAN STRENGTH (Br)
101
7,173
1942
 
 
OFFA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 13/04
ONSLOW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 13/04
OPPORTUNE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 13/04
ORIBI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 14/04
ORWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 13/04
PHILIP F THOMAS (US)
51
7,176
1943
 
 
RATHLIN (Br)
85
1,600
1936
 
RESCUE SHIP
RHODODENDRON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 14/04
RICHARD M JOHNSON (US)
21
7,176
1943
 
 
ROBERT J COLLIER (US)
34
7,176
1943
 
 
SAUMAREZ 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 13/04
SCORPION 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 14/04
SERAPIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 13/04
STARLING 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 14/04
STEVENSON TAYLOR (US)
102
7,176
1943
GENERAL
 
STORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 13/04
THOMAS HARTLEY (US)
61
7,176
1942
 
 
TRACKER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 14/04
VENUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 12/04
WALKER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 12/04
WESTCOTT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 12/04
WHIMBREL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 14/04
WHITEHALL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 12/04
WILD GOOSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 07/04
WILLIAM H WEBB (US)
83
7,176
1943
 
 
WREN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 14/04
WRESTLER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/04 - 12/04

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy RA.58:

    COMMODORE: Capt R D BINKS OBE RD RNR IN FORT ROMAINE
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN CHARLES M SCHWAB
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.