Convoy RA.59

Depart Kola Inlet on 28 April 1944.
Arrive Loch Ewe on 6 May 1944.
Hague's records contain 45 merchants and 24 escorts (45 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACTIVITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 04/05
ANDREW CARNEGIE (US)
92
7,176
1942
 
 
ARUNAH S ABELL (US)
104
7,176
1943
 
 
BEAGLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 06/05
BENJAMIN H LATROBE (US)
22
7,176
1942
 
 
BENJAMIN SCHLESINGER (US)
113
7,176
1944
 
 
BOADICEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 03/05
CAPE BRETON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 06/05
CHARLES HENDERSON (US)
24
7,176
1943
 
 
DIADEM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 03/05
DOLABELLA (Br)
45
8,142
1939
 
 
EDWARD P ALEXANDER (US)
43
7,201
1943
 
 
FENCER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 03/05
FORT BRULE (Br)
31
7,133
1942
 
 
FORT COLUMBIA (Br)
91
7,155
1942
 
 
FORT HALL (Br)
101
7,157
1943
 
 
FORT KULLYSPELL (Br)
51
7,190
1943
 
 
FORT YUKON (Br)
71
7,153
1943
 
 
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY (US)
61
7,191
1941
 
 
FRANCIS VIGO (US)
112
7,176
1943
 
 
GEORGE GALE (US)
23
7,176
1942
 
 
GEORGE M COHAN (US)
124
7,176
1943
 
 
GEORGE T ANGELL (US)
111
7,176
1944
 
 
GILBERT STUART (US)
105
7,176
1943
 
 
GRACE ABBOTT (US)
121
7,191
1942
 
 
GROU 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 06/05
HAWKINS FUDSKE (US)
12
7,176
1943
 
 
HENRY VILLARD (US)
11
7,176
1942
 
 
INCONSTANT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 06/05
JAMES SMITH (US)
102
7,181
1942
 
 
JOHN B LENNON (US)
42
7,198
1943
 
 
JOHN CARVER (US)
94
7,176
1942
 
 
JOHN DAVENPORT (US)
122
7,176
1942
 
 
JOHN MCDONOGH (US)
21
7,176
1943
 
 
JOHN T HOLT (US)
14
7,176
1943
 
 
JOSEPH N NICOLLET (US)
81
7,176
1943
 
 
JOSHUA THOMAS (US)
114
7,176
1943
 
 
JOYCE KILMER (US)
84
7,176
1943
 
 
JULIEN POYDRAS (US)
32
7,176
1943
 
 
KEPPEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 06/05
LAPLAND(2) (Br)
72
2,897
1942
 
 
LOTUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 06/05
MARNE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 04/05
MATCHLESS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 04/05
METEOR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 04/05
MILNE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 04/05
MORRIS HILLQUIT (US)
83
7,210
1944
 
 
MUSKETEER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 04/05
NICHOLAS BIDDLE (US)
103
7,191
1942
 
 
NOREG (Nor)
52
7,605
1931
 
 
OUTREMONT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 06/05
PIERRE S DUPONT (US)
34
7,176
1942
 
 
ROBERT EDEN (US)
35
7,176
1943
 
 
THOMAS SIM LEE (US)
123
7,191
1942
 
 
TOWNSEND HARRIS (US)
41
7,176
1943
 
 
ULYSSES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 03/05
VERULAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 03/05
VIRAGO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 03/05
WALKER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 03/05
WASKESIU 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 06/05
WESTCOTT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 06/05
WHITEHALL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 03/05
WILLIAM D BYRON (US)
82
7,210
1944
 
 
WILLIAM MATSON (US)
85
7,176
1943
 
 
WILLIAM MCKINLEY (US)
13
7,200
1943
 
 
WILLIAM MOULTRIE (US)
44
7,177
1942
 
 
WILLIAM PEPPER (US)
93
7,176
1943
 
 
WILLIAM S THAYER (US)
33
7,176
1943
 
SUNK
WRESTLER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/04 - 06/05

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy RA.59:

    Escort proceeded independently to Kola,arriving 23.4.44, for convoy
    COMMODORE: Capt J O DUNN RD RNR IN FORT YUKON
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN FORT BRULE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.