Convoy RA.61

Depart Kola Inlet on 2 November 1944.
Arrive Loch Ewe on 9 November 1944.
Hague's records contain 33 merchants and 28 escorts (33 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ADOLPH S OCHS (Br)
91
7,219
1943
PITPROPS, STORES, AMMO
 
ARUNAH S ABELL (US)
81
7,176
1943
TIMBER
 
BRITISH PATIENCE (Br)
83
8,097
1943
 
 
BYRON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
CAMELLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 09/11
CARDINAL GIBBONS (US)
104
7,191
1942
TIMBER
 
CONN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
DANIEL WILLARD (US)
71
7,200
1942
TIMBER
 
DAVID STONE (US)
92
7,177
1942
TIMBER
 
DEANE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
DEXTER W FELLOWS (US)
11
7,210
1944
 
 
DIDO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
EDWARD A SAVOY (US)
61
7,210
1944
 
 
EDWARD E SPAFFORD (US)
13
7,176
1944
 
 
EMPIRE CELIA (Br)
82
7,025
1943
TIMBER,PITPROPS,MOTOR BOAT,TAR
 
F T FRELINGHUYSEN (US)
105
7,176
1943
TIMBER, 167 TONS USAAF STORES
2 PASSENGERS
FITZROY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY (US)
21
7,191
1941
 
 
FREDERIC A KUMMER (US)
14
7,210
1944
 
 
FREDERICK W TAYLOR (US)
24
7,176
1944
500 TONS USAAF STORES & MT
 
GEORGE T ANGELL (US)
41
7,176
1944
TIMBER, 291 TONS USAAF STORES
 
HAWKINS FUDSKE (US)
33
7,176
1943
 
 
HENRY LOMB (US)
31
7,176
1943
 
 
INGLIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 06/11
JOHN J ABEL (US)
32
7,191
1943
 
 
JOHN VINING (US)
103
7,191
1942
TIMBER
 
JOHN WOOLMAN (US)
94
7,191
1943
TIMBER
 
JOSHUA THOMAS (US)
102
7,176
1943
TIMBER
 
JULIUS OLSEN (US)
12
7,247
1944
 
 
LAPWING 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 09/11
LARK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 09/11
LAURELWOOD (Br)
72
7,347
1929
 
 
LAWSON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 06/11
LEWIS EMERY JR (US)
22
7,176
1943
 
 
LORING 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 06/11
LOUIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 06/11
LUCERNA (Br)
23
6,556
1930
 
 
MOUNSEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 02/11
NAIRANA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
NARBOROUGH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 06/11
NATHANIEL ALEXANDER (US)
95
7,177
1942
TIMBER, USAAF STORES
2 PASSENGERS
NERITINA (Br)
93
8,228
1943
 
 
NOREG (Nor)
42
7,605
1931
 
 
OBEDIENT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
OFFA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
ONSLOW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
OPPORTUNE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
ORIBI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
ORWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
OXLIP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 09/11
RAYMOND B STEVENS (US)
84
7,176
1944
TIMBER, ASBESTOS, USAAF STORES
 
REDMILL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
RHODODENDRON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 09/11
RICHARD M JOHNSON (US)
15
7,176
1943
2400 TONS USAAF SPARES
 
RUPERT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
SAMARITAN (Br)
51
7,219
1943
PITPROPS, GENERAL
 
SYRIAN PRINCE (Br)
34
1,990
1936
 
RESCUE SHIP
THOMAS U WALTER (US)
101
7,176
1943
TIMBER, GENERAL
 
TRACKER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
VINDEX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 07/11
WALKER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 09/11

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy RA.61:

    KEPPEL, WALKER & WESTCOTT took Clyde portion onward from Loch Rwr
    COMMODORE: IN EDWARD A SAVOY
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN EMPIRE CELIA
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.