Convoy HX 150 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
List of ships according to nationality:
The British Port Alma, Prometheus, Refast, British Fusilier, Empire Faith, Umgeni (passengers), Lindenhall, Delius, Dorcasia, Coimbra, Norman Prince, San Amado, Daronia, San Fabian, Dan-y-Bryn, Sicilian Prince, Cairnesk, Port Nicholson, Recorder, Trader, Nigaristan *, Hoperange, Tudor Star, Collegian, Sepia, Tudor Prince, Umtata (no pendant No. given), and El Argentino.
* This ship caught on fire on Sept. 24, sank - no casualties. According to A. Hague, the survivors were picked up by USS Eberle. The external website that I've linked to at the end of this page has some more details.
The Norwegian_Heina,_ Fenris, Solfonn, Havkong, Garonne, Thorshavet, Topdalsfjord, Varanger (according to A. Hague, she returned to port) and Braganza.
The American Lake Osweya and Providence, the Icelandic Godafoss, the Belgian Ville d'Anvers, the Dutch Clavella, Jupiter, Blommersdijk, Phrontis (no pendant No. given), and Ocana.
A. Hague names the following escorts (extracted from this list of HX convoy escorts, also received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year):
Algoma - From 16/09/41 to 18/09/41
Annapolis - From 16/09/41 to 17/09/41
Arrowhead - From 25/09/41 to 29/09/41
Badsworth - 26/09/41
Blankney - From 25/09/41 to 27/09/41
Brandon - From 16/09/41 to 18/09/41
Camellia - From 25/09/41 to 28/09/41
Celandine - From 25/09/41 to 28/09/41
Churchill - From 25/09/41 to 28/09/41
Honeysuckle - From 25/09/41 to 30/09/41
USS Dallas - From 17/09/41 to 25/09/41
USS Eberle - From 17/09/41 to 25/09/41
USS Ellis - From 17/09/41 to 25/09/41
USS Ericsson - From 17/09/41 to 25/09/41
USS Upshur - From 17/09/41 to 25/09/41
Witch - From 25/09/41 to 28/09/41
(As can be seen, A. Hague does not mention HMS Ranpura).
Related external link:
This page has some details on Convoy HX 150 - scroll down to "Convoy operations".
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