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Convoy ON 10 Cruising Order
Departed Liverpool on Aug. 27-1941 (Loch Ewe Aug. 29), dispersed Sept. 11.

Transcribed from a list of ships received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's research.

(Cancelled ships are not shown in A. Hague's lists).

See also the HX and SC convoys from the same time period for information on earlier and subsequent eastbound voyages of some of these ships.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Du=Dutch, Pa=Panamanian, Yug=Yugoslavian, Gr=Greek.

11
Empire Heath
Halifax
(Br CAM)

21
Cragpool*
Father Point
(Br)

31
Silverelm
New York
(Br)

41
Empire Moon
Halifax
(Br CAM)

51
Modasa
Halifax
(Br)

Themistocles
Jamaica
(Br)

61
Silvercedar
New York
(Br)

Empire Kittiwake

**
(Br)

81
HMS Greenwich*
(Br)

91
Empire Elk
Galveston
(Br)

101
Kingsborough
Baltimore
(Br)

111
Empire Darwin
Halifax
(Br CAM)

12
Danio
New York
(Norw)

22
Lista
Halifax
(Norw)

32
Medon
Bermuda
(Br)

42
Svend Foyn
Halifax
(Br)

62
Amsterdam
New York
(Du)

72
Dunsley***
Hampton Roads
(Br)

82
Granfoss
Montreal
(Norw)

92
Empire Antelope
New York
(Br)

102
Stad Arnhem
Wabana
(Du)

112
Denpark
(Br)

13
Empire Wildebeeste
Halifax
(Br)

23
Hermiston
Buenos Aires
(Br)

33
Velox
Cuba
(Norw)

43
Bonneville
Halifax
(Norw)

53
Sama
Montreal
(Norw)

63
Nemanja
Cuba
(Yug)

73
Suerte
Sydney, C.B.
(Pa)

83
Iroquois
New York
(Br)

93
Keila**
(Br)

103
Venus
(Du)

113
Ingrid
Curacao
(Norw)

14
Coulmore
Cuba
(Br)

24
Tilemachos
Sydney, C.B.
(Gr)

34
Empire Redshank
Galveston
(Br)

44
Polar Chief
New York
(Br)

54
New York City
Montreal
(Br)

64
Argolikos
Baltimore
(Gr)

74
Nicolaou Virginia
Father Point (Gr)

84
Morgenen
Halifax
(Norw)

94
Borgholm
(Norw)

104
Snar
(Norw)

114
Berto
(Norw)

15
Mathilda
New York
(Norw)

25
Radchurch
Sydney, C.B.
(Br)

35
Despina
St. Lawrence
(Gr)

45
Nicolaos Michalos
Montreal
(Gr)

55
Melpoméne**
New York
(Br - Ex Fr)

65
Eildon
Iceland
(Br)

75
Mars
(Du)

85
Achilles
(Du)

95
Bruse Jarl
(Norw)

105
Katvaldis
Three Rivers
(Gr)

115
Emmy
Montreal
(Gr)

16
Antonio
Galveston
(Br)

26
Elna II***
Iceland
(Br - Ex Est)

36
Knud
(Br - Ex Da)

46
Veni
(Norw)

56
Loke
Father Point
(Norw)

66
Narva
Iceland
(Br)

76
Dago II***
(Br)

86
Libra
Reykjavik
(Norw)

96
Knut
(Br - Ex Da)

106
Svava
(Br)

116
Lucerna
(Br)

27
Kul
(Norw)

37
Ila
(Norw)

47
Milcrest
(Br)

67
Frumenton
(Br)

87
British Fortune
(Br)

97
Gloxinia
(Br)

107
Baron Yarborough
(Br)

117

Modasa and Themistocles have been given the same station number. Perhaps Themistocles belongs in station 52?

Also in this convoy (station number not known):
Swedish Bur - Sydney, C.B.

* See ON 4.
** Empire Kittiwake returned to port and does not show up again until Convoy ON 19 towards the end of Sept.-1941, with destination New York. She had also returned from ON 7. (This ship later became the Norwegian Norfalk in May-1942). Keila also returned, and does not show up again until Convoy ON 19 (from which she straggled).
*** See ON 8.

* HM repair ship for St. John's, N.F. base.
** The ship in station 55 is listed as Melpomone (7011 gt), but I believe this must be a mis-spelling of the ex French Melpoméne (MOWT 1940 - same tonnage).
*** A. Hague says Elna II (Ex Estonian Elna) was Russian, but according to J. W. Jordan's "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939", she did not become Russian until 1942. Also, the latter source says that Dago II was the ex Latvian Dagö, but this ship was 2157 gt, while A. Hague has given the tonnage as 1993 gt for Dago II in this convoy. I believe this might have been the ex Danish Dagø, 1996 gt. (There was also a British Dago of 1757 gt)