Convoy ON 164 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

Convoy ON 164 Cruising Order
Departed Liverpool at 16:00 on Febr. 1-1943 and arrived New York on the 19th (Arnold Hague says 35 ships).

Transcribed from info received from Tony C., and Roger Griffiths, England - their source: Public Records Office.

For info, some of the ships in this convoy had previously arrived England with Convoy HX 222 (see also HX 221 and HX 220).
A few later returned with HX 228, HX 229 or HX 229A.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Du=Dutch, Yug=Yugoslavian, Am=American, Pa=Panamanian, Ru=USSR

Note that a few more ships are mentioned in the Notes below.

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11
Stad Vlaardingen
New York
(Du)

21
Pacific Shipper
New York
(Br)

31
Southern Princess
New York
(Br)

41
Tetela
New York
(Br)

51
Consuelo
New York
(Br)

61
Thorhild
New York
(Norw)

71
Abraham Lincoln
New York
(Norw)

81
Manchester Trader
Halifax
(Br)

91
Moveria
Halifax
(Br)

12
Høyanger
New York
(Norw)

22
Luculus
New York
(Br)

32
Darien
Boston
(Pa)

42
Sinclair Opaline
(Am)

52
Texas Sun
(Am)

62
Perseus
New York
(Br)

72
Empire Bronze
Halifax
(Br)

82
Jamaica Producer
Halifax
(Br)

92
Kafiristan
Halifax
(Br)

13
El Mundo
New York
(Pa)

23
Audacious
New York
(Pa)

33
Nigerstroom
New York
(Du)

43

53
British Statesman
New York
(Br)

63
Nueva Granada
New York
(Norw)

73
Norwegian
Halifax
(Br)

83
Tucurinca
Halifax
(Br)

93
Essex Trader
Halifax
(Br?)

14

24
Arcos
New York
(Ru)

34
Nassa
Galveston
(Br?)

44
Belgian Gulf
New York
(Pa)

54
Marija Petrinovic
(Yug)

64
Garonne
New York
(Norw)

74
Ribera
Halifax
(Br)

84
Naticina
New York
(Br)

94
Stuart Prince*
Halifax
(Br)

* Stuart Prince joined from St. John's at 17:00 on Febr. 13, bound for Halfiax.

Additionally, the following joined from Halifax at 17:30 on Febr. 16, 42 37N 60 15W:
Askepot (Norw) took station 53 (having previously arrived Halifax from St. John's, N.F. with Convoy ON 163 (see ships in all ON convoys).
Pennsylvania Sun (Am), station 82
W.W. Bruce (Am), station 83.

A. Hague has also included Brush among the ships joining from Halifax (she had also arrived Halifax from St. John's with Convoy ON 163).