Convoy ON 261 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY ON 261
Departed Southend on Oct. 20-1944 and arrived New York City on Nov. 5.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 37 ships in this convoy.
Notes:
Commodore R. M. King was in Curacao, Vice Commodore in Salacia.
22 ships arrived New York between 18:31Z and 20:14Z Nov. 5
2 ships arrived Henry at 15:16 Nov. 6.
5 ships detached for Boston at 10:20Z Nov. 3 - arrived at 19:24Z Nov. 4.
Zamalek was on her 27th voyage as rescue vessel, joining the convoy from Clyde on Oct. 21-1944, to Halifax Nov. 3. She subsequently returned to the U.K. with Convoy HX 319 on Nov. 11, to Clyde Nov. 25-1944 ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague).
Escorts:
Leaside (listed as Peaside in the convoy document), Humberstone, Stone Town, Cape Breton, Edmundston, Guelph, Border Cities, Orillia, Arvida.
Related external links:
Liberty Ships - Most of the ships listed as American in the table above were Liberty ships. This website lists them alphabetically.
This site has more on the the "Fort" and "Park" ships mentioned in this convoy.
To the next ON convoy in my list ON 262
will be added, as will ON 263 through ON 269
In the meantime, see Ships sailing in all ON convoys
The next available ON convoy is ON 270