Convoy ON 278 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

Convoy ON 278 Cruising Order
Departed Southend on Jan. 12-1945 and arrived New York on the 31st (Arnold Hague gives 47 ships)

This information is from Arthur Moore's book "A Careless Word - A Needless Sinking" - added here with Captain Moore's written permission. Ordering information can be found here on the U.S. Merchant Marines website.

See also Convoy HX 323 and other eastbound convoys from the same time period.

Br=British, Bel=Belgian, Gr=Greek, Norw=Norwegian, Sw=Swedish, Am=American.

L.pool=Liverpool, S.end=Southend, M.H.=Milford Haven, Cl.=Clyde, R=Ramsgate (Downs), Cow.=Cowes
F.=Falmouth, Bost.=Boston, P.land=Portland, N.Y.=New York, H.fax=Halifax.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11
Fort Prudhomme
S.end-N.Y.
(Br)

21
John Ringling
S.end-N. Y.
(Am)

31
Empire Castle
L.pool-N.Y.
(Br)

41
Isaac M. Singer
L.pool-N.Y. (Am)

51
Henry S. Lane
L.pool-N.Y.
(Am)

61
Junecrest
M.H-N.Y.
(Br)

71
Tekoa
L.pool-N.Y.
(Br)

81
Emily Dickinson
Cl.-N.Y. (Am)

91
Euryades
Cl.-H.fax
(Br)

101
Antar
Cl.-N.Y.
(Br)

12
Lista
S.end-N.Y.
(Norw)

22
George L. Farley
S.end-N.Y.
(Am)

32
Floyd Gibbons
S.end-N.Y.
(Am)

42
Vivi
L.pool-N.Y.
(Norw)

52
Luxor
S.end-N.Y. (Br)

62
Anna Knudsen
M.H.-N.Y.
(Norw)

72

82
Fagerfjell
Cl.-N.Y.
(Norw)

92
Steel Ranger
R? M?-N.Y.
(Am)

102
Vincent Harrington
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)

13
Eugene Field
S.end-N.Y.
(Am)

23
John Colter
S.end-N.Y.
(Am)

33
Amelia Earhart
Cow.-N.Y.
(Am)

43
Ancylus
F.-N.Y.
(Br)

53
Charles H. Herty
F.-N.Y.
(Am)

63
Fort Poplar
Cow.-N.Y.
(Br)

73
Charles Robinson
Cow.-
Bost./N.Y. (Am)

83
Nuculana
R?-N.Y.
(Br)

93
Henry M. Rice
R?M?-N.Y.
(Am)

103
Henry Austin
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)

14
Arthur J. Tyrer
S.end-N.Y.
(Am)

24
Louis McLane
for N.Y.
(Am)

34
James W. Johnson
S.end-N.Y.
(Am)

44
Axel Johnson
L.pool-N.Y.
(Sw)

54
freighter
Cl.-N.Y.
(Bel)

64
Empire MacKendrick
Cl.-H.fax
(Br)

74

84
Mataroa
Cl.-H.fax
(Br)

94
Charles A. Keffer
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)

104
Thomas Paine
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)

15

25

35
Matthew J. O'Brien
F.-P.land
(Am)

45
James M. Wayne
F.-N.Y.
(Am)

55
George E. Merrick
Cow.-N.Y.
(Am)

65

75

85
Miaoulis
M.H.-N.Y.
(Gr)

95
Thomas Heywood*
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)

105
James M. Porter
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)

16

26

36
Albert S. Burleson
F.-N.Y.
(Am)

46
Samdel
M.H.-N.Y.
(Br)

56

66

76

86
Accrington
Cl.-H.fax
Rescue V.
(Br)

96
Ferdinand R. Hassler
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)

106
Samuel Blatchford
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)

* Mis-spelling of Thomas Heyward?