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CONVOY OA 105G
Joined Convoy OB 105 at sea (separate cruising order not available), the combined convoy forming Convoy OG 21

Convoy OA 105 Cruising Order Departed Southend on March 7-1940, joined up with Convoy OB 105 (which had left Liverpool on March 9-1940) and formed OG 21 at sea on March 11, arriving Gibraltar on March 17 (Arnold Hague gives 25 ships in OA 105G, 20 ships for OB 105, 29 ships for OG 21).
All 3 forms received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew). For some more details on OA convoys, please see my page about OA 92. My page for OB 169 has more information on the OB series. See also the external link at the end of this page. See also the HG convoys (Gibraltar-U.K.) from the same time period. Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Gr=Greek.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
11 Port Darwin general New Zealand, via Ha. Roads (Br)	21 Seminole ballast Aruba (Br)	31 Glenfinlas general Haifa, via Gibraltar (Br)	41 Ocean Escort	51 Statira ballast Cardiff (Br)	61 Kumasian Newport Mon. (Br)	71
12 Generton ballast Hampton Roads (Br)	22 Harbledown Freetown (Br)	32 Llanwern coal Gibraltar (Br)	42 Gullpool coal Savona (Br)	52 Boltonhall Barry (Br)	62 Fulham? IV Barry	72
13 Westmoreland Curacao / Panama (Br)	23 Rodney Star Teneriffe (Br)	33 Flaminian general Alexandria / Gibraltar (Br)	43 Frances Massey coal Caronte / Marseilles (Br)	53	63	73
14 Athelduchess ballast Cuba (Br)	24 Dundrum Castle Walford Bay (Br)	34 Nea pitch Cette. (Norw)	44 ~~Trongate~~ coal Gibraltar (Br) Caspia Constanza (Br)	54	64	74
15 Nigaristan general Basra (Br)	25 British Workman ballast Aruba (Br)	35 Scientist Beira, via Cape (Br)	45 Possidon* coal Piræus (Gr)	55 Umona Cape (Br)	65 British Commander ballast Constanza (Br)	75 British Colonel ballast Tripoli (Br)
Esturia was also scheduled for OA 105 (destination Corpus Christi, Texas), but did not sail. * The ship in station 45 is spelt Possidon on form 1, Poseidon on form 2. Vice Commodore was A. G. Maundrell R.N.R. in Glenfinlas, Rear Commodore was O. James in ? (illegible). Commodore for coastal ships was J. Miles in Statira.

Convoy OG 21 Cruising Order - as per March 12-1940 Combination of OA 105 and OB 105 which joined up at sea on March 11, arrival Gibraltar on March 17 (Arnold Hague gives 20 ships for OB 105, 29 ships for OG 21).
To distinguish new ships from those already listed above, I've left cargo and destination out for the repeated ships (coastal ships had detached). Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, La=Latvian, Gr=Greek.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
11 Westmoreland	21 Seminole	31 Baron Inchcape Port Sudan (Br)	41 Gullpool	51 Glenfinlas	61 Ullapool ballast Bona (Br)	71 Socony Constanza (Br)	81 Port Denison Capetown (Br)	91 Queen Adelaide Mexico (Br)
12 Athelduchess	22 Harbledown	32 Llanwern	42 Frances Massey	52 Loch Ranza Alexandria (Br)	62 Tielbank Haifa (Br)	72 British Commander	82 Magdalena* Gibraltar (Br)	92 Nigaristan
13 Umona?	23 Rodney Star	33 Flaminian	43 Caspia	53 Artemisia** Colombo (Br)	63 Eastmoor Marseilles (Br)	73 Canford Chine West Indies (Br)	83 Bayano** Haifa (Br)	93 Somersby Marseilles (Br)
14 British Workman?	24 Dundrum Castle	34 Nea	44 Possidon	54 Guido Gibraltar (Br)	64 Bur Tunis (Norw)	74 Talvalcis (La)	84 Scientist	94 Panaghis?*** Djibuti (Gr)
The ships in column 1 are very difficult to decipher - hence my question marks. * There's a note for Magdalena which is very difficult to decipher, but it looks like it says she lost touch. ** Ship in station 53 is listed as Artimisia, should probably be Br. Artemisia. Ship in station 83 is listed as Bayana. *** Ship in station 94 is given as Panakis.

Amended Cruising Order - as per March 15-1940 After dispersal of U.S. and S. Africa bound ships
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
11	21 Bayano	31 Baron Inchcape	41 Gullpool	51 Glenfinlas	61 Ullapool	71 Socony	81	91 Nigaristan
12	22 Guido	32 Llanwern	42 Frances Massey	52 Loch Ranza	62 Tielbank	72 British Commander	82	92 Somersby
13	23 British Workman	33 Flaminian	43 Possidon	53 Artemisia	63 Caspia	73 Eastmoor	83	93 Panaghis
14	24	34 Nea	44	54	64	74 Bur	84	94

Related external links:
OA and OB convoys - In chronological order (starting with 1939). The site also has a chronological list of OG convoys.

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