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CONVOY OA 92
| Some facts about the OA Convoys (form Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System"): This series, together with the concurrent OB series, were the first outward bound oceanic convoys from the U.K., OA 1 being the first one, leaving the Downs on Sept. 7-1939. Until mid-1940 this series had a dual purpose in that it contained ships proceeding overseas, as well as ships bound for British ports, with the 2 portions splitting off Lands End. Often, ships joined from Southampton, Plymouth and Falmouth. The oceanic section of the convoys would meet up with the OB convoy of the same number (from Liverpool) to continue as a joint convoy under the OB title. About every 5th convoy the merged OA/OB convoy assumed a new title and went south to Gibraltar with the designation OG. |
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Departed Southend on Febr. 15-1940, dispersed Febr. 18 (Arnold Hague says 18 ships). |
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| Received from Tony Cooper (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
See also the HG convoys (Gibraltar-U.K.) from the same time period. |
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11
San Ernesto ballast Florida (Br) |
21
Edward F. Johnson ballast Aruba (Br) |
31
Settler general Liverpool (Br) |
41
Bosworth ballast Barry? (Br) |
51
Kirriemoor ballast Barry (Br) |
61
Baron Dunmore ballast Cardiff (Br) |
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12
Victor Ross * ballast Aruba (Br?) |
22
British Prudence ballast Trinidad (Br) |
32
Queenworth ballast Glasgow (Br) |
42
Robur IV ballast Cardiff |
52
Merisaar Barry (Est) |
62
Camerata coal Portsmouth (Br) |
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23
Gold Shell ballast Curacao (Br) |
33 British Duchess ballast Falmouth (Br) |
43 George Balfour ballast Barry |
53 Scottish Trader ballast Cardiff (Br) |
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| 14 | 24 Gaston Micard Nantes (Norw) |
34 Libra Lorient (Norw) |
44 Estrellano ballast Cardiff (Br) |
54 | 64 |
Notes: Commodore, Commander Smith R.N.R. was in Bosworth (Captain Nicholson), Vice Commodore was Captain N. Mackinnen of EdwardF. Johnson, Rear Commodore was Captain T. Halvorsen of British Prudence. * The Panamanian Victor Ross became British at some point in 1940, but I'm not sure exactly when. (Her nationality is given as British when she was torpedoed and sunk by U-43 on Dec. 2-1940, Convoy OB 251). Related external link: To the next OA convoy in my list OA 98GF (& OB 98GF) |
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