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CONVOY OB 286
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Departed Liverpool on Febr. 13-1941, dispersed on the 17th (Arnold Hague says 29 ships). |
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| List received from Tony Cooper (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
The ships denoted (L) originated in Liverpool, others sailed from Aultbea, Oban, Glasgow or Belfast as noted. Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Pa=Panamanian, Du=Dutch, Eg=Egyptian, Gr=Greek |
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11 (L)
(Br) |
21 (L)
(Br) |
31 (L)
(Br) |
41 (L)
Athelregent (Br) |
51
ballast Glasgow-Trinidad (Br) Peribonka |
61
Liberian general Glasgow-Bathurst (Br) |
71 general Aultbea-Pereus? (Br) Queen Victoria |
81 ballast Aultbea-Freetown (Br) |
91 Harbledown From Oban (Br) |
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12 (L)
Aelybryn (Br) |
22 (L)
(Norw) |
32 (L)
(Br) |
42 (L)
Rod-el-Farag (Eg) |
52
Eclipse ballast Glasgow-Aruba (Br) |
62
Empire Snow ballast Glasgow-Tampa (Br) |
72 general Aultbea-Rio de Janeiro (Br) Acasta |
82 ballast Aultbea-Halifax (Br) |
92 |
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13 (L)
Lulworth Hill (Br) |
23 (L)
Kedoe (Du) |
33 (L) (Du) |
43 (L) (Br) |
53 Hartismere ballast Glasgow-Buenos Aires (Br) |
63 Nicoya ballast Glasgow-Halifax (Br) |
73 general Aultbea-Karachi (Du) |
83 ballast Aultbea-Halifax (Da/Br 1940) |
93 A. D. Huff From Oban |
| 14 ballast Belfast-Jacksonville (Gr) |
24 Stanmore stores Belfast-Capetown (Br) |
34 Mangkaliat ballast Glasgow-Portland, Maine (Du) |
44 Ittersum ballast Glasgow-Halifax (Du) |
54 clay Glasgow-Philadelphia (Br) |
64 Stuart Prince steel Glasgow-Trinidad (Br) |
74 ballast Aultbea-New Orelans (Du) Somerset |
84 Aultbea-Freetown (Norw) |
94 Peatwood From Oban (Br?) |
| 15 Tredinnick From Glasgow (Br) |
25 Mount Kyllene clay Glasgow-Norfolk Va. (Gr) |
35 ballast Glasgow-Takoradi (Gr) |
45 Noreg ballast Glasgow-Port of Spain (Norw) |
55 Varanger ballast Glasgow-New York (Norw) |
65 Clam ballast Glasgow-Curacao (Br) |
75 coal Aultbea-Buenos Aires (Br) |
85 Aultbea-New York (Br) |
95 |
| 16 | 26 | 36 | 46 Chelatros ballast Glasgow-Takoradi (Gr) |
56 | 66 | 76 | 86 | 96 |
Notes: Commodore R. P. Galer R.N.R was in Athelregent (for Halifax), intended Vice Commodore was the captain of Gracia (for St. John's, but did not sail), and Rear Commodore the captain of Liberian (for Bathurst). Aelybryn returned to Belfast with engine defect on Febr. 14. Note that quite a few of the ships that are crossed out from this convoy form sailed in the next convoy, OB 287 - link below, while a couple can be found in OB 288. Commodore's notes are not available. Escorts: Related external links: To the next OB convoy in my list OB 287 |
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