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CONVOY ON 1

Convoy ON 1 Cruising Order
Departed Liverpool on July 26-1941, Clyde July 27 - dispersed Aug. 9.
Transcribed from a list of ships received from Don Kindell - His source: Arnold Hague's own research.

Underlined ships returned to port. (Cancelled ships are not shown in A. Hague's lists).

See also the HX and SC convoys from the same time period for information on earlier and subsequent eastbound voyages of some of these ships.

Br=British, Du=Dutch, Norw=Norwegian, Da=Danish, Gr=Greek, Bel=Belgian, Po=Polish.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
Bonde
Montreal
(Norw)
21
Zurichmoor
Montreal
(Br)
31
N. T. Nielsen Alonso
Halifax
(Norw)
41
Baron Ramsay
Halifax
(Br)
51
Baron Pentland
Sydney, C.B.
(Br)
61
Kurdistan
Father Point
(Br)
71
Culebra
Bermuda
(Br)
81
Baltara
Father Point
(Br)
91
Empire Eve
Halifax
(Br CAM)
12
Stargard
Sydney, C.B.
(Norw)
22
King Edward
Philadelphia
(Br)
32
Thurso
Jamaica
(Br)
42
Campus
Sydney, C.B.
(Br)
52
Picotee
Father Point
(Br)
62
Baron Vernon
Neuvitas
(Br)
72
Llanashe
Baltimore
(Br)
82
Clunepark
Port Royal
(Br)
92
13
Galatea
St. John, N.B.
(Norw)
23
Mount Taygetus
Montreal
(Gr)
 33
Mariston*
(Br)		 43
Panaghis
Montreal
(Gr)		 53
Borgfred
Sydney, C.B.
(Norw)		 63
Egda
New York
(Norw)		 73
Veerhaven
Halifax
(Du)		 83
Bestum
Lewisport
(Norw)		 93
Hartbridge
Father Point
(Br)
14
Varøy
Iceland
(Norw)		 24
Knoll
St. Stephen
(Norw)		 34
Chorzow
(Po)		 44
Belgique
Newton
(Bel)		 54
Randa
Montreal
(Br - Ex Da)		 64
Agia Varvara
Quebec
(Gr)		 74
 84
Spero
Botwood
(Norw)		 94
Empire Dabchick
Philadelphia
(Br)
15 25 35 45
Baron Tweedmouth
Neuvitas
(Br)		 55
Anastassios Pateras
Sydney, C.B.
(Gr)		 65
Innerton
Mobile
(Br)		 75 85
Empire Cormorant
(Br)		 95
Hampton Lodge*
Wabana
(Br)
16 26 36 46
Katwijk
St. Lucia
(Du)		 56
Hilversum
Freeport
(Du)		 66
Gunvor Mærsk
Sheet Harbour
(Br - Ex Da)		 76 86 96
Vestland
St. John's, N.F.
(Norw)
17 27 37 47 57
Toward
Halifax
(Br)
Rescue Vessel		 67
Regin
Sydney, C.B.
(Norw)		 77 87 97


* Mariston was renamed English Monarch. Hampton Lodge was the former Greek Inginer N. Vlassopol.

Also, the following ships were in this convoy (station numbers not known):
Dutch Berkel - Jacksonville
British Empire Cougar
British Empire Gale - Halifax (CAM ship)
Dutch Leerdam (not sure if this is correct, unless she was only bound for a U.K. port; note that this ship is listed on the A 1 form for Convoy ON 3).
Norwegian Nea - Returned to Scapa Flow (listed in ON 4)
British Ogmore Castle - Returned to Clyde (also listed in ON 4)
British Ostrevent

The following joined from Iceland (station numbers not known):
Norwegian Askeladden
Norwegian Måkefjell

Notes:
The Rescue Vessel Toward was on her 11th voyage as such. She joined from Clyde on July 27-1941, detached July 31, then returned to Clyde with Convoy HX 140 - Aug. 2-Aug. 6. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague).

Escorts (also received from Don Kindell, whose own work, covering "Royal & other Navies Day-by-Day in World War 2" can be viewed at this website):
July 26-July 27: Stork.
July 27-July 30: Sardonyx, Scimitar.
July 27-July 31: Malcolm, Northern Pride, Northern Spray, Northern Wave, Verbena, Violet, Watchman.
July 28-July 31: Speedwell.
July 31-Aug. 1: Burwell.
July 31-Aug. 9: Cobalt, Polyanthus, Richmond.

All the Norwegian ships in this convoy are included on this website. More information on them can be found via the alphabet index below, or via the Master Ship Index.

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