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CONVOY ON 17

Convoy ON 17 Cruising Order
Departed Liverpool on Sept. 17-1941, Loch Ewe Sept. 19 - dispersed Sept. 29.

Transcribed from a list of ships received from Don Kindell - His source: The late Arnold Hague's 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, Norw=Norwegian, Sw-Swedish, Du=Dutch, Bel=Belgian.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
Primrose Hill
Halifax
(Br CAM)
21
Empire Zephyr
(Br)
31
Empire Sapphire
(Br)
41
Edam
(Du)
51
Pacific Exporter
(Br)
61
San Cirilo
(Br)
71
Stanford
(Br)
81
Grainton*
(Br)
91
Empire Morn
Halifax
(Br CAM)
12
Vinland
(Norw)
22
Prince de Liége
(Bel)
32
Troubadour
(Norw)
42
Høyanger
(Norw)
52
Amastra
(Br)
62
Dingledale
(Br)
72
Coracero
(Br)
82
Agapenor
(Br)
92
Arabian Prince
(Br)
13
Empire Sunbeam
(Br)
23
Vimeira
(Br)
 33
Gallia
(Norw)		 43
Narragansett
(Br)		 53
Henry Dundas*
(Br)		 63
British Chancellor
(Br)		 73
Strix
(Norw)		 83
Empire Amethyst
(Br)		 93
Egyptian Prince
(Br)
14
Høegh Scout
(Norw)		 24
Charles Racine
(Norw)		 34
Thorshavn
(Norw)		 44
Bente Mærsk*
(Br - Ex Da)		 54
San Adolfo
(Br)		 64
Donax
(Br)		 74
Voco
(Br)		 84
Murena
(Du)		 94
Empire Lapwing
(Br)
15 25
Brabant
(Bel)		 35
Gdynia
(Sw)		 45
Otina**
(Br)		 55
Perth
(Br)
Rescue Vessel		 65
British Governor
(Br)		 75
Drupa
(Br)		 85
Standella
(Br)		 95


* See Convoy ON 15.

** Otina later took station 44, presumably after Bente Mærsk had returned.

* Bente Mærsk, bound for Curacao, later joined Convoy ON 19, while Grainton is listed, with destination Tampa, in Convoy ON 20.

Also in this convoy:
Norwegian Evanger - See Convoy ON 16. There's a note saying: "Then independent to Halifax, arr. 5.10" (Oct. 5).



Notes:
The Rescue Vessel Perth was on her 8th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Sept. 18-1941; detached from Convoy ON 17 on Sept. 21, then returned to Clyde with Convoy SC 44 - Sept. 22-Sept. 29. ("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):
Sept. 17-Sept. 18: Boreas.
Sept. 18-Sept. 21: Aconit, Angle, Belmont, Bulldog, Cape Warwick, Daneman, Heartsease, Notts County, St. Apollo.
Sept. 19-Sept. 21: Amazon, Georgetown, St. Croix.
Sept. 21-Sept. 24: Richmond.
Sept. 21-Sept. 29: Fennel, Gladiolus, Hepatica, Mimosa.

Related external link:
Empire Ships - Provides more information on the Empire Ships sailing in this convoy.

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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