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CONVOY ON 278

Convoy ON 278 Cruising Order
Departed Southend on Jan. 12-1945 and arrived New York on the 31st (Arnold Hague gives 47 ships)
This information is from Arthur Moore's book "A Careless Word - A Needless Sinking" - added here with Captain Moore's written permission. Ordering information can be found here on the U.S. Merchant Marines website.

See also Convoy HX 323 and other eastbound convoys from the same time period.

Br=British, Bel=Belgian, Gr=Greek, Norw=Norwegian, Sw=Swedish, Am=American.

L.pool=Liverpool, S.end=Southend, M.H.=Milford Haven, Cl.=Clyde, R=Ramsgate (Downs), Cow.=Cowes
F.=Falmouth, Bost.=Boston, P.land=Portland, N.Y.=New York, H.fax=Halifax.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Fort Prudhomme
S.end-N.Y.
(Br)
21
John Ringling
S.end-N. Y.
(Am)
31
Empire Castle
L.pool-N.Y.
(Br)
41
Isaac M. Singer
L.pool-N.Y. (Am)
51
Henry S. Lane
L.pool-N.Y.
(Am)
61
Junecrest
M.H-N.Y.
(Br)
71
Tekoa
L.pool-N.Y.
(Br)
81
Emily Dickinson
Cl.-N.Y. (Am)
91
Euryades
Cl.-H.fax
(Br)
 101
Antar
Cl.-N.Y.
(Br)
12
Lista
S.end-N.Y.
(Norw)
22
George L. Farley
S.end-N.Y.
(Am)
32
Floyd Gibbons
S.end-N.Y.
(Am)
42
Vivi
L.pool-N.Y.
(Norw)
52
Luxor
S.end-N.Y. (Br)
62
Anna Knudsen
M.H.-N.Y.
(Norw)
72
82
Fagerfjell
Cl.-N.Y.
(Norw)
92
Steel Ranger
R? M?-N.Y.
(Am)
 102
Vincent Harrington
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)
13
Eugene Field
S.end-N.Y.
(Am)
23
John Colter
S.end-N.Y.
(Am)
 33
Amelia Earhart
Cow.-N.Y.
(Am)		 43
Ancylus
F.-N.Y.
(Br)		 53
Charles H. Herty
F.-N.Y.
(Am)		 63
Fort Poplar
Cow.-N.Y.
(Br)		 73
Charles Robinson
Cow.-
Bost./N.Y. (Am)		 83
Nuculana
R?-N.Y.
(Br)		 93
Henry M. Rice
R?M?-N.Y.
(Am)		 103
Henry Austin
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)
14
Arthur J. Tyrer
S.end-N.Y.
(Am)		 24
Louis McLane
for N.Y.
(Am)		 34
James W. Johnson
S.end-N.Y.
(Am)		 44
Axel Johnson
L.pool-N.Y.
(Sw)		 54
freighter
Cl.-N.Y.
(Bel)		 64
Empire MacKendrick
Cl.-H.fax
(Br)		 74 84
Mataroa
Cl.-H.fax
(Br)		 94
Charles A. Keffer
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)		 104
Thomas Paine
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)
15 25 35
Matthew J. O'Brien
F.-P.land
(Am)		 45
James M. Wayne
F.-N.Y.
(Am)		 55
George E. Merrick
Cow.-N.Y.
(Am)		 65 75 85
Miaoulis
M.H.-N.Y.
(Gr)		 95
Thomas Heywood*
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)		 105
James M. Porter
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)
16 26 36
Albert S. Burleson
F.-N.Y.
(Am)		 46
Samdel
M.H.-N.Y.
(Br)		 56 66 76 86
Accrington
Cl.-H.fax
Rescue V.
(Br)		 96
Ferdinand R. Hassler
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)		 106
Samuel Blatchford
M.H.-N.Y.
(Am)
* Mis-spelling of Thomas Heyward?


Notes:
The reason for the question marks is that in some places the text is diffcult to decipher.

Luxor and Anna Knudsen were escort oilers

Commodore was L. F. Hubbard on Junecrest (for New York).
Vice Commodore was Captain of Euryades (for Halifax.).
Rear Commodore was Captain of Empire Castle (for New York).

Escorts: Kokanee (K 419), St. Thomas (K 488), Seacliffe (K 394), Trillium, Riviere du Loup (K 357), Stellarton (K 457).

Local Escort: Cape Mariato

Arnold Hague ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945") says the rescue ship Accrington (built 1910) was with this convoy from Clyde to Halifax, Jan. 13 to Jan. 27-1945. She returned with Convoy HX 336 from Halifax to Clyde, Febr. 4-16. She was on her 16th voyage as rescue vessel, having been requisitioned as such in March-1942.

Related external links:
Liberty Ships - The vast majority of the ships listed as American in the above table were Liberty ships. This site lists them alphabetically (includes "Sam" ships).
List of Liberty Ships by Hull No. - Includes info on the men for whom the ships were named (from Wikipedia).

This site has more on the the "Fort" ships mentioned in this convoy.
Empire Ships listed in alphabetical order. The site allso has a section listing the "Sam"-ships, and other Liberty ships that came under the British flag.

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