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CONVOY OB 275

Convoy OB 275 Cruising Order
Departed Liverpool on Jan. 18-1941, dispersed on the 23rd (Arnold Hague says 39 ships).
List received from Tony Cooper (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Du=Dutch
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
Kirkpool
coal
Bristo Channel-Providence R.I.
(Br)
21
New Brooklyn
(Br)
31
Matiana
(Br)
41
Hidlefjord
(Norw)
51
Norfolk
(Br)
61
Hoperidge
(Br)
 71
Anadyr*
ballast
Glasgow-Pepel
(Fr/MOWT 1940)		 81
Baron Jedburgh
coal
Oban-Capetown-Alexandria
(Br)		 91
Winamac
ballast
Oban-Trinidad
(Br)
12
Penrose
coal
Bristol Channel-Buenos Aires
(Br)
22
Athelcrown
(Br)
32
Jaarstroom
(Du)
42
Ensis
(Br)
52
Diloma
(Br)
62
Uffington Court
(Br)
 72
British Commodore*
ballast
Glasgow-Curacao
(Br)		 82
Friedland
coal
Oban-Las Palmas
(Du)		 92
Dixcove
general
Oban-Freetown
(Br)
13
Scorton
ballast
Bristol Channel-Halifax
(Br)
23
Clan Mactavish
general
Bristol Channel-Durban
(Br)
 33
Swedru
general
Glasgow-Freetown
(Br)		 43
San Cipriano
ballast
Belfast-Curacao
(Br)		 53
Algorab
coal
Belfast-Alexandria via Cape
(Du)		 63
Singkep
general
Glasgow-Durban
(Du)		 73
Swiftpool
ballast
Glasgow-Halifax
(Br)		 83
Macgregor Laird
general
Oban-Freetown
(Br)		 93
Barnby
coal
Oban-Boston
(Br)
14
St. Lindsay
coal
Glasgow-St. Vincent
(Br)		 24
Maridal
ballast
Glasgow-Aruba
(Norw)		 34
Cardita
ballast
Glasgow-New York
(Br)		 44
Cistula
ballast
Glasgow-Curacao
(Du)		 54
Carelia
ballast
Glasgow-Curacao
(Br)		 64
Clydebank
stores
Glasgow-Capetown
(Br)		 74
Fowberry Tower
ballast
Glasgow-Philadelphia
(Br)

Lancaster Castle
(Br)

 84
Bandar Shahpour
general
Oban-Capetown
(Br)		 94
Lagonda
general
Oban-Freetown
(Br?)
15 25
Mosli
ballast
Glasgow-New York
(Norw)		 35
Empire Unity
ballast
Glasgow-Aruba
(Br)		 45
Finnanger
ballast
Glasgow-Bermuda
(Norw)		 55
Prins Willem III
general
Oban-West Indies
(Du)		 65
Norman Prince
general
Oban-Barbados
(Br)		 75
Scottish Heather
ballast
Oban-Curacao
(Br)

Cromarty
general
Oban-Auckland
(Br)

 85
Cromarty		 95
Prins Willem III


Notes:
* I'm not sure if Anadyr actually sailed - she's crossed out in the notes but not on the A 1 form. British Commodore sailed from the Clyde for Curacao on Jan. 24, arriving there on Febr. 15.

Commodore was in Norfolk.

I'm assuming the ships for which no departure port has been given sailed from Liverpool.
For info, Ensis is listed in the eastbound North Atlantic Convoy HX 111 the following month, while other ships from OB 275 can be found in Convoy HX 112, which left Halifax for the U.K. on March 1-1941 (the majority of them are listed in the Bermuda portion of that convoy). Some show up a little later in HX 114 and HX 115.

The Commodore says:
"It was not possible, owing to weather conditions, to identify all ships with certainty if their numbers differed from those shown in this convoy form A 1.
Lancaster Castle was in convoy showing pendants 75
Macgregor Laird showed her pendants as 85 instead of 83
Cromarty showed her pendants 83 instead of 85
Prins Willem III and Cromarty were moved after cruising order had been formed".

Escorts:
HMS Aberdeen, Fleur de Lys, Gardenia, Campanula, Periwinkle, Witch, Wild Swan.

Related external links:
OA and OB Convoys - Chronological list, starting with 1939.

OB Convoys

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