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CONVOY HX 149
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Departed Halifax on Sept. 10-1941 and arrived Liverpool on the 25th (Arnold Hague gives 57 ships). |
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| (List received from T. Agar).
The information on this page is incomplete, but please see this external page for a complete list of ships (including escorts). Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Pa=Panamanian, Du=Dutch, Po=Polish, Bel=Beligan. |
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11
Cristales (Br) |
21
Tilapa (Br) |
31
Dorelian (Br) |
41
Royal Star (Br) |
51
Pacific Grove (Br) |
61
Malancha (Br) |
71
British Integrity (Br) |
81
Geo. W. McKnight (Br) |
91
Graiglas (Br) |
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12
Clan Murdoch (Br) |
22
Valldemosa (Br) |
32
Geo. H. Jones (Br) |
42
Carelia (Br) |
52
British Endurance (Br) |
62
City of Exeter (Br) |
72
Lechistan (Po) |
82
Robert F. Hand (Br) |
92
Empire Ortolan (Br) |
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13
Norman Prince (Br) |
23
Tricula (Br) |
33 Thorsholm (Norw) |
43 Aristophanes (Norw) |
53 Winamac (Br) |
63 Daghild (Norw) |
73 Norw. tanker |
83 Brasil (Norw) |
93 |
| 14 Peter Maersk (Br - Ex. Da.) |
24 Glittre (Norw) |
34 Solarium (Br) |
44 Lise (Norw) |
54 British Hussar (Br) |
64 Thorshov (Norw) |
74 Empire Steel (Br) |
84 Norvik (Pa) |
94 Calobre (Pa) |
| 15 Induna (Br) |
25 British tanker |
35 Innerøy (Norw) |
45 British Consul (Br) |
55 San Ernesto (Br) |
65 Athelchief (Br) |
75 British Sincerity? (Br) Bennekom? |
85 British Resolution (Br) |
95 Stuart Prince (Br) |
| 16 Athelmonarch (Br) |
26 North King * (Pa) |
36 Elisabeth van Belgie (Bel) |
46 | 56 Janeta? (Br) |
66 Somerville? (Norw) |
76 | 86 Harpefjell (Norw) |
96 Halizones (Br) |
| 17 | 27 | 37 | 47 | 57 Lulworth Hill (Br) |
67 City of Ripon (Br) |
77 City of Hankow (Br) |
87 Brant County (Norw) |
97 |
| * For info, North King is listed in Convoy PQ 1, which left Hvalfjord (Iceland) for Archangel on Sept. 29-1941. She returned with Convoy QP 2, leaving Archangel on Nov. 3. (See this external site). | ||||||||
Note: The first ship to leave was Geo. H. Jones at 09:05, and with a few minutes between each ship, the last was the escorting HMS Ascania leaving Pier 28 at 15:20, 20 minutes after City of Hankow. Counting this escort, there are 57 vessels. I've listed the names according to nationality, keeping the sequence of departure within each nationality. |
| Complete list of ships according to nationality: The British Geo. H. Jones, Dorelian, Tilapa, Pacific Grove, British Endurance, San Ernesto, British Consul, Induna, Cristales), Athelchief (this was formerly the Norwegian Kongsten), Norman Prince, Robert F. Hand, Malancha, British Integrity, Empire Steel, Winamac, Empire Ortolan, Geo. W. McKnight, Janeta, Valldemosa, Clan Murdoch, Carelia, British Hussar, Athelmonarch, Solarium, Graiglas, British Resolution, Tricula, Halizones, Lulworth Hill, Peter Maersk (Danish, under Ministry of War Transport), British Sincerity, Stuart Prince, Royal Star (41), City of Exeter, City of Ripon, City of Hankow and an unnamed British tanker. The Norwegian Aristophanes, Daghild, Brasil, Thorsholm, Innerøy, Thorshov, Somerville, an unnamed Norwegian tanker, Glittre, Lise, Harpefjell, Norvik (Panamanian flag, Norwegian managers and therefore included on this website) and Brant County, see alphabet index below for links to more information on these ships. The Belgian Elisabeth van Belgie, the Polish Lechistan, the Dutch Bennekom, the Panamanian North King and Calobre (and Panamanian Norvik, as mentioned). Arnold Hague ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945") says the Rescue Vessel Zaafaran was with this convoy, from joining to Clyde, Sept. 20-Sept. 25-1941. She had been with Convoy ON 16 from Clyde until detached, Sept. 14-Sept. 20, and was on her 9th voyage as Rescue Vessel (having been requisitioned as such in Oct.-1940). To the next HX convoy in my list HX 150 |
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