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CONVOY ON(S) 35

Narrative of voyage is available on Page 2

Convoy ON 35 Cruising Order
Departed Liverpool on Nov. 9-1941, dispersed on the 27th (Arnold Hague says 29 ships).
Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

Ships sailing from (not noted for all ships):
L=Liverpool, M=Milford, A=Aultbea.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Fi=Finnish, Po=Polish, Gr=Greek, Du-Dutch, Am=American.

MOWT = Ministry of War Transport
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2
3
4
5
6
7
11 (M)
Empire Flame
Halifax
(Br)
CAM
21
USS Tarazed
(Am)
31 (L)
Radchurch
St. John
(Br)
41 (L)
Amakura
Halifax
(Br)
51
Castilian
New York
(Br)
61
Frumenton
Sydney, C.B.
(Br)
 71
New Westminster City
New York
(Br)
12 (M)
Empire Mouflon
New York
(Br)
22
Widestone
Wabana
(Br)
32 (L)
Traveller
Barbados
(Br)
42 (L)
Tredinnick
Portland
(Br)
52
Lista
New York
(Norw)
62
British Commodore
Trinidad
(Br)
 72 (A?)
Dago II
Digby, N.S.
(Br)
13
Narlago
23
Baron Graham
Tampa
(Br)
 33
Ingertre
Tampa
(Norw)		 43
Enikmon
Sydney, C.B.		 53
Lucerna
New York
(Br)		 63
Loke
St. John
(Norw)		 73
Parklaan
Father Point
(Du)
14
Jernfjeld
Iceland
(Norw)		 24
Bestik
Sydney, C.B.
(Norw)		 34
USS Almaack
(Am)		 44
Anneberg
St. John
(Fi / MOWT 1941)		 54
Condylis
Sydney, C.B
(Gr)		 64
Panos
Wabana
(Br)		 74
Mammy
Iceland
(Norw)
15 25
Advance Guard
Iceland		 35
Puck
Iceland
(Po)		 45
Tjaldur
Iceland
Rescue Vessel
(Br)		 55 65 75
Tjaldur was on her 2nd voyage as Rescue Vessel, joined from Clyde Nov. 10, to Iceland Nov. 17 (arrived short of fuel).
Independent passage Nov. 18-Nov. 22, intending to return to Clyde, but went back to Reykjavik.
Independent passage to Clyde Dec. 3-Dec. 8
Her 3rd and last attempt as R.V. was with ON 50, when she returned to Clyde with defects, Dec. 24-Dec. 26-1941 (subsequently discarded).
(This info from "Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945" Arnold Hague).


Notes:
Commodore R. J. Rowley-Conwy R.N.R. was in Amakura, Vice Commodore was the captain of Widestone, Rear Commodore is given as the captain of Stanwell (bound for Savannah - however, this ship is not listed on the convoy form - she shows up again in Convoy ON 37).

The convoy had 27 ships (not including Tjaldur) - 8 were present at time of dispersal in 46 09N 54 27W at 06:00 on Nov. 27.
Average speed: 7 1/2 knots

Peter Maersk (not included in table above) parted company at 22:30 Nov. 9 and proceeded to Clyde alone - could not steer at slow speed.

Iceland bound ships Tjaldur, Advance Guard, Mammy and Jernfjeld left at 17:00 Nov. 13 with escort Thirlmere, 60 23N 14 21W.
Puck left for Iceland at 08:30 on Nov. 15 with local escort, 61 48N 23 27W. At the same time the following ships joined: Bestik, Tarazed, Almaack and Narlago.

Widestone parted company for Wabana at 12:00 on Nov. 25 in 48 43N 50 39W.

Bestik broke down with engine problems astern of convoy - informed by rear escort at 13:55 Nov. 20 rejoined later.
At 15:15 on Nov. 18, Commodore received information from escort that Empire Mouflon had a boiler explosion resulting in man (or men?) being badly scalded - going ahead under own power. Rejoined convoy on Nov. 21, but dropped out during that night.

Radchurch was a "bad station keeper, always too far ahead". At 06:30 on Nov. 15 she was a mile ahead of station.

At 15:00 on Nov. 14 Convoy HX 158 passed on the port beam, off course.

Narrative of voyage is available on Page 2

Escorts:
Ocean: HMS Keppel (S.O.), Venomous, Rockingham, Sunflower, Alisma, Kingcup, Lady Elsa, Wellard and Letiger (should this be Le Tiger?). Keppel and Venomous were in a collision at midnight on Nov. 11 in 58 40N 05 32W.
The others were relieved at 08:30 on Nov. 15 in 61 48N 23 27W by USS Dallas (S.O.), Captain M. Y. Cohen, Eberle, Upshur, Ericsson, Ellis and HMCS Sherbrooke.

Air Escort:
Met at 12:00 on Nov. 14 in 61 04N 19 00W,
and at 08:30 Nov. 15 in 61 48N 23 27W,
and at 09:50 Nov. 16 in 60 15N 29 20W.

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