Dedication
and Thanks
Arnold Hague, born 1930, carried out his National Service
from 1949 as a Midshipman, Supply &
Secretariat, then joined the Reserve
Division in London, retiring as a
Lieutenant Commander in 1979. In this
time, his appointments included command
of two Reserve Communications Centres
and the Sea Cadet Corps in the West
Midlands area.
His published books include “The Towns, Destroyers for
Great Britain”, “Sloops 1926-1946”,
“Convoy Rescue Ships”, “The Allied
Convoy System 1939-1945” and co-author
of “Convoys to Russia”. He was also as
sub-editor of “Jane’s Fighting ships” in
the late 1960’s and made numerous
contributions to naval publications over
the last forty years. He died in
February 2006, and is much missed in
naval history circles.
It is therefore with great pleasure that
Naval-History.Net, through the good
offices of Arnold’s close friend and
collaborator, Don Kindell and with the
kind permission of his wife, Gill Hague
(also a former Reserve Officer), hosts
his unpublished and invaluable work on
the WS convoys.
As with all of Arnold’s work, primary official sources
were the key and this work is no
exception, relying as it does on
Official Admiralty War Diaries,
narratives, and convoy reports, Lloyds
ship movement cards, etc.
Photographs are
courtesy of David Page of
NavyPhotos
(NP). My thanks to him and his
contributors.
see also
"ROUTE TO THE EAST - the WS (Winston’s
Special) CONVOYS"
by Arnold Hague
Gordon
Smith, Naval-History.Net
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PART 1
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Introduction
Support
of Malta
during the siege
Methods of supply
The
convoys of 1940
The
convoys of 1941, including:
Operation EXCESS
Operation TIGER
Operation SUBSTANCE
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Operations MINCEMEAT, HALBERD
The
convoys
of 1942, including:
Operation HARPOON
Operation VIGOROUS
Operation PEDESTAL
Operation STONEAGE
Operation PORTCULLIS
Operation QUADRANGLE
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Unescorted
merchant
ships, including:
Operation
TEMPLE
Operation PROPELLER
Operation ASTROLOGER
Operation CRUPPER
Supply
of aircraft to Malta
by RN
Operations HURRY & COAT
Operations WHITE & WINCH
Operations DUNLOP & SPLICE
Operations ROCKET & TRACER
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Supply
of aircraft (continued)
Operations RAILWAY I & II
Operations STATUS I & II
Operations CALLBOY & PERPETUAL
Operations SPOTTER I, II & PICKET I
Operations PICKET II & CALENDAR 48
Operation BOWERY
Operations LB, STYLE & SALIENT
Operations PINPOINT & INSECT
Operations BELLOWS, BARITONE & TRAIN
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Supply
of Malta
by air
Supply
of Malta
by surface warships
Supply
of Malta
by submarines
Submarine
store
passages in 1940/41
Submarine
store
passages in 1942
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Chronology
of
Malta
Operations 1940-1942
Warship
losses
Merchant
ship
losses
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