Convoy KMS.53

Depart Gibraltar on 14 June 1944.
Arrive Port Said on 24 June 1944.
Hague's records contain 58 merchants and 8 escorts

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALISMA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/06 - 23/06
ANTONIA (Du)
 
3,357
1938
 
ALGIERS TO MALTA
BERNARD N BAKER (US)
 
7,191
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
BIDEFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/06 - 23/06
CAP-PINEDE (Fr)
 
1,320
1938
 
CASABLANCA TO ALGIERS
CITY OF AGRA (Br)
 
6,361
1936
 
PT SAID
CLAN MACIVER (Br)
 
4,500
1921
 
PT SAID
CORCREST (Br)
 
2,373
1918
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
COULMORE (Br)
 
3,670
1936
 
ALGIERS
CUSHING EELLS (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
DAVID G BURNET (US)
 
7,244
1943
 
BIZERTA TO ALEX
ELISE (Gk)
 
1,986
1919
 
BONE TO ALEXANDRIA
EMPIRE CLARION (Br)
 
7,031
1942
 
MALTA TO ALEX
EMPIRE FLAME (Br)
 
7,069
1941
 
AUGUSTA
EMPIRE GAIN (Br)
 
3,738
1943
 
BIZERTA TO CATANIA
EMPIRE GLADE (Br)
 
7,006
1941
 
PT SAID
EMPIRE GRANGE (Br)
 
6,981
1943
 
BONE TO AUGUSTA
EMPIRE JESSICA (Br)
 
2,890
1943
 
LA GOULETTE
EMPIRE LORD (Br)
 
7,359
1944
 
AUGUSTA
EMPIRE MOONRISE (Br)
 
6,854
1941
 
AUGUSTA
EMPIRE SCOTT (Br)
 
6,150
1941
 
ALGIERS
EMPIRE TERN (Br)
 
2,479
1919
 
ORAN TO ALGIERS
ERIDAN (Fr)
 
9,928
1928
 
MALTA TO ALEX
ESSO CHARLESTON (US)
 
7,949
1938
 
AUGUSTA TO PT SAID
ETHAN ALLEN (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
FINISTERE (Fr)
 
1,158
1909
 
ALGIERS
FORT DE TROYON (Fr)
 
5,181
1919
 
ORAN
FORT HALL (Br)
 
7,157
1943
 
AUGUSTA
FURNIFOLD M SIMMONS (US)
 
7,177
1943
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
FYLINGDALE (Br)
 
3,918
1924
 
BONE
GEDDINGTON COURT (Br)
 
6,903
1928
 
ALGIERS
HENRY GROVES CONNOR (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
HIRAM S MAXIM (US)
 
7,194
1943
 
BIZERTA TO PT SAID
HMS MIRROR (Br)
 
1,850
1923
CABLE VESSEL
ALGIERS
J L LUCKENBACH (US)
 
6,369
1919
 
BIZERTA TO PT SAID
JAMES MCHENRY (US)
 
7,191
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
JERSEY HART (US)
 
7,275
1943
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
JOSEPH ALSTON (US)
 
7,177
1942
 
CASABLANCA TO ORAN
KOLA (Br)
 
1,538
1924
 
BONE TO AUGUSTA
LA DROME (Fr)
 
1,055
1920
 
BONE TO BIZERTA
LEONIDAS POLK (US)
 
7,191
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
LOKE (Nor)
 
2,421
1915
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
MIDDLESEX TRADER (Br)
 
7,241
1942
 
ALGIERS
MONTECUCCO (It)
 
700
1943
 
ALGIERS TO BOUGIE
NADA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/06 - 19/06
OCEAN LIBERTY (Br)
 
7,174
1942
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
PAN-MARYLAND (US)
 
7,701
1938
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
PERIBONKA (Br)
 
5,673
1937
 
ALGIERS
PHEASANT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/06 - 23/06
PORTSEA (Br)
 
1,583
1938
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
PROSPER SCHIAFFINO (Fr)
 
1,699
1930
 
ALGIERS TO BIZERTA
PROTEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/06 - 23/06
RUNSWICK (Br)
 
3,970
1930
 
BONE
SAKHTOURIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/06 - 19/06
SAMAYE (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
BONE TO AUGUSTA
SAMFEUGH (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
CASABLANCA TO AUGUSTA
SAMNEBRA (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
SAMUEL V SHREVE (Br)
 
1,813
1943
 
BONE TO TUNIS
SAXIFRAGE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/06 - 23/06
SPIRAEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/06 - 23/06
STAD ARNHEM (Du)
 
3,819
1920
 
ORAN TO BONE
STANHILL (Br)
 
5,969
1942
 
ALGIERS
STRATEGIST (Br)
 
6,255
1937
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
THORSHAVN (Nor)
 
6,869
1930
 
ALGIERS TO PT SAID
VAN DER CAPELLE (Du)
 
7,037
1942
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
WILLIAM F CODY (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy KMS.53:

    COMMODORE: Capt H J ANCHOR OBE RD RNR IN CITY OF AGRA
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN CLAN MCIVER
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.