Convoy KMS.6G

Depart Clyde on 24 December 1942.
Arrive Bone on 8 January 1943.
Hague's records contain 60 merchants and 22 escorts (46 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AKABAHRA (Nor)
 
1,524
1929
 
SUNK BY AIRCRAFT TORPEDO
ALPHARD (Du)
81
5,483
1937
 
 
ARGOS HILL (Br)
82
7,178
1922
 
ALGIERS
ATHOS (Nor)
33
8,267
1937
 
GIBRALTAR
AUBRETIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/12 - 05/01
BALSAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/12 - 05/01
BASIL (Br)
75
4,913
1928
 
DETACHED TO AZORES ESC PETUNI
BELNOR (Nor)
65
2,871
1926
 
FREETOWN
BENALBANACH (Br)
42
7,153
1940
 
SUNK BY A/C
BLACK SWAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/12 - 05/01
BOREAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/01 - 09/01
BURDOCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/01 - 09/01
CAMELLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/12 - 05/01
CAMPION 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/12 - 05/01
CARNATION 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/12 - 05/01
CHARLES H CRAMP (US)
92
6,220
1920
 
 
CHATTANOOGA CITY (US)
63
5,687
1921
 
 
CITY OF WORCESTER (Br)
95
5,469
1927
 
ALGIERS
CLAN MACBRAYNE (Br)
25
4,818
1916
 
 
CLAN MURRAY (Br)
91
5,953
1918
 
 
CONVOLVULUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/01 - 09/01
DANIEL HUGER (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
 
DRANGEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/01 - 03/01
DUKE OF ATHENS (Br)
74
5,217
1940
 
COLLISION AT ALGIERS 16.1.43
EDWARD RUTLEDGE (US)
113
7,177
1942
 
 
EMPIRE CHIVALRY (Br)
62
6,007
1937
 
 
EMPIRE CLIVE (Br)
54
7,069
1941
 
FREETOWN
EMPIRE CONFIDENCE (Br)
93
5,023
1935
 
ORAN
EMPIRE DARWIN (Br)
71
6,765
1941
 
CAM SHIP
EMPIRE GALE (Br)
55
7,089
1941
 
FREETOWN
EMPIRE KANGAROO (Br)
64
6,219
1919
 
 
EMPIRE MORDRED (Br)
21
7,024
1942
 
FITTED AND
EMPIRE ROWAN (Br)
83
9,545
1922
 
ALGIERS
EMPIRE WORDSWORTH (Br)
35
9,891
1942
 
BONE
ESSO BAYWAY (US)
 
7,699
1937
 
GIB TO ALGIERS
ESSO CHARLESTON (US)
 
7,949
1938
 
 
EVVIVA (Nor)
 
1,597
1921
 
ORAN TO P'VILLE
EXILONA (US)
114
4,971
1919
 
 
FORT BATTLE RIVER (Br)
45
7,133
1942
 
 
FORT MCLOUGHLIN (Br)
52
7,129
1942
 
PHILIPEVILLE
FORT SENNEVILLE (Br)
53
7,131
1942
 
BOUGIE
FORT STIKINE (Br)
112
7,142
1942
 
 
FOWEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/12 - 05/01
HAARLEM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/01 - 03/01
HAMPTON LODGE (Br)
 
3,645
1911
 
 
HAVILDAR (Br)
94
5,401
1940
 
 
HOPECROWN (Br)
72
5,180
1937
 
 
IRENEE DU PONT (US)
111
6,125
1941
 
 
ITTERSUM (Du)
12
5,199
1938
 
 
JOHN DAVENPORT (US)
115
7,176
1942
 
ALGIERS
KAIPAKI (Br)
102
5,862
1939
 
 
LA MALOUINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/12 - 05/01
LEVERNBANK (Br)
84
5,150
1925
 
ALGIERS
LOCHMONAR (Br)
23
9,412
1924
 
VICE COMMODORE FROM GIBRALTAR
LYCAON (Br)
41
7,350
1913
 
DETACHED AT GIBRALTAR
MACHARDA (Br)
101
7,998
1938
 
 
MANCHESTER PORT (Br)
61
7,071
1935
 
 
MARK TWAIN (US)
104
7,176
1942
 
 
MARY SLESSOR (Br)
43
5,027
1930
 
 
MOOSE JAW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/12 - 30/12
MYOSOTIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/12 - 05/01
OCEAN MESSENGER (Br)
51
7,178
1942
 
PHILIPEVILLE
PACIFIC EXPORTER (Br)
32
6,734
1928
 
 
PACIFIC GROVE (Br)
73
7,117
1928
 
 
PETUNIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/12 - 05/01
PRESIDENT DE VOGUE (Nor)
34
9,320
1935
 
 
RECORDER (Br)
13
2,276
1902
 
 
ROCHESTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/01 - 09/01
SALACIA (Br)
11
5,495
1937
 
FITTED HF/DF
STAD HAARLEM (Du)
24
4,518
1929
 
 
THESEUS (Br)
31
6,527
1908
 
 
THOMAS B ROBERTSON (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
 
THOMAS HOOKER (US)
22
7,176
1942
 
 
TIBA (Du)
85
5,239
1938
 
BONE
TRISTRAM DALTON (US)
105
7,191
1942
 
BONE
VANOC 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/01 - 09/01
VERITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/01 - 09/01
VIOLET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/12 - 05/01
WEYBURN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/01 -
WILLIAM FLOYD (US)
103
7,176
1942
 
 
WILLIAM WIRT (US)
44
7,191
1942
CASED PETROL, TNT
ARR ALGIERS WITH A/C DAMAGE
WISHART 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/01 - 09/01

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy KMS.6G:

    MOOSEJAW SAILED LATE AND DETACHED TO MKS 4
    DRANGEY & HAARLEM, SAILED TO FUEL AT AZORES WERE WEATHERBOUND AND JOINED CONVOY TO GIBRALTAR, DATE OF JOINING UNKNOWN
    COMMODORE: Capt SIR A J BAXTER KBE DSC RD RNR IN MANCHESTER PORT
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN LYCAON
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.