Convoy MKS.7

Depart Algiers on 5 February 1943.
Arrive Liverpool on 17 February 1943.
Hague's records contain 93 merchants and 18 escorts (65 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGWIDALE (US)
23
4,763
1918
 
 
AGWIDALE (US)
 
4,763
1918
 
 
ALCINOUS (Du)
85
6,189
1925
 
 
ALGERIAN (Br)
25
2,315
1924
 
 
ARGOS HILL (Br)
51
7,178
1922
 
 
ARTEMAS WARD (US)
12
7,177
1942
 
 
ATLANTA CITY (US)
111
5,686
1921
 
 
ATLANTIC COAST (Br)
26
890
1934
 
 
BALTONIA (Br)
 
2,013
1925
 
SUNK BY MINE, LAID BY U 118
BARON RUTHVEN (Br)
104
3,178
1925
 
 
BAYOU CHICO (US)
82
5,401
1920
 
 
BELGIAN FREIGHTER (Bel)
77
7,964
1922
 
 
BJORKHAUG (Nor)
 
2,094
1919
 
BONE TO ORAN, PAUSED ALGIERS 3-5.2.43
BLENHEIM (US)
43
5,098
1923
 
 
CADMUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/02 - 08/02
CALUMET (Br)
 
7,268
1923
 
VIA ALGIERS 3/5.2.43
CAP-PINEDE (Fr)
 
1,320
1938
 
ORAN TO GIB
CEPHEE (Fr)
75
5,800
1938
 
 
CHAMPOLLION (Fr)
113
12,546
1924
 
 
CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH (Br)
41
6,009
1915
 
 
CITY OF LANCASTER (Br)
96
3,041
1924
 
 
CLAN MACBEAN (Br)
 
5,000
1918
 
 
CLAN MACBRAYNE (Br)
35
4,818
1916
 
 
CONVOLVULUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/02 - 09/02
DORELIAN (Br)
72
6,431
1923
 
 
EL-BIAR (Fr)
 
4,678
1927
 
ORAN TO GIB
EMPIRE CENTAUR (Br)
33
7,041
1942
 
R/N BELGIAN CAPTAIN AFTER REPAIR
EMPIRE DARWIN (Br)
121
6,765
1941
 
CAM SHIP
EMPIRE DRIVER (Br)
74
7,042
1942
 
 
EMPIRE KANGAROO (Br)
42
6,219
1919
 
 
EMPIRE KESTREL (Br)
102
2,674
1919
 
 
EMPIRE MOON (Br)
112
7,472
1941
 
CAM SHIP
EMPIRE MORDRED (Br)
 
7,024
1942
 
SUNK BY MINE, LAID BY U 118
EMPIRE NIGHTINGALE (Br)
22
5,698
1918
 
 
EMPIRE ROWAN (Br)
76
9,545
1922
 
 
EMPIRE SPLENDOUR (Br)
11
7,335
1942
 
 
ERNE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/02 - 14/02
ESNEH (Br)
 
1,931
1919
 
ALGIERS TO ORAN
EVVIVA (Nor)
 
1,597
1921
 
ALGIERS TO ORAN
EVVIVA (Nor)
 
1,597
1921
 
BONE TO ALGIERS
EXAMINER (US)
 
6,736
1942
 
ORAN TO GIB
FLEETWOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/02 - 17/02
FOMALHAUT (Fr)
114
5,795
1936
 
 
FORT CHIPEWYAN (Br)
73
7,136
1942
 
 
FORT CONFIDENCE (Br)
83
7,133
1942
 
 
FORT DE DOUAUMONT (Fr)
 
5,266
1918
 
ALGIERS TO ORAN
FORT MCLOUGHLIN (Br)
103
7,129
1942
 
 
FREDERICK LYKES (US)
 
7,773
1940
 
ORAN TO GIB
GRODNO (Br)
64
2,458
1919
 
 
GROIX (Fr)
125
9,975
1922
 
 
GUDRUN MAERSK (Br)
52
2,294
1937
 
 
HASTINGS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/02 - 17/02
HERANGER (Nor)
126
4,877
1930
 
 
HMS EMINENT (Br)
 
783
1942
TOWING HMS MARNE
 
HMS MARNE 
86
 
 
IN TOW OF HMS EMINENT
 
HUSSAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/02 - 08/02
ILLINOIAN (US)
123
6,473
1918
 
 
INVENTOR (Br)
21
6,210
1935
 
 
JANINE (Fr)
 
2,358
1918
 
ORAN TO GIB
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS (US)
53
7,176
1942
 
 
JULIA LUCKENBACH (US)
115
7,906
1917
 
 
JUNECREST (Br)
34
6,945
1942
 
 
KINGSLAND (Br)
116
3,669
1930
 
 
LAMBROOK (Br)
95
7,038
1942
 
 
LAMBROOK (Br)
 
7,038
1942
 
BONE TO ALGIERS
LANDGUARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/02 - 17/02
LEITH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/02 - 17/02
LEVERNBANK (Br)
63
5,150
1925
 
 
LOCHEE (Br)
 
964
1937
 
PHILIPEVILLE TO ALGIERS
LORIGA (Br)
32
6,665
1919
 
 
LULWORTH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/02 - 17/02
LWOW (Pol)
 
1,409
1932
 
ALGIERS TO ORAN
MARSA (Br)
124
4,405
1928
 
 
MARY SLESSOR (Br)
 
5,027
1930
 
SUNK BY MINE, LAID BY U 118
MATADIAN (Br)
44
4,275
1936
 
 
MIRIAM (Br)
93
1,903
1912
 
 
NAIRUNG (Br)
31
5,414
1942
 
 
NARVA (Br)
 
1,575
1937
 
ALGIERS TO ORAN
NASTURTIUM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/02 - 09/02
NORTON (Br)
 
7,195
1941
 
BOUGIE TO GIB. AT ALGIERS 3-5.2
NOVELIST (Br)
92
6,133
1940
 
CAM SHIP
OCEAN MESSENGER (Br)
14
7,178
1942
 
 
OCEAN VENGEANCE (Br)
 
7,174
1942
 
 
OCEAN VENGEANCE (Br)
 
7,174
1942
 
 
OCEAN VICEROY (Br)
 
7,174
1942
 
 
OCEAN VICEROY (Br)
 
7,174
1942
 
 
OCEAN VISTA (Br)
24
7,174
1942
 
 
OCEAN WANDERER (Br)
84
7,178
1942
 
 
OCEAN WANDERER (Br)
 
7,178
1942
 
 
OPORTO (Br)
81
2,352
1928
 
 
PENSTEMON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/02 - 09/02
PRESIDENT DE VOGUE (Nor)
112
9,320
1935
 
 
RAVENS POINT (Br)
54
1,708
1918
 
 
RICHARD HENRY LEE (US)
62
7,191
1941
 
 
ROCHESTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/02 - 17/02
SANDWICH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/02 - 17/02
SANTA MARIA (US)
 
6,507
1942
 
ORAN TO GIB
SCARBOROUGH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/02 - 17/02
SOBO (Br)
61
5,353
1937
 
 
SOUTHGATE (Br)
 
4,862
1926
 
ALGIERS TO GIB
SPEEDWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/02 - 09/02
SPERO(Br) (Br)
91
1,589
1922
 
 
ST ESSYLT (Br)
71
5,634
1941
 
 
STAD HAARLEM (Du)
13
4,518
1929
 
 
STANHILL (Br)
 
5,969
1942
 
ALGIERS TO GIB, DEFECTS
STEEL TRAVELER (US)
101
7,056
1922
 
 
VANJA (Nor)
 
6,198
1929
 
ORAN TO GIB
VERITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 08/02 - 10/02
VETCH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/02 - 09/02
WEYBURN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/02 - 09/02
WILLIAM WIRT (US)
94
7,191
1942
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy MKS.7:

    ERNE DETACHED 14.2 ESCORTING MARNE IN TOW, RELIEVED BY GERANIUM 16.2
    COMMODORE: Capt A S MACKAY RD RNR IN MARY SLESSOR/ST ESSYLT
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN INVENTOR
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.