| Departed Southend | Friday, June 21st 1940 |
| Dispersed | Tuesday, June 25th 1940 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 56 |
| Actual number of vessels | (1) 24 + 4 did not sail + 1 escort. (2) 19 = 43 |
| Vessels lost from convoy |
Note: OA.172 sailed at 0700 hours on June 21 and was composed of two parts,
OA.172(1) and OA.172(2).
OA.172(2) conformed in so far as was possible to OA.172.(1) regarding
formations,
navigation
and zig-zagging but remained a separate convoy
sailing 2 cables
astern
of the rear ships of OA.172(1).
MACLAREN was marked 'doubtful'.
Pdt |
Vessel |
Cargo |
From |
To |
73 |
ACTINIA (Du) | Coal |
Southampton |
|
41 |
BRITTANY COAST | Gen. |
Plymouth |
|
32 |
CHEVINGTON | Coal |
Falmouth |
|
63 |
DE RUYTER (Du) | Coal |
Southampton |
|
42 |
EMPIRE CRUSADER | Devonport |
||
22 |
EMPIRE TULIP | Portland |
||
72 |
EVVIVA (Nor) | Coal |
Southampton |
|
24 |
FIFE COAST | Sugar |
Poole |
|
52 |
FREY (Sw) | Portsmouth |
||
51 |
GOTHIC | Southampton |
||
14 |
KATHLEEN HAWKES FIELD | Dover |
||
13 |
KENNETH HAWKES FIELD | Dover |
||
33 |
MACLAREN | Coal |
Devonport |
|
43 |
MAGRIX | Guernsey |
||
71 |
MATCHING | Portsmouth |
||
62 |
MELISKERK (Du) | Ballast |
Southampton |
|
21 |
SPEEDFAST | Coal |
Portland |
|
53 |
STRONSA FIRTH | Coal |
Newport I.O.W. |
|
61 |
TROJAN STAR | Gen. |
Southampton |