| Departed Methil | Monday, July 8th 1940 |
| Dispersed | Saturday, July 13th 1940 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 36 |
| Actual number of vessels | 31 + 3 did not sail |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 1 ALWAKI |
Note: Starting with this convoy, OA convoys sailed from Methil rather than Southend.
OA.179 sailed from Methil at 0500 hours on July 5, 1940.5/7/40
OA.179 combined with convoy FN.14P (Thames - Firth of Forth).
Pdt |
Vessel |
Cargo |
From |
To |
44 |
AGAMEMNON (Du) | Ballast |
Sydney C.B. |
|
74 |
ALGERIAN | Ballast |
Georgetown |
|
63 |
ALWAKI (Du) | Ballast |
Durban |
|
82 |
APPALACHEE | Petrol |
Avonmouth |
|
71 |
ATHENIC | Ballast |
Montreal |
|
31 |
BAARN (Du) | Gen. |
Beira |
|
(31) |
BARON BLYTHSWOOD | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
|
43 |
BARON DECHMONT | Ballast |
Sydney C.B. |
|
52 |
BENGLOE | Ballast |
Durban |
|
53 |
BRIKA | Ballast |
Sierra Leone |
|
92 |
CAIRNGLEN | Gen. |
Montreal |
|
93 |
CAIRNVALONA | Gen. |
Montreal |
|
61 |
CLAN MACTAVISH | Gen. |
Capetown |
|
33 |
COPELAND | Gen. |
Belfast |
|
91 |
DALMORE | Ballast |
Australia |
|
(62) |
GAASTERKERK (Du) | DID NOT SAIL |
Panama |
|
83 |
GRELHEAD | Ballast |
Cardiff |
|
81 |
HARMONIC | Ballast |
Cardiff |
|
55 |
INGINER N. VLASSOPOL (Gk) | Ballast |
St. Lawrence |
|
23 |
KATWIJK (Du) | Ballast |
Sydney C.B. |
|
94 |
LANRICK | Coal |
Ireland |
|
22 |
LAPLAND | Barbados |
||
32 |
MELROSE ABBEY | Cement |
Liverpool |
|
34 |
META | Cement |
Glasgow |
|
(64) |
MOUNT PELION (Gk) | DID NOT SAIL |
Hampton Roads |
|
45 |
OSMUSSAR (Estonian) | Ballast |
Liverpool |
|
51 |
PROMETHEUS | Ballast |
Glasgow |
|
73 |
REFAST | Ballast |
Opopo, W. Africa |
|
21 |
ROCKPOOL | Ballast |
Sydney C.B. |
|
42 |
RUDBY | Ballast |
Wabana |
|
56 |
SKELDERGATE | Yarmouth N.S. |
||
41 |
THISTLEGORM | Ballast |
Panama |
|
72 |
TREVETHOE | Ballast |
Panama |
|
54 |
UMONA | Gen. |
Capetown |