Convoy OB.48

 

Departed Liverpool Wednesday, December 6th 1939
Dispersed Sunday, December 10th 1969
No. of vessels (Hague) 13
Actual number of vessels 9 + 2 escorts.
Vessels lost from convoy 2
BRANDON
SAN ALBERTO

Note: Ships from Bristol Channel joined at 1430 hours on December 7, in position 51.58N, 5.56W.
DEVIS acted as rescue ship.

B-Disp
Vessel
Cargo
From
To
22
ARGOS HILL
Gen.
Swansea
New York
42
BRANDON
Ballast
Cardiff
Port Everglades
31
CLIFTONHALL
Ballast
Liverpool
Halifax
41
DELILIAN
Gen.
Liverpool
Halifax
11
DEVIS
Gen.
Liverpool
Rio de Janeiro
 
HMS WALKER
ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS WHIRLWIND
ESCORT
 
 
32
NAILSEA RIVER
Ballast
Avonmouth
Northern Roads
33
SAN ALBERTO
Ballast
Liverpool
Trinidad
21
SCOTTISH HEATHER
Ballast
Liverpool
Caripito, Venezuala
12
TREMINNARD
Coal
Cardiff
Buenos Aires