Departed Liverpool | Saturday, April 6th 1940 |
Dispersed | Wednesday, April 10th 1940 |
No. of vessels (Hague) | 27 |
Actual number of vessels | 24 + 2 did not sail + 2 escorts |
Vessels lost from convoy |
Note: Vessels not from Bristol Channel ports were from Liverpool or Glasgow.
FERNBANK and STAR OF CAIRO joined the convoy 'unexpectedly'.
JANNA was sighted at Liverpool Bar but did not join convoy.
LERWICK and PENHALE reported engine trouble and dropped out of convoy.
KUMASIAN acted as rescue vessel.
Pdt. B-Disp |
Vessel |
Cargo |
From |
To |
42 |
BRITISH RESOURCE | |||
32 |
BULYSSES | |||
31 |
CASANARE | |||
51 |
CONCH | |||
62 |
DALEMOOR | Ballast |
Barry |
Halifax |
43 |
DELPHINULA | |||
11 |
ETTRICKBANK | |||
54 |
EULIMA | Ballast |
Barry |
Corpus Christi |
44 |
FAUZON (Fr) | Ballast |
Cardiff |
Rio de Janeiro |
64 |
FERNBANK (Nor) | |||
HMS FOLKSTONE | ESCORT |
|||
HMS WARWICK | ESCORT |
|||
53 |
JANNA (Nor) | DID NOT JOIN |
||
24 |
KUMASIAN | Ballast |
Cardiff |
Demerara |
12 |
LERWICK | |||
33 |
MARQUESA | Ballast |
Newport |
River Plate |
41 |
NOVA SCOTIA | |||
14 |
PENHALE | Coal |
Cardiff |
Villa Constitution |
21 |
PESHAWUR | |||
PORT NICHOLSON | DID NOT SAIL |
|||
52 |
R. J. CULLEN (Can) | |||
22 |
RUAHINE | |||
23 |
SOLSTAD (Nor) | |||
63 |
STAR OF CAIRO (Eg) | |||
13 |
STRABON (Fr) | Ballast |
Cardiff |
Buenos Aires |
34 |
TELESFORA DE LARRINAGA | Pat. Fuel |
Cardiff |
Rio de Janeiro |
61 |
TREDINNICK | Ballast |
Cardiff |
Northern Range |
35 |
VASSILIOS A. POLEMIS (Gk) | Ballast |
Cardiff |
Buenos Aires |