Convoy OS.18

 

Depart Liverpool January 30, 1942
Arrive Freetown February 20, 1942
No. of vessels (Hague) 42
No. of vessels accounted for here 45 + 7 did not sail + 1 Oiler
MASUNDA returned to Oban with 'defects'.
Vessels lost from convoy

0


  
Pdt
Vessel
Kts.
Tons
Cargo
From
To
Armament
52
BARON HAIGH
3391
Coal
Oban
Takoradi  
14
BARON TWEEDMOUTH
3357
Ballast
Oban
Pepel  
81
BENLOMOND
12
6630
Govt.Stores
Clyde
Capetown.Singapore A.B.4M.K.
75
BENDORAN
10½
5567
Gov.Stores
Oban
Singapore  
62
BENLEDI
12
5942
Gen/Planes/Mchry
Liverpool
Capetown/Rangoon A.B.6M.
71
BOSKOOP (Du)
10
5618
Gen.Stores
Liverpool
Capetown/Karachi A.5M.K.
46
BOTHNIA
2409
Stores
Liverpool
Bathurst/Freetown A.B.6M.K.
26
BRALANTA (Nor)
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde
   
35
BRIKA
 
4412
Coal/Gen.
Oban
Freetown  
42
BRITISH HUSSAR (T)
 
6944
OILER 
Clyde
Freetown  
26
BROOMPARK
5136
Gov.Stores
Oban
Bathurst/Freetown/Takoradi  
25
CAMERATA
9
4875
Ballast
Oban
Pepel  
66
CAPSA (T)
8229
Ballast
Clyde
Curacao  
33
CITY OF BOMBAY
13½
7140
Gen.
Clyde
Capetown/Bombay A.C.6M.K.
74
CITY OF MELBOURNE
10
6630
Gov.Stores
Oban
Capetown  
91
CITY OF NEWCASTLE
10¾
6921
Gen.
Oban
Simonstown/Durban/Lorenco Marques  
93
CITY OF ORAN
10½
7323
Gen.
Oban
Capetown/Beira  
82
CLAN MACINNES
10
4672
Gen.
Clyde
Capetown A.6M.
85
CLAN MACTAGGART
12½
7622
Gov.Stores
Oban
Capetown/Bandar/Sharpur/Basra  
76
CLAN MURRAY
DID NOT SAIL
 
 
Clyde
   
72
CLAN ROSS
10
5897
Planes
Liverpool
Capetown/Bombay A.B.6M.
83
CLAN SKENE
10½
5214
Gen.
Clyde
Capetown/Durban/Beira A.6M.K.
63
COLLEGIAN
11½
7886
Stores
Liverpool
Cape/Suez/Mid.East A.C.4M.
84
DUNKELD
10
4944
Govt.Stores
Clyde
Capetown/Suez/Mid.East A.B.4M
53
EEMLAND (Du)
4188
Gov.Stores
Oban
Takoradi  
13
EMPIRE PILGRIM
DID NOT SAIL
 
 
Oban
   
56
EMPIRE RALEIGH
10
7250
Govt.Stores
Milford
Capetown/Mid.East A.2M.K.
92
FORTHBANK
10½
5057
 
Oban
Capetown/Calcutta  
12
GASCON
9
4224
Stores
Clyde
Freetown/Takoradi A.9M.K.
64
GLENOGLE
12½
9513
Gen/Planes/Stores
Liverpool
St.Helena/Capetown/Australia A.5M.K.
61
INGRIA (Nor)
11
4321
Gen/Planes
Liverpool
Durban/Beira B.4M.K.
94
JEYPORE
9
5318
Gov.Stores
Oban
Capetown/Port Said  
45
KERMA
9
4333
Ballast
Oban
Pepel  
86
KOLL (Nor) (T)
DID NOT SAIL
 
 
Clyde
   
54
KOLSNAREN (Sw)
9
2465
Coal/Stores
Milford
Lagos  
23
LANGLEECRAG
DID NOT SAIL
 
 
Milford
   
34
LEKHAVEN (Du)
9
4802
Gen.
Oban
Freetown  
95
MACUBA (Du) (T)
10
8249
Ballast
Clyde
Aruba A.4M.
32
MAHSUD
11½
7540
Gen.
Liverpool
Freetown/Capetown/Calcutta A.5M.K.
15
MASUNDA
10
5250
Ballast
Oban
Pepel - RETURNED OBAN  
21
NORTHUMBERLAND
13
11558
Ballast
Milford
Sierra Leone A.B.6M.K.
51
ORIENT CITY
10
5095
Gen.
Oban
Takoradi  
43
QUEEN CITY
4814
 
Clyde
Pepel A.4M.
11
RAMSAY
4855
Coal
Milford
Pepel A.B.C.5M.K.
36
REDGATE
9
4323
Oil/Coal
Oban
Bathurst/Pepel  
73
ROD EL FARAG
6842
Govt.Stores
Liverpool
Durban/Alexandria  
65
RODSLEY
DID NOT SAIL
 
 
Clyde
   
41
SANSU
11
5446
Govt.Stores
Liverpool
Freetown/Nigeria A.6M.
24
SILVERLAUREL
14
6142
Coal
Milford
Freetown A.6M.K.
44
SOEKABOEMI (Du)
12½
7051
 
Oban
Freetown/Mombassa  
55
TREMINNARD
4694
Govt.Stores
Milford
Durban A.B.C.4M.K.
22
TYSA (Du)
DID NOT SAIL
 
 
Milford
   
31
WILLIAM WILBERFORCE
11
5004
Govt.Stores/Planes
Liverpool
Freetown/Nigeria A.6M.

KEY
A = 4" or 4.7" Guns DC = Depth Charges
B = 12 Pounder Guns   K = Kites
C = Bofors KB = Kite Balloons
M = Machine Guns (T) = Tanker