Convoy OS.24

 

Depart Liverpool April 2, 1942
Arrive Freetown April 22 , 1942
No. of vessels (Hague) 45
No. of vessels accounted for here 45 + 3 did not sail + 1 Oiler.
Vessels lost from convoy

0


  
Pdt
Vessel
Kts.
Tons
Cargo
From
To Armament
34
ACASTA (Nor) (T)
9
5229
Ballast
Liverpool
Trinidad B.5M.
44
ANCYLUS (T)
11
8017
Ballast
Liverpool
Curacao A.5M.
72
ASPHALION
12½
6273
Gen.
Liverpool
Capetown/Durban/Australia A.4M.K.
61
ATLANTIAN
11
6549
Stores
Liverpool
Capetown/Port Said/Alexandria A.C.6M.K.
21
BARON DECHMONT
3675
Coal
Milford
Freetown 5M.K.
22
BARON OGILVY
2291
Coal
Milford
Freetown A.B.6M.K.
32
BARON RUTHVEN
DID NOT SAIL
 
Milford
   
63
BLACKHEATH
9
4636
Stores
Liverpool
Cape/Mid.East A.B.2M.K.
54
BORNHOLM (ex.Dane)
10
3177
Coal
Milford
Takoradi A.6M.K.
85
CATRINE
11
5217
Gov.Stores
Liverpool
Cape/Mid.East A.B.5M.
42
CELTIC STAR
10
5574
Chemicals
Liverpool
Freetown/Buenos Airies A.3M.K.
51
CITY OF BARODA
11 ¼
7129
Stores/Gen.
Liverpool
Freetown/Capetown/Bombay A.6M.K.
33
CORABELLA
9
5682
Ballast
Oban
Pepel  
101
DALHOUSIE
11
7072
Gen.
Clyde
Capetown/Mid.East A.7M.
45
ELAX (T)
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde
   
35
ELISABETH VAN BELGIE (Bel)
DID NOT SAIL
 
Clyde
   
13
EMPIRE BUFFALO
8
6404
Ballast
Milford
Port Royal, Jamaica A.6M.K.
94
EMPIRE LIVINGSTONE
6996
Gov.Stores
Milford
Durban/Mid.East A.6M.K.
103
ESTURIA (T)
6968
Ballast
Oban
Aruba  
55
GEO. H. JONES (T)
6914
Ballast
Milford
Aruba A.4M.K.
14
GRODNO
9
2457
Gen.
Liverpool
Trinidad/Demerara A.7M.K.
102
HARMONIDES
11½
5237
Gov.Stores
Clyde
Capetown/Bombay/Colombo A.4M.K.
53
HENRI JASPAR (Bel)
12
5760
Gen.Govt.Stores
Clyde
Freetown/African ports A.4M.K.
11
HOLMBURY
9
4566
Coal
Milford
Rio de Janeiro A.6M.K.
95
HOPERANGE
12
5117
Gov.Stores
Liverpool
Cape/Mid.East A.B.4M.
92
INDIAN PRINCE
14½
8587
Gov.Stores
Clyde
Capetown/Mid.East A.B.8M.K.
43
K. G. MELDAHL (Nor)
11
3799
Gov.Stores
Oban
Freetown  
71
KIOTO
3297
Gov.Stores
Liverpool
Durban.Mombassa A.4M.K.
82
LARCHBANK
5150
Stores
Liverpool
Cape/Mid.East A.B.5M.K.
73
MANCHESTER PROGRESS
12½
5620
Gov.Stores
Liverpool
Cape/Mid.East A.B.3M.K.
41
MATADIAN (T)
10½
4274
Salt/Ballast
Liverpool
Freetown/Nigeria A.6M.K.
93
MOANDA (Bel)
13
4620
Gov.Stores
Milford
Capetown A.2M.K.
91
MOONCREST
10
5202
Gov.Stores
Clyde
Capetown/Durban A.C.6M.K.
15
NEW BROOKLYN
10
6546
Gov.Stores
Liverpool
Freetown A.5M.K.
84
NORMA (Nor)
11
4487
Gov.Stores
Oban
Capetown  
74
NORTHLEIGH
9
5450
Gen.
Belfast
Durban/Suez A.6M.K.
62
NORWEGIAN
10
6366
Gov.Stores
Liverpool
Durban./Bombay A.C.4M.K.
65
OILRELIANCE (T)
10
5666
OILER
Clyde
Freetown A.B.5M.K.
23
PERIBONKA
5673
Coal
Milford
Freetown A.B.3M.K.
104
PRESIDENT FRANCQUI (Bel) (T)
9
5076
Ballast
Clyde
Aruba A.6M.K.
24
PRINCESA
12½
8730
Gen.
Liverpool
Buenos Aires A.B.6M.K.
31
RUAHINE
12
10831
Ballast
Milford
Freetown A.B.4M.K.
52
SALLAND (Du)
12
6447
Stores
Liverpool
Freetown/Cape/India A.4M.K.
35
SAN VENANCIO (T)
10
8152
Ballast
Clyde
Aruba A.B.4M.K.
12
SOULIOTIS (Gk)
9
4300
Coal
Milford
Buenos Aires 5M.K.
75
STANWELL
9
5767
Gov.Stores/Coal
Milford
Durban/Mid.East A.B.6M.K.
64
TRADER
10½
6087
Stores
Liverpool
Durban/Bombay.Calcutta A.5M.K.
81
TWEEDBANK
13
5627
Gen.Stores
Liverpool
Cape/Bombay/Calcutta A.4M.K.
83
TWICKENHAM
9
4762
Gov.Stores
Clyde
Capetown/Durban A.6M.K.

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