| Depart Liverpool | March 6 , 1943 |
| Arrive Freetown | March 24 , 1943 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 46 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 46 + 4 did not sail |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 5 |
Pdt. |
Vessel | Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To | Armament |
82 |
AFRICAN PRINCE | 9½ |
4653 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Walvis Bay/Capetown/Alexandria | A.B.5M.K. |
45 |
ALGERIAN | 8½ |
2315 |
Mail/Gen. |
Milford |
Lisbon | A.B.4M.K. |
32 |
ALPHARD | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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112 |
AMBERTON | 8½ |
5377 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Montevideo | |
73 |
ASPHALION | 12 |
6273 |
Gov.Stores |
Liverpool |
Walvis bay/Durban/Adelaide/Hobart | A.6M. |
24 |
BACTRIA | 10 |
2407 |
Gen. |
Aultbea |
Bathurst | |
104 |
BAHARISTAN | 11 |
5479 |
Gov.Stores |
Aultbea |
Freetown/Capetown/Abadan | |
35 |
BARON NAPIER | 8½ |
3659 |
Coal |
Milford |
Lisbon | A.2C.2M.K. |
21 |
BARON RAMSAY | 8½ |
3649 |
Coal |
Milford |
Freetown | A.B.6M.K. |
11 |
BARON TWEEDMOUTH | 8½ |
3357 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Freetown | A.6M |
12 |
BEGUM | 10 |
5843 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Freetown/Colombo/Madras | A.B.5M. |
75 |
BOSWORTH | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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13 |
CAP CANTIN | 9½ |
3316 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Bathurst | A.4C.3M. |
33 |
CELTIC STAR | 9½ |
5575 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Freetown/Buenos Aires | A.5M.K. |
55 |
CITY OF LANCASTER | 9 |
3040 |
Copper Sulphate/ |
Liverpool |
Lisbon | A.B.2C.K. |
74 |
CITY OF LEICESTER | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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103 |
CITY OF SYDNEY | 13 |
6986 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Capetown/Bombay | A.5M. |
94 |
CITY OF WINDSOR | 11 |
7218 |
Expl./Gen. |
Clyde |
Capetown/Beira | A.2M. |
72 |
CITY OF WORCESTER | 10½ |
5468 |
Planes/Gov.Stores |
Liverpool |
Walvis Bay/Capetown/Alexandria/Haifa | A.4C.2M.K. |
84 |
CLAN ALPINE | 10½ |
5442 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Walvis Bay/Durban/Aden/Pt.Sudan | A.2C.4M.K. |
62 |
COPACABANA (Bel) | 14 |
7340 |
Gen./Planes |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Takoradi/Matadi | A.2C.4M.K. |
41 |
CORABELLA | 9 |
5681 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Freetown for Takoradi | A.B.4M. |
23 |
DANAE II | DID NOT SAIL |
Milford |
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52 |
DEIDO | 9½ |
3894 |
Expl./Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Dakar/Lagos | A.6M.K. |
63 |
DJAMBI (Du) | 12 |
6984 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
St.Helena/Capetown/E.London/Beira | A.4C.4M.K. |
53 |
DORDRECHT (Du)(T) | 9½ |
4415 |
Ballast |
Liverpool |
Matadi | A.B.6M. |
91 |
EMPIRE GLADE | 12 |
7006 |
M.T./Steel |
Liverpool |
Walvis Bay/Capetown/Alexandria | A.B.4M. |
34 |
EMPIRE SUNBEAM | 9½ |
6710 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Bougie | A.B.6M. |
114 |
FORT WEDDERBURNE (ND) | 10 |
7134 |
Stores/Gen. |
Belfast |
Walvis Bay for Bombay | |
65 |
GENERTON | 8½ |
4979 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Bone | A.8M. |
44 |
GUDRUN MAERSK | 13 |
2293 |
Petrol |
Milford |
Gibraltar for Bougie | A.4C.5M.K. |
22 |
HENRI JASPAR | 13 |
5760 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Freetown for Takoradi | A.5M. |
113 |
HOPERIDGE | 11 |
5222 |
Gen. |
Milford |
Walvis Bay/Capetown/Mid.East | A.B.4C.4M.K. |
61 |
ISIPINGO | 12 |
7069 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Takoradi/Lagos | A.5M. |
102 |
LIEUT. ST. LOUBERT BIE | 10 |
6126 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Capetown/Durban/Mombassa | A.B.8M. |
64 |
MARCELLA | 9½ |
4592 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Freetown/Capetown | A.6M |
101 |
MARKHOR | 12 |
7917 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Durban/Karachi/Bombay | A.B.6M. |
71 |
MARWARRI | 13 |
8066 |
Gov.Stores |
Liverpool |
Walvis Bay/Durban/Karachi/Bombay | A.B.6M. |
41 |
MATADIAN (T) | 11 |
4374 |
Ballast |
Liverpool |
Opobo, Nigeria | A.8M.K. |
83 |
MENELAUS | 13 |
10306 |
Gov.Stores |
Liverpool |
Capetown/Cochin/Colombo | A.6M. |
31 |
NEW COLUMBIA | 9½ |
6574 |
Stores/Gen. |
Clyde |
Bathurst | A.4M. |
85 |
OPORTO | 9½ |
2352 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Seville | B.6M.K. |
14 |
PENDEEN | 10 |
4174 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.2C.2M.K. |
54 |
RONAN | 9 |
1488 |
Av.Spirit |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | B.5M. |
51 |
SANSU | 11½ |
5446 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Takoradi/Lagos | A.3M.K. |
93 |
SEMBILAN (Du) | 10½ |
6568 |
Expl./Gen. |
Clyde |
Durban/Pt.Said/Alexandria | A.B.3M. |
92 |
SEMBILANGEN (Du) | 10 |
4990 |
Stores/Gen. |
Belfast |
Walvis Bay for Port Said | |
81 |
SILVERBEECH | 12 |
5319 |
Gov.Stores/Planes |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Takoradi/Lagos | A.6M. |
111 |
TORDENE | 8½ |
4271 |
Coal |
Milford |
Buenos Aires | A.2C.2M.K. |
43 |
URANIENBORG | 9 |
3300 |
Mail/Coal |
Milford |
Freetown | 3C.2M.K. |
KEY |
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| A = | 4" or 4.7" Guns | DC = | Depth Charges | (ND) = | Ship fitted with Admiralty Net defence. |
| B = | 12 Pounder Guns | K = | Kites | ||
| C = | Bofors | KB = | Kite Balloons | ||
| M = | Machine Guns | (T) = | Tanker | ||