| Depart Liverpool | May 5, 1943 (Separated May 16, 1943) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | May 25, 1943; May 17, 1943 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 40 + 40 = 80 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 41 + 40 = 81 + 5 did not sail |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 0 |
Pdt. |
Vessel |
Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To |
Armament |
126 |
ALBION STAR | 10 |
7946 |
Coal |
Liverpool |
Buenos Aires | A.4C.2M.K. |
92 |
AMSTELKERK (Du) | 12 |
4457 |
Stores/Gen. |
Oban |
Freetown/Calabar | |
96 |
BARON DUNMORE | 9½ |
3938 |
Coal |
Oban |
Casablanca | |
26 |
BARON YARBOROUGH | 8 |
3388 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.B.2C.7M.K. |
113 |
BRIKA | Clyde |
Huelva | ||||
83 |
CHATEAUROUX (Fr) | 8½ |
4185 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Capetown/Durban | 4C.2M. |
94 |
CITY OF AGRA | 12½ |
6360 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Capetown/Pt.Said/Alex. | A.4C.2M.K. |
64 |
CITY OF AUCKLAND | 10½ |
8336 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Algiers | A.B.5M.K. |
103 |
CITY OF CALCUTTA | 16 |
8063 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Karachi/Bombay | A.6C.2M.K. |
133 |
CITY OF HEREFORD | 10 ½ |
5101 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pernambuco | A.B.6M.K. |
105 |
CITY OF ORAN | 12½ |
7322 |
Planes/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Capetown/E.London | A.4C.2M.K. |
114 |
CLAN FORBES | 15 |
7529 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Walvis Bay/Tamatave/Mombassa | 6".B.4M.K. |
52 |
CLAN MACBEAN | 9½ |
5000 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Algiers | A.B.4C.2M.K. |
144 |
CLUMBERHALL | 9½ |
5197 |
Coal |
Milford |
Montevideo | A.2C.10M.K. |
62 |
COLLEGIAN | 11½ |
7886 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Algiers | A.B.11M.K. |
43 |
DALDORCH | 10½ |
5571 |
Coal/Stores |
Clyde |
Philippeville | A.B.6C.K. |
113 |
DELANE | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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33 |
EGRET | 10 |
1391 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Bone | B.3M.K. |
36 |
EILDON | 8½ |
1447 |
Stores |
Milford |
Algiers | B.2C.2M.K. |
86 |
EMPIRE BARRIE | 10 |
7167 |
Planes/Coal |
Milford |
Casablanca/Freetown | A.B.4C.K. |
53 |
EMPIRE BEATRICE | 10 |
7046 |
Boom Defence |
Clyde |
Algiers | |
82 |
EMPIRE BROOK | 9 |
2852 |
Planes/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Capetown | A.B.2C.2M.K. |
71 |
EMPIRE CARPENTER (ND) | 10 |
7025 |
Clyde |
Philipville | A.4C.2M.K. | |
85 |
EMPIRE CHAMOIS | 8½ |
5684 |
Coal |
Milford |
Freetown | A.2C.4M.K. |
141 |
EMPIRE CLIVE (CAM) | 8 |
7069 |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | A.B.6C.K. | |
55 |
EMPIRE COMMERCE (T) | 8 |
7069 |
Spirit |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | A.B.8M.K. |
95 |
EMPIRE COUGAR | 8½ |
5758 |
Coal |
Milford |
Dakar | A.3C.2M.K. |
11 |
EMPIRE EVE | 8 |
5979 |
Lub.Oil |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.B.4C.K. |
132 |
EMPIRE GALAHAD | 10 |
7046 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Montevideo/B.A. | A.4C.2M.K. |
142 |
EMPIRE GERAINT (ND) | 11 |
6991 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Santos/Buenos Aires | A.4C.4M.K. |
42 |
EMPIRE GUINEVERE | DID NOT SAIL |
Barrow |
||||
91 |
EMPIRE LAKE | 9 |
2854 |
Planes/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Capetown | A.B.2C.2M.K. |
123 |
ENGLISH PRINCE (ND) | Clyde |
Capetown/Pt.Said/Alex. | ||||
63 |
EXPLORER | 10 |
6235 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Algiers | 4C.2M.K. |
41 |
FILLEIGH | 9 |
4856 |
Coal |
Milford |
Algiers | A.8M.K. |
65 |
FORT ANNE | 10 |
7134 |
Stores/Expl. |
Oban |
Algiers | |
75 |
FORT DOUGLAS | 10 |
7128 |
A/C. Coal |
Clyde |
Casablanca/W.A. | B.4C.K. |
76 |
FORT DREW | 9½ |
Stores |
Clyde |
Casablanca/W.A. | B.4C.5M.K. | |
136 |
FORT THOMPSON | 10 |
7133 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Casablanca | B.4C.2M.K. |
35 |
FORT VERMILLION (ND) | 10 |
7133 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Bone | A.4C.2M.K. |
32 |
GOVERT FLINCK (ND) | Stores |
Clyde |
Bone | |||
93 |
GROIX (Fr) | 8½ |
10000 |
Ballast |
Clyde |
Freetown/Montevideo | 3M.K. |
131 |
GUINEAN | 8½ |
5128 |
Chems/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Para/Tutoya Bay/Maceio | A.B.2C.4M.K. |
116 |
HARMONIC | 8½ |
4558 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Buenos Aires | A.B.2C.4M.K. |
122 |
HAVILDAR | 9½ |
5407 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Durban/Trimcomalee/Calcutta | A.B.6C.K. |
134 |
HERMISTON | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
||||
24 |
HMS RETRIEVER | Cable Ship |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | |||
123 |
INCOMATI | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
||||
125 |
INDIAN PRINCE | 13½ |
8587 |
Gen. |
Milford |
Walvis Bay/Capetown/Mid.East | A.B.4C.6M.K. |
74 |
JAMES BARBOUR | 10 |
7196 |
Land Mines/Coal |
Clyde |
Oran | 3" 9M. |
121 |
JOHN HOLT | 12 |
4964 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Takoradi/Duala/Warri | A.6M.K. |
15 |
KINGSLAND | 8 |
3669 |
Gas/Coal |
Oban |
Algiers | |
12 |
KONG HAAKON VII (Nor) | 11 |
7073 |
Planes/Coal/Gen |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.4C.3M.K. |
111 |
LIBERIAN | 9½ |
5128 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Lagos/Burutu | A.B..4C.4M.K. |
42 |
LLANCARVON | Clyde |
Lisbon/Manilla | ||||
135 |
LOMBARDY | 9½ |
3379 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Santos | |
23 |
LWOW (Pol) | 11 |
1408 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar/Algiers | B.C.4M.K. |
81 |
MACHARDA | 13½ |
7998 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Capetown/Pt.Said/Alex. | A.B.6C.4M. |
46 |
MANCHESTER PORT | 13 |
7070 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar | A.B.6C.2M.K. |
143 |
MAPLEWOOD | 9 |
4566 |
Coal/Coke |
Clyde |
Montevideo | A.B.3M.K. |
61 |
MASIRAH | 11 |
6578 |
Coal/Stores |
Milford |
Algiers | A.B.4C.2M.K. |
56 |
MERKLAND | 8 |
1362 |
POW Mail |
Liverpool |
Lisbon | B.2C.2M.K. |
124 |
MYRTLEBANK | 10 |
5150 |
Gen. |
Milford |
Capetown/Karachi/Basra | A.C.6M.K. |
13 |
NEA (Nor) | 8 |
1877 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | B.4C.K. |
101 |
NESTOR | 12 |
14500 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Durban/Adelaide/Sydney | 4C.4M. |
112 |
NIGERSTROOM (Du) | 14½ |
4639 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Capetown/Basra/Abadan | A.4C.M.K. |
54 |
OCEAN VALOUR | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
||||
44 |
OCEAN VANITY | 11 |
7174 |
Coal/Gen. |
Clyde |
Philippeville | B.4C.4M.K. |
34 |
OCEAN VERITY | 9 |
7174 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Bone | B.2C.2M.K. |
16 |
OCEAN VOLUNTEER | Milford |
Gibraltar | ||||
14 |
PENCARROW | 8 |
4840 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.4M.K. |
84 |
PHRONTIS (Du) | 12½ |
6181 |
Stores/Planes/Gen |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Takoradi/Lagos | A.B.4C.2M.K. |
72 |
PRINCE DE LIEGE (Bel) | 11 |
2588 |
Transport |
Milford |
Algiers | A.2C.6M.K. |
73 |
RALLUS | 9 |
1871 |
Stores |
Oban |
Algiers | |
104 |
SALAWATI (Du) | 10 |
6642 |
Planes/Stores. |
Clyde |
Durban/Abadan | A.4C.6M.K. |
22 |
SELLINGE | 7½ |
2327 |
Coal |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar | B.C.2M.K. |
102 |
SILVERSANDAL | 14 |
6770 |
Stores/Planes/Gen |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Takoradi/Pt.Noire | A.B.4C.2M. |
31 |
SPERO | 10 |
1588 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar/Algiers | B.2C.K. |
145 |
STAD VLAARDINGEN (Du) | 10 |
8501 |
Coal |
Milford |
Montevideo | A.4C.3M.K. |
21 |
STANFORTH | 8½ |
1817 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | B.2C.3M.K. |
115 |
TACTICIAN | 10 |
5995 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Walvis Bay/Durban/Pt.Said/Alex. | A.B.8M.K. |
45 |
THURLAND CASTLE | 12 |
6372 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar | A.C.4M.K. |
51 |
TOPDALSFJORD (Nor) | 11 |
4271 |
Stores/Gen. |
Milford |
Bougie | A.4C.K. |
25 |
TRADER | 10½ |
6087 |
Stores |
Milford |
Bone | A.B.4C.2M.K. |
66 |
TYNMOUTH | 9 |
3167 |
Coal |
Milford |
Oran | B.4C.4M.K. |
106 |
UMVUMA | 9½ |
4419 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Capetown/Mauritius | |
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 | (CAM) |
Catapault Aircraft Merchant Ship. |
| C = | Bofors | KB = | Kite Balloons | (T) |
Tanker |
| M = | Machine Guns | ||||