Convoy OS.48/KMS.15

 

Depart Liverpool May 20, 1943 (Separated May 29, 1943)
Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar June 7, 1943; May 30, 1943
No. of vessels (Hague) 31 + 26 = 57
No. of vessels accounted for here

25 + 30 = 56 + 5 did not sail

Vessels lost from convoy

0


OS.48 formed the starboard wing of the convoy, i.e. Pendants 64, 71 - 124.
 
Pdt.
Vessel
Kts.
Tons
Cargo
From To Armament
42
BARON HERRIES
4573
Stores/V'cles
Clyde Oran A.B.6M.
122
BARONESA
11
8663
Coal
Liverpool San Sebastian/Pategonia A.C.4M.K.
52
BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (US)
10½
7177
Stores/Planes
Milford Gibraltar 5" B.8C.
35
BRADFORD CITY
11
7266
Stores
Liverpool Gibraltar A.6C.2M.
53
CELEROL (T)
10
2649
Oil
Clyde Gibraltar A.B.4C.
72
CITY OF ADELAIDE
12½
6589
Stores
Oban Freetown/Karachi/Gulf  
73
CITY OF CANBERRA
12½
7483
Gen.
Liverpool Freetown/Capetown/Bombay/Cochin A.2C.4M.K.
74
CITY OF KHIOS
10½
5574
Stores/Gen.
Liverpool Durban/Alexandria A.2M.K.
32
CLAN MACIVOR
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde    
63
DALHANNA
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde    
112
DELANE
11
6054
Stores/Planes
Liverpool Capetown/Pt.Elizabeth/Beira A.B.4C.6M.K.
22
DUKE OF SPARTA
10
5397
Stores
Liverpool Gibraltar A.B.4M.K.
43
EASTGATE
11
5032
Gen.
Liverpool Gibraltar A.B.6M.
56
EMPIRE FAY
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde    
94
EMPIRE LIVINGSTONE
9
6997
Coal
Milford Freetown A.4C.4M.K.
41
EMPIRE MIRANDA (ND)
 
 
 
Clyde Oran  
14
EMPIRE PROSPERO
10
5766
Stores
Clyde Algiers A.B.8C.M.
85
EMPIRE SPLENDOUR
12
7335
Stores/Gen.
Liverpool Capetown/Pt.Said/Alexandria A.B.4C.2M.
61
EMPIRE STANLEY
12
6921
Stores
Milford Gibraltar A.4C.2M.K.
11
EMPIRE TIDE (CAM)
12
6978
Stores
Clyde Gibraltar/Algiers A.4C.3M.
93
EMPIRE TRENT
5006
Coal
Milford Freetown A.3C.6M.K.
64
EMPIRE TRUMPET
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde    
95
FORT CHURCHILL
10
7172
Stores/Gen.
Liverpool Durban/Karachi/Bombay A.2C.M.K.
34
FORT FINLAY
10½
7134
Stores/V'cles
Liverpool Gibraltar B.6C.3M.K.
103
FORT JEMSEG
10½
Stores
Oban Casablanca/Dakar  
23
FORT LAC LA RONGE
10
7131
Stores
Milford Algiers A.B.4C.4M.K.
15
FORT POPLAR
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde    
104
FORT STEELE
10
7133
Stores/Coal
Milford Casablanca/Dakar A.B.4C.4M.K.
55
GEORGE CHAMBERLAIN (US)
10½
7176
Stores
Liverpool Gibraltar 5" B.10M.
24
HARDINGTON (ND)
11½
7268
Stores/2LCM
Clyde Algiers A.4C.2M.
111
HISTORIAN
10½
5073
Gen.
Liverpool Durban/Mombassa A.B.8M.K.
115
HERMISTON
4813
Coke
Oban Buenos Aires
71
INCOMATI
13½
7369
Stores/Gen.
Liverpool Freetown/Takoradi/Lagos A.B.4C.2M.K.
51
INDUSTRIA
9
4861
Stores/Coal
Milford Algiers A.B.4C.4M.K.
83
INVENTOR
11
6210
Gen.
Liverpool Durban/Pt.Said A.B.4C.2M.
65
JOHILLA
9
4042
Cement/Stores
Oban Dakar/Freetown  
62
JOHN VINING
10
7176
Gen.
Liverpool Gibraltar 5" 2B.8M.
33
KAITUNA
13
4914
Stores
Liverpool Gibraltar A.B.6C.2M.K.
75
KINDAT
10
4357
Gen.
Clyde Pt.Said/Alexandria A.4C.2M.K.
25
LODESTONE
4877
Coal
Milford Buenos Aires A.2C.4M.K.
12
MADRAS CITY
12
5092
Stores
Milford Oran A.2C.K.
81
MARGALAU
9
4540
Gen.
Liverpool Buenos Aires A.B.6M.K.
105
NAIRUNG
5414
Gen.
Liverpool Durban/Bombay/Calcutta A.5C.M.
91
NARBADA
10½
8988
Gen.
Liverpool Freetown/Capetown/Beira A.B.2C.4M.K.
121
NELA
11
7220
Coal
Liverpool Montevideo/Santa Cruz/Rio Grande A.4C.2M.K.
31
OCEAN VALOUR
10½
7174
Stores
Clyde Algiers A.2C.4M.K.
21
OCEAN VISTA
10
7174
Stores
Liverpool Algiers 2B.6C.2M.
44
OCEAN WANDERER (ND)
10½
7178
Stores
Liverpool Algiers B.6C.2M.K.
123
PANAGHIS (Gk)
5187
Coal
Milford Montevideo 2C.8M.K.
102
PORT MELBOURNE
10
9142
Gen.
Clyde Durban/Lourenco Marques/Beira A.4M.
84
PUNDIT
5305
Stores
Oban Durban/Calcutta  
13
REGIN (Nor)
1386
Stores
Milford Algiers 6pdr.2C.6M.K.
101
ROOKLEY
11
4998
Planes
Liverpool Takoradi A.B.2C.4M.K.
82
STUYVESANT (Du)
12
4249
Stores/Gen.
Liverpool Freetown/Takoradi/Lagos A.3M.K.
114
THYSVILLE (Bel)
12
8351
Stores
Liverpool Freetown A.B.4C.4M.K.
92
TUDOR STAR
11
7189
Coal
Liverpool Freetown/Buenos Aires A.B.C.4M.K.
113
URLANA
11
6852
Gen.
Oban River Plate  
45
VANCOUVER CITY
10
7261
Stores
Liverpool Gibraltar A.B.4C.2M.K.
54
WEARPOOL
9
4982
Stores
Clyde Bone A.4C.2M.
124
ZYPENBERG (Du)
9
5054
Coal
Milford Pernambuco A.5C.2M.K.


KEY
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