| Depart Liverpool | July 19, 1943 (Separated July 28, 1943) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | August 7, 1943; July 29, 1943 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 22 + 42 = 66 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 22 + 42 = 66 + 5 did not sail. |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 3 (4) |
OS.52 formed the starboard wing of the convoy; Pdts 86, 91-125.
Pdt. |
Vessel |
Kts |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To |
Armament |
125 |
AMBERTON | 8½ |
5377 |
Coke/Gen. |
Oban |
Santos | A.B.4C. |
106 |
ANTILOCHUS | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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51 |
AVRISTAN | 10½ |
7266 |
Stores/Gen. |
Belfast |
Basra | A.4C. |
26 |
BARON HAIG | 8 |
3391 |
Coal |
Oban |
Lisbon | A.2C.2M. |
86 |
BARRGROVE | 8½ |
5222 |
Coal |
Milford |
Montevideo | A.C.8M. |
56 |
BORGHOLM (Nor) | 8 |
1577 |
Coal |
Oban |
Lisbon | B.3C.2M. |
94 |
BOTHNIA | 10 |
2840 |
Stores |
Oban |
Bathurst | A.B.6M. |
81 |
CITY OF LYONS | 11 |
7062 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Bombay/Karachi | A.2C.4M. |
66 |
CLAN MACBRAYNE | 9 |
4817 |
Gen. |
Belfast |
Karachi | A.5C.2M. |
85 |
CONTRACTOR | 10½ |
6006 |
Stores/Gen. |
Clyde |
Bombay/Trincomalee/Calcutta | A.B.4C.3M. |
123 |
CORDILLERA | 11 |
6865 |
Coal |
Milford |
Buenos Aires | A.2C.6M. |
112 |
DEIDO | 10 |
3894 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Takoradi/Accra/Lagos | A.4C.2M. |
122 |
EL ARGENTINO | 12½ |
9501 |
Ballast |
Clyde |
Montevideo/Buenos Aires | A.B.10M. |
32 |
EMPIRE BRUTUS (ND) | 10½ |
7233 |
Stores/Coal/V'cles |
Milford |
Algiers/Bougie | A.B.6C.2M. |
42 |
EMPIRE CARPENTER (ND) | 10 |
7025 |
Coal/Stores |
Milford |
Algiers | A.4C.4M. |
34 |
EMPIRE CELIA (ND) | 10 |
7025 |
Stores/Craft |
Milford |
Malta | A.B.6C.2M. |
53 |
EMPIRE GLEN | 9 |
6327 |
Coal/Stores |
Oban |
Algiers | A.4C.3M. |
33 |
EMPIRE HEATH | 9 |
6643 |
Coal/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Algiers | A.4C.2M. |
65 |
EMPIRE HEYWOOD | DID NOT SAIL |
Milford |
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116 |
EMPIRE HIGHWAY | 12 |
7166 |
Chemicals |
Milford |
Buenos Aires | A.B.4C. |
22 |
EMPIRE KINGSLEY (ND) | 8 |
6995 |
Stores/Coal/V'cles |
Clyde |
Bone | A.4M. |
84 |
EMPIRE MOUNTAIN | 10 |
2840 |
Stores |
Oban |
Bombay | A.4C.2M. |
76 |
EMPIRE SAMSON | RESCUE TUG |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | |||
55 |
EMPIRE VOICE | 10 |
6832 |
Hazard Stores |
Oban |
Alexandria | A.B.4C. |
114 |
FERNHILL (Nor) | 10½ |
4116 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Montevideo/Buenos Aires | A.4C.2M. |
75 |
FINLAND | 10 |
1333 |
Mail/Coal |
Milford |
Lisbon | B.2C.2M. |
93 |
FLIMSTON | 8½ |
4674 |
Coal |
Milford |
Sierra Leone | A.B.5M. |
62 |
FORRESBANK | 10 |
5155 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Alexandria | A.B.4C. |
41 |
FORT BRULE | 10 |
7133 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Philippeville | A.6C.2M. |
45 |
FORT BUFFALO | 10 |
7133 |
Stores |
Oban |
Bone | B.4C. |
43 |
FORT CHESTERFIELD (ND) | 10 |
7126 |
Coke/Planes/Gen. |
Oban |
Casablanca | B.4C.2M. |
71 |
FORT ENTERPRISE | 10 |
7125 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Karachi/Abadan/Shapour | B.4C. |
63 |
FORT LONGUEUIL (ND) | 10 |
7128 |
Gen. |
Milford |
Alexandria | B.4C.2M. |
15 |
FORT NAKASNEY | 10 |
7100 |
Coal/Planes |
Oban |
Casablanca | B.4C. |
72 |
FORT WRIGLEY | 10 |
7128 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Ickenderun/Mersyne | B.4C. |
13 |
GLAISDALE | 8 |
3777 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.2C.8M. |
124 |
GOVERNOR | 8½ |
5571 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Pernambuco | 2B.C.2M. |
14 |
GRODNO | 8 |
2458 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | A.C.5M. |
115 |
HALIZONES | 10 |
5997 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Montevideo/Buenos Aires | A.C.4M. |
36 |
HALLFRIED (Nor) | 8 |
2968 |
Coal |
Liverpool |
Lisbon | A.4C. |
104 |
HENRI JASPAR (Bel) | 13½ |
5760 |
Coal/Gen. |
Oban |
Dakar | A.2C.3M. |
61 |
HIGHWEAR | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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96 |
HOPECREST | 12 |
5099 |
Coal |
Milford |
Buenos Aires | A.B.4C.4M. |
95 |
HUGHLI (ND) | 11 |
6589 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Bombay/Calcutta | A.8M. |
92 |
JENNY (Nor)(T) | 9 |
4706 |
Ballast |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Nigeria | A.4C.M. |
25 |
KANA | 10 |
2783 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar | A.B.3C.3M. |
11 |
KINGSBOROUGH | DID NOT SAIL |
Milford |
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23 |
KOFRESI (US) | 12 |
4934 |
Explosives |
Clyde |
Bone | B.4C.6M. |
105 |
KYKLADES (Gk) | 9 |
7157 |
Coal |
Oban |
Buenos Aires | A.B.4C.6M. |
121 |
LEIGHTON | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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46 |
LEVERNBANK | 10 |
5150 |
Gen. |
Belfast |
Karachi | A.B.4C.2M. |
31 |
LWOW (Pol) | 11 |
1408 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar | B.C.4M. |
64 |
MAGICIAN | 10½ |
5105 |
Petrol/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Alexandria/Pt.Said/Beyrout | A.8M. |
74 |
MANDALAY | 10 |
5529 |
Stores/AC/Gen |
Liverpool |
Colombo/Madras/Calcutta | A.2C.6M. |
111 |
MARY KINGSLEY | 11 |
5021 |
4 Barges/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Takoradi/Lagos | A.B.2C.2M. |
82 |
MASIRAH | 11½ |
6578 |
Stores/Pass. |
Liverpool |
Colombo/Madras/Calcutta | A.B.6C.2M. |
54 |
NURANI | 11½ |
5414 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Pt.Said/Alexandria | A.4C.2M. |
24 |
NURJEHAN | 9½ |
5424 |
Mail/Planes/Gen. |
Milford |
Bombay | A.4C.4M. |
73 |
OCEAN VIGOUR | 10 |
7174 |
Stores/Coal/V'cles |
Clyde |
Algiers/Philippevile |
|
12 |
OTTINGE | 9 |
2870 |
Coal |
Milford |
Huelva | A.B.4C. |
52 |
PARKLAAN (Du) | 8 |
3807 |
Coal |
Milford |
Oran or Algiers | A.B.4C.4M. |
83 |
PEGU | 14 |
7838 |
Clyde |
Karachi/Bombay | A.5C.2M. | |
35 |
RECORDER | 10½ |
5982 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Mersyne | A.8M. |
101 |
SILVERMAPLE | 13 |
5312 |
Planes/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Takoradi/Pt.Harcourt/Matadi | A.5C. |
91 |
SOBO | 12 |
5353 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Takoradi/Lagos/Calabar | A.4C.2M. |
44 |
SPERO | 10 |
1589 |
Meat/Stores |
Clyde |
Algiers/Bone | B. |
16 |
SPURT (Nor) | 8 |
2061 |
Coal |
Milford |
Lisbon | B.4C.4M. |
21 |
TEMPLE ARCH | 10 |
5138 |
Gen. |
Milford |
Algiers | A.B.6C.8M. |
103 |
THEMISTOCLES | 12 |
11231 |
Stores/Chem/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Capetown/Australia | A.4C.2M. |
113 |
THOMAS HOLT | 10 |
3584 |
Stores/Gen. |
Oban |
Dakar | A.B.2C.6M. |
102 |
WELLINGTON COURT | 8 |
4979 |
Coal |
Milford |
Freetown | A.B.4C. |
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 = | Oerlikon | KB = | Kite Balloons | (T) |
Tanker |
| M = | Machine Guns | ||||