| Depart Liverpool | August 8, 1943 (Separated August 17, 1943) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | August 27, 1943; August 18, 1943 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 22 + 46= 66 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 20 + 44= 64 + 6 did not sail + 2 RN vessels.. |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 1 |
OS.53 formed the starboard wing of the convoy; Pdts 91-96, 101-125.
Pdt. |
Vessel | Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To | Armament |
106 |
ALGERIAN | DID NOT SAIL |
Belfast |
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45 |
ALRESFORD | 8 |
2472 |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | ||
104 |
ANTILOCHUS | 11¾ |
9081 |
Expl./Gen. |
Clyde |
Montevideo/Buenos Aires | A.B.8M. |
55 |
AVON COAST | 8 |
1036 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Algiers/Philippeville | B.4M. |
62 |
BARON FAIRLIE | 9 |
6705 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Algiers | B.4M. |
126 |
BARON FORBES | 9½ |
3061 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Lisbon | A.B.2M. |
45 |
BARON GRAHAM | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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101 |
BOTLEA | 8½ |
5119 |
Stores |
Oban |
Freetown/E.London | A.7M. |
95 |
BRITISH ENGINEER (T) | 10½ |
6993 |
Liverpool |
Bathurst | ||
56 |
CHLORES | 10 |
1180 |
Cased Petrol. |
Clyde |
Algiers | B.5M. |
25 |
ELIZABETH MASSEY | 8 |
4322 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | A.4M. |
121 |
EMPIRE BARDOLF | 11 |
7017 |
8 Bulls/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Buenos Aires | A.4M. |
96 |
EMPIRE BOMBARDIER | Milford |
Bathurst | ||||
115 |
EMPIRE CABOT | 9 |
6715 |
Oban |
Montevideo | ||
73 |
EMPIRE CAPULET (ND) | 10½ |
7043 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Alexandria | A.6M. |
31 |
EMPIRE CHAMOIS | 9 |
5634 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Algiers | A.8M. |
44 |
EMPIRE CLARION (ND) | 10½ |
7031 |
Coal/Stores |
Milford |
Bone | A.6M. |
15 |
EMPIRE DEED (ND) | 10½ |
6766 |
Stores |
Oban |
Bone | 12M. |
65 |
EMPIRE FLAME | 8½ |
7089 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Algiers/Oran | A.B.4M. |
124 |
EMPIRE MERGANSER | DID NOT SAIL |
Belfast |
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93 |
EMPIRE PORPOISE | 8½ |
7592 |
Petrol/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Capetown/Durban | A.B.6M. |
42 |
EMPIRE PRINCE (ND) | 10½ |
7030 |
V'cles/Planes/Stores |
Milford |
Algiers | A.6M. |
76 |
EMPIRE PROWESS | 11 |
7058 |
Coal/Planes/Stores |
Clyde |
Casablanca/Dakar | A.B.9M. |
54 |
EMPIRE RAIN | 8½ |
7290 |
Pat.Fuel/Coal |
Belfast |
Algiers | A.8M. |
75 |
EMPIRE SHEARWATER | 10 |
4970 |
Ammo./Stores |
Clyde |
Sicily | A.B.8M. |
32 |
EMPIRE SUCCESS | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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113 |
ENGLISH MONARCH | 8½ |
4557 |
Belfast |
Freetown | ||
74 |
EURYADES | 11 |
5801 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Alexandria | |
52 |
FACTO (Nor) | 8 |
1522 |
Belfast |
Algiers | ||
24 |
FANAD HEAD | 11 |
5037 |
Coal/Gen. |
Belfast |
Bone | A.B.8M. |
63 |
FILLEIGH | 9½ |
4656 |
Ammunition/Stores |
Clyde |
Algiers | A.6M. |
22 |
FORT ALBANY | 10½ |
7131 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Bone/Philippeville | A. |
34 |
FORT ASH (ND) | 10½ |
7131 |
Coal/Stores |
Milford |
Bougie | B.6M. |
61 |
FORT ASSINIBOINE | 10½ |
7127 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Alexandria | B.4M. |
21 |
FORT CARIBOU | 10 |
7131 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Bone | A.6M. |
33 |
FORT CARILLON | 10 |
7129 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Bone | B.6M. |
13 |
FORT CONNOLLY | 10½ |
7133 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Sicily | B.8M. |
14 |
FORT DREW | 10 |
7144 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Sicily | A.6M. |
41 |
FORT FRASER | 10½ |
7128 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Algiers | A.B.6M. |
71 |
FORT GLEN LYON | 10 |
7131 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Alexandria | B.8M. |
36 |
FORT MCLEOD | 10 |
7127 |
Oban |
Bombay | A.B.4M. | |
84 |
FORT ST. PAUL (ND) | Coal/Ammunition |
Clyde |
Sicily | |||
82 |
FORT VILLE MARIE | 10 |
7122 |
Craft/Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Bombay/Colombo/Calcutta | A.4M. |
35 |
GREATHOPE | 9½ |
2297 |
Belfast |
Algiers/Oran | ||
125 |
HILVERSUM (Du) | 9 |
3719 |
Ballast |
Oban |
Buenos Aires | A.6M. |
85 |
HMS BARNDALE | BOOM DEFENCE VESSEL |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | |||
116 |
HMS BARNEHURST | BOOM DEFENCE VESSEL |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | |||
26 |
ITINDA | 10 |
Oban |
Mombassa | |||
105 |
KEDOE (Du) | DID NOT SAIL |
Belfast |
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43 |
LANRICK | 12 |
1267 |
Stores |
Oban |
Algiers | B.3M. |
114 |
LEIGHTON | 9 |
7412 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Rio de Janeiro/Santos | |
51 |
LOWLANDER | 13 |
3060 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Alexandria | A.6M. |
111 |
MACGREGOR LAIRD | 11 |
4992 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Takoradi/Lagos | A.4M. |
86 |
MALAKAND | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
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91 |
NELEUS | 12 |
6479 |
Stores/Deck Cargo |
Liverpool |
Freetown/W.Africa | A.B.6M. |
92 |
NEW BROOKLYN | 10 |
6546 |
Stores |
Oban |
Freetown | A.4M. |
123 |
NORJERV (Nor) | 9 |
5582 |
Chemicals |
Liverpool |
Buenos Aires | A.B.4C. |
12 |
NORTHLEIGH | 9½ |
Belfast |
Philippeville | |||
23 |
OCEAN FAITH | 10½ |
7173 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
North Africa | B.7M. |
83 |
OCEAN VALENTINE | 10½ |
7174 |
Stores/Gen. |
Oban |
Malta | A.6M. |
11 |
PENSHURST | 8 |
1454 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Algiers | B.3M. |
112 |
PETERSTON | 9 |
4680 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Freetown | A.8M. |
64 |
PORTSEA | 8½ |
Oban |
Gibraltar/Algiers | |||
66 |
RATHLIN | 12 |
1600 |
RESCUE SHIP |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | B.8M. |
122 |
SAINT ROSARIO | 10 |
4312 |
Coal |
Liverpool |
Buenos Aires | A.6M. |
46 |
SELVIK (Nor) | 8½ |
1557 |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | 3M. | |
94 |
SOLARIUM (T) | 10½ |
Clyde |
Lagos | A.B.6M. | ||
81 |
TIGRE (Nor) | 11 |
5498 |
Gen. |
Belfast |
Alexandria | A.6M. |
103 |
TROJAN STAR | 12½ |
9037 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Capetown | A.B.6M. |
102 |
TYNEMOUTH | 9½ |
3167 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Freetown | 8M. |
53 |
WARFIELD | 10 |
6070 |
Expl./Gen. |
Clyde |
Alexandria | |
72 |
WAYFARER | 10 |
5067 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Mombassa | A.6M. |
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 | ||||