Convoy OS.54/KMS.25

 

Depart Liverpool August 27, 1943 (Separated September 8, 1943)
Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar September 17, 1943; September 10, 1943
No. of vessels (Hague) 11 + 41= 52
No. of vessels accounted for here

23 + 42= 65 + 4 did not sail.

Vessels lost from convoy

0

OS.54 formed the starboard wing of the convoy; Pdts 91-125.

Pdt.
Vessel
Kts.
Tons
Cargo
From
To Armament
86
ACCRINGTON
11
1678
RESCUE SHIP
Clyde
Gibraltar B.4M.
101
ADRASTUS
14½
7905
Planes/Gen.
Oban
Pt.Harcourt A.10M.
116
AGIA MARINA (Gk)
9
4254
Coal
Oban
Montevideo  
103
AMSTELKERK (Du)
12
4457
Planes/Stores
Liverpool
Lagos/Calabar A.6M.
125
ANNA N. GOULANDRIS (Gk)
4358
 
Oban
Buenos Aires  
34
APPLEDORE
9
5217
Ammo./Stores
Oban
Sicily A.6M.
42
BARON RENFREW
3635
Stores
Oban
Alexandria A.4M.
63
BARON SCOTT
4574
Vehicles/Stores
Clyde
Bone A.5M.
14
BARON YARBOROUGH
3388
Coal
Milford
Gibraltar A.B.6M.
25
BIALYSTOK (Pol)
10
7173
Vehicles/Stores
Clyde
Sicily B.9M.
46
BOLTON HALL
8
4824
Coke
Oban
Huelva A.6M.
92
BORNHOLM
3177
Coal
Milford
Freetown A.7M.
12
BRIDGEPOOL
4845
Coal
Milford
Gibraltar A.B.14M.
56
BUR (Sw)
9
1956
Coal
Oban
Gibraltar  
61
CITY OF EXETER
12½
9654
Transport/Gen.
Liverpool
Pt.Said/Bombay/Calcutta A.6M.
22
COMLIEBANK
10
5149
Gen.
Liverpool
Alexandria/Mid.East A.
55
COULBEG
5217
Stores
Oban
Bone A..6M
41
CRAIGLAS
10
4312
Stores
Liverpool
Philippeville A.B.6M.
112
DAVID LIVINGSTONE
11½
5013
Toxic Stores
Clyde
Takoradi/Lagos/Duala A.B.6M.
54
EMPIRE ADDISON
10
7009
Vehicles/Stores
Clyde
Bone/Philippeville A.6M.
72
EMPIRE CLIVE
8
7069
Vehicles/Ammo.
Clyde
Bone/Philippeville A.6M.
52
EMPIRE CORMORANT
5820
Coal/Gen.
Milford
Bougie/Algiers A.8M.
124
EMPIRE GERAINT (ND)
10
6991
Coal
Milford
River Plate A.6M.
65
EMPIRE LIVINGSTONE
6997
Gen.
Milford
Bone A.9M.
44
EMPIRE SUCCESS
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde
   
62
EMPIRE TIDE
11¾
6978
Coal
Milford
Algiers A.10M.
15
EMPIRE USK
9
3229
Coal
Oban
Gibraltar B.4M.
81
EXILONA (US)
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde
   
83
FORT ATHABASKA (ND)
10
7131
Coal/Gen.
Oban
Algiers A.6M.
82
FORT GIBRALTAR (ND)
9
7134
Coal/Stores
Oban
Algiers A.10M.
45
FORT GLOUCESTER (ND)
10
7127
Gen.
Oban
Sicily A.6M.
35
FORT LA MAUNE
10½
7130
Stores
Oban
Sicily A.6M.
53
FORT MACPHERSON (ND)
10
7124
Stores
Milford
Bone B.7M.
81
FORT ST. FRANCOIS
10½
7130
Stores
Oban
Algiers  
24
FORT ST. JAMES
10
7128
Stores
Oban
Sicily A.4M.
13
FRANKA (Ys)
5282
Coal
Milford
Gibraltar A.4M.
106
GASCONY
10
4716
Chems/Gen.
Clyde
Rio de Janeiro/Rio Grande A.B.6M.
123
GERARD DOU (Du)
11½
7242
Stores
Milford
Casablanca/WA A.4M.
23
GLENAPP
12
9503
Planes/Stores
Liverpool
Alexandria/Pt.Said/Haifa A.B.6M.
75
GLENIFFER
10
9558
Stores
Liverpool
Malta A.6M.
43
GOVERT FLINCK (Du)(ND)
9
7178
Stores/Coal
Liverpool
Bone/Philippeville B.6M.
73
GUDRUN (Nor)
1128
Coal
Liverpool
Oran 9M.
66
ILE DE BREHAT (Fr)
9
6176
Gen.
Clyde
Gibraltar A.B.8M.
74
INNERTON
DID NOT SAIL
Milford
   
91
JOHN HOLT
12
4964
Gen.
Liverpool
Freetown A.8M.
105
KEDOE (Du)
10½
3684
Coal
Milford
Rio de Janeiro A.6M.
32
MANCHESTER COMMERCE
11
5343
Gen.
Liverpool
Alexandria/Pt.Said/Haifa A.B.6M.
76
MANCHESTER PORT
13
7070
Gen.
Liverpool
Gibraltar A.B.8M.
96
MARIJA PETRINOVIC (Ys)
10
5684
Coal
Oban
Buenos Aires 4M.
121
NEW COLUMBIA
9
6573
Coal
Milford
Takoradi/Matadi A.5M.
94
NEW TEXAS
6567
Stores
Oban
Dakar/Lagos A.6M.
115
NOCOLAS (Gk)
4540
Ballast
Oban
Buenos Aires  
93
NORDLYS
3726
Coal
Milford
Freetown A.
114
NOREFJORD (Nor)
10
3082
Coal
Milford
Freetown A.8M.
71
NORMANDY COAST
9
1427
Stores
Liverpool
Algiers 6pdr 6M.
51
ORIENT CITY
10
5095
Stores
Liverpool
Algiers A.B.6M.
84
P.L.M.17
8
4008
Coal
Oban
Oran or Algiers B.5M.
122
PALEMBANG
8
7071
Ballast
Oban
Takoradi A.5M.
95
PAUL DE ROUSIERS (Fr)
3547
Coal
Milford
Dakar A.6M.
21
PORT WELLINGTON (ND)
10
7131
Stores
Aultbea
Bone A.8M.
104
RUTENFJELL (Nor)
1334
Gen.
Clyde
Bathurst 4M.
64
SCHIAFFINO (Fr)
DID NOT SAIL
Oban
   
33
SHAHZADA
11
5450
 
Aultbea
Pt.Said/Bombay  
11
SIREHEI
9
3888
Coal
Liverpool
Gibraltar B.5M.
31
STREEFKERK (Du)
9
6185
Stores/Gen.
Milford
Alexandria/Mid.East A.8M.
111
STUYVESANT (Du)
12
4249
Stores/Gen.
Liverpool
Freetown/Lagos/Pt.Harcourt A.4M.
102
TROILUS
14
7241
Planes/Stores
Liverpool
Freetown/Takoradi/Lagos A.6M.
113
TROUBADOUR (Nor)
11½
5808
Gen.
Liverpool
Freetown/Durban/Mauritius A.9M.
85
VAN OSTADE (Du)
9
2889
Coal
Milford
Oran A.7M.


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 = Oerlikon KB = Kite Balloons
(T)
Tanker
M = Machine Guns