| Depart Liverpool | September 17, 1943 (Separated September 28, 1943) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | October 8, 1943; September 29 , 1943 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 28 + 54= 82 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 26 + 56= 82 + 7 did not sail. |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 1 |
OS.55 formed the starboard wing of the convoy; Pdts 91-104, 111-136, 137.
Pdt. |
Vessel |
Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To |
Armament |
101 |
AKAOA | 13½ |
15129 |
Chems./10 cattle |
Liverpool |
Freetown/St.Helena/B.A. | A.B.7M. |
81 |
AUDUN | 8½ |
1303 |
Mlty Equip. |
Liverpool |
Algiers | B.6M. |
124 |
BALFE | 9 |
5369 |
Coal/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Montevideo/Buenos Aires | A.6M. |
53 |
BARON RAMSAY | 8½ |
3649 |
Coal |
Milford |
Bone | A.B.4M. |
12 |
BECHEVILLE | 7½ |
4228 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.B.6M. |
103 |
BELINDA (Nor)(T) | 11½ |
8324 |
Diesel Oil |
Milford |
Freetown | A.6M. |
33 |
BERWICKSHIRE | 12½ |
7464 |
Plane Dope/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Alexandria | A.B.6M. |
93 |
BLAIRNEVIS | 8 |
4155 |
Coal |
Milford |
Freetown | A.7M. |
86 |
BRIGHTON (ND) | 10 |
7350 |
Tanks/MT/Stores |
Clyde |
Philippeville | A.6M. |
114 |
BRITISH FORTITUDE (T) | 11 |
8482 |
Aviation Spirit |
Milford |
Ango-Ango, Belgian Congo | A.B.3M. |
77 |
BURY | 12 |
1686 |
RESCUE SHIP |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | B.4M. |
46 |
CAPE WRATH | 9 |
4512 |
Stores |
Oban |
Sicily | A.B.6M. |
64 |
CARLTON | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
||||
31 |
CITY OF YOKOHAMA | 12½ |
7341 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Alexandria | A.6M. |
32 |
CLAN MACINNES | 9 ½ |
4672 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Colombo/Trincomalee/Calcutta | A.B.6M. |
52 |
CLAN MCIVER | 10 |
4500 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said for Mombassa | A.B.7M.Bofor |
87 |
CLAN MURRAY | 11½ |
5953 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Malta | A.6M. |
104 |
CONGONIAN (T) | 9½ |
6081 |
Salt |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Burutu | A.B.8M. |
136 |
EGTON | 8½ |
4363 |
Coal |
Oban |
Montevideo | B.3M. |
25 |
EGYPTIAN PRINCE | 10 |
3490 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Gibraltar | 5M. |
132 |
EMPIRE ARUN | 9 |
5490 |
Coal |
Milford |
Rio de Janeiro | A.B.6M. |
137 |
EMPIRE BUCKLER (ND) | 11 |
Clyde |
River Plate | |||
83 |
EMPIRE DARING (ND) | 10 |
7058 |
Stores/M.T. |
Clyde |
Algiers | A.4M. |
24 |
EMPIRE FAITH | 11½ |
7061 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Iskenderun/Mersyne | A.B.4M. |
106 |
EMPIRE GAIN (T)(ND) | 12 |
5735 |
Ballast |
Oban |
Gibraltar | |
122 |
EMPIRE GALAHAD | 11 |
7046 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Buenos Aires | A.6M. |
95 |
EMPIRE GREBE | 8½ |
5735 |
Coal/Gen./AC. |
Liverpool |
Casablanca | A.B.8M. |
73 |
EMPIRE GUINEVERE | 10 |
7072 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Bone | A.6M. |
22 |
EMPIRE HARRY | 11 |
TUG |
Oban |
Pt.Said | ||
131 |
EMPIRE PIBROCH | 9 |
7046 |
Ballast |
Liverpool |
Buenos Aires | A.6M. |
82 |
EMPIRE PLOVER | 9½ |
6109 |
Stores/M.T. |
Clyde |
Algiers | A.B.9M. |
51 |
EMPIRE ROCK (ND) | 10¼ |
7061 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Algiers | A.B.9M.Bofor |
113 |
EMPIRE SWALE | 10½ |
5452 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Takoradi/Lagos | A.6M. |
26 |
EMPIRE TRENT | 8½ |
5006 |
Coal |
Oban |
Lisbon | |
75 |
EMPIRE ZEPHYR | 9 |
6326 |
Coal/Stores/Vehicles |
Milford |
Bougie | A.9M. |
56 |
ESSEX TRADER | 9½ |
7237 |
Stores |
Oban |
Bone | A.6M. |
105 |
EVINOS (Gk) | 9 |
5627 |
Coal |
Milford |
Casablanca | A.B.6M. |
43 |
EXPLORER | 10 |
6235 |
Stores |
Oban |
Pt.Said | A.8M.Bofor |
121 |
FORDSDALE | 13½ |
11022 |
Chems./Gen. |
Liverpool |
Buenos Aires | 2/6" 5M. |
84 |
FORT BELL (ND) | 10 |
7127 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Algiers | A.B.9M.Bofor |
23 |
FORT DAUPHIN (ND) | 10½ |
7133 |
Gen/Coal/Dope |
Milford |
Alexandria | A.4M. |
117 |
FORT DE DOUAUMENT (Fr) | 10 |
5266 |
Clyde |
Oran | ||
47 |
FORT ELLICE | 9½ |
7429 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Lisbon/Gibraltar | A.B.6M. |
63 |
FORT GRANT (ND) | 7133 |
Stores/M.T. |
Clyde |
Bone | ||
54 |
FORT LA TOUR (ND) | 10 |
7142 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Bone | A.6M. |
65 |
FORT STURGEON (ND) | 10½ |
7100 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Bone | |
72 |
GEZINA (Nor) | DID NOT SAIL |
Silloth |
||||
96 |
GLAISDALE | 8 |
3777 |
Coal |
Milford |
Oran | A.6M. |
66 |
GLENPOOL (T) | 10 |
1122 |
Ballast |
Milford |
N.Africa | B.2M. |
35 |
HELENCREST | 9 |
5232 |
Stores |
Oban |
Sicily | A.8M. |
126 |
IRIS | 10½ |
1478 |
Cable Ship |
Clyde |
Azores | B.4M. |
133 |
JANETA | 9½ |
5312 |
Coal |
Oban |
Buenos Aires | A.6M. |
112 |
KATANGA (Bel) | 10 |
5183 |
Gen./Stores |
Clyde |
Pointe Noire/Matadi | A.6M. |
13 |
KERMA | 8½ |
3650 |
Coal |
Oban |
Gibraltar | A.B.5M. |
41 |
KOHISTAN | 12 |
5883 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said for Shahpour | A.B.7M. |
21 |
KONG HAAKON VII (Nor)(ND) | 11 |
7073 |
Stores |
Milford |
Alexandria | A.B.8M. |
94 |
LIBERIAN | 9 ¼ |
5128 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Lagos/Duala | A.B.8M. |
11 |
LANGLEETARN | 9 |
4908 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.6M. |
123 |
LOMBARDY | 9½ |
3378 |
Gen.4 Bulls |
Liverpool |
Montevideo/Buenos Aires | B.4M. |
135 |
LYRAS (Gk) | 9 |
5685 |
Ballast |
Oban |
Buenos Aires | B.4M. |
45 |
MAHADAVI (ND) | 11 |
5459 |
Inflam Cargo/Gen. |
Clyde |
Alexandria/Pt.Said | A.4M. |
42 |
MAHOUT | 11½ |
7921 |
Stores/Plane Dope/AC |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Bombay/Calcutta | A.6M.Bofor |
61 |
MALANCHA | 13½ |
8124 |
Stores/AC/Vehicles |
Liverpool |
Karachi | A.6M. |
34 |
MALAYAN PRINCE | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
||||
76 |
MANNINGTON (T) | 12 |
1127 |
Ballast |
Milford |
N.Africa | B.3M. |
74 |
MARSA | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
||||
97 |
MATHILDA (Nor) | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
||||
57 |
MERCHANT ROYAL | 8 |
5008 |
Stores |
Oban |
Sicily | A.B.6M. |
37 |
NORTH DEVON | 8 |
3658 |
Coal |
Oban |
Huelva | |
14 |
OCEAN VOLUNTEER | 10½ |
7174 |
Mail/Stores |
Milford |
Lisbon | B.7M. |
107 |
OGMORE CASTLE | 8½ |
3481 |
Coal |
Milford |
Oran | A.6M. |
15 |
PANDORIAN (CSA) | 13 |
4159 |
Mail/Gen. |
Milford |
Lisbon | A.B.7M. |
102 |
PRINC ANDREJ (YS) | 9 |
5041 |
Coal |
Milford |
Freetown | B.5M. |
62 |
PRINCE SALVOR | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
||||
125 |
PRINCESSA | 12 |
8731 |
Ballast |
Milford |
Buenos Aires | A.B.8M. |
91 |
RHESUS | 12 |
6530 |
Stores |
Oban |
Freetown | |
116 |
ROYAL STAR | 12 |
7900 |
Chems./Gen. |
Oban |
Montevideo | A.B.4M. |
134 |
SHERIDAN | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
||||
111 |
SILVERLARCH | 11 |
5064 |
Coal |
Oban |
Takoradi/Lagos | A.6M. |
115 |
SILVERLAUREL | 14½ |
6142 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Takoradi | A.4M. |
16 |
STANHOPE | 8½ |
2337 |
Gen/Stores/Coal |
Milford |
Lisbon | B.5M. |
36 |
STANMORE | 10 |
4970 |
Stores |
Oban |
Sicily | A.5M. |
127 |
STE. MAXINE (Fr) | 5266 |
Clyde |
Casablanca | |||
92 |
SVETI VLAHO (YS) | 9 |
5965 |
Coal |
Milford |
Freetown | 2B.5M. |
55 |
TITUSVILLE (T) | 10 |
1127 |
Ballast |
Milford |
N.Africa | B.4M. |
44 |
TJIBADAK (Du) | 12½ |
7803 |
Stores/Craft/AC. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said for Trincomalee | 2/3" 6M. |
67 |
TJIMANOEK (Du) | 10 |
5628 |
Stores |
Oban |
Pt.Said/Mid.East | A.6M. |
71 |
VAN DE CAPELLE (Du)(ND) | 10 |
7037 |
Vehicles/Stores |
Milford |
Algiers | A.B.10M. |
85 |
WINSUM | 8½ |
324 |
Coal |
Liverpool |
Oran | A.6M. |
KEY |
|||||
| A = | 4" or 4.7" Guns | DC = | Depth Charges | (ND) |
Ship fitted with Admiralty Net defence. |
| B = | 3" or 12 Pounder Guns | K = | Kites | (CAM) |
Catapault Aircraft Merchant Ship. |
| C = | Oerlikon | KB = | Kite Balloons | (T) |
Tanker |
| M = | Machine Guns | ||||