| Depart Liverpool | December 8, 1943 (Separated December 19, 1943) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | December 29, 1943; December 20, 1943 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 4 + 38 = 42 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 7 + 36 = 43 + 5 did not sail. |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 0 |
OS.61 formed from Pdts 71, 95, 103, 104, 112-114.
Note: The Cruising Order also lists LST 36 and LST 37 for Pdts 105, 115.
Pdt. |
Vessel | Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To | Armament |
94 |
AGEN (Fr) | 8 |
4185 |
Coal |
Milford |
Oran | A.4M. |
102 |
ALLERTON | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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34 |
ANGLO INDIAN | 9 |
5609 |
Stores/Vehicles |
Clyde |
Taranto Area | A.6M. |
44 |
BARON FAIRLIE | 9½ |
6705 |
Stores/Vehicles |
Clyde |
Naples | A.B.6M. |
25 |
BARRGROVE | 9 |
5222 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.4M. |
14 |
BARRINGTON COURT | 4910 |
Grain |
Clyde |
Lisbon | A.8M. | |
111 |
BOTHNIA | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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24 |
CHERTSEY | 9½ |
5997 |
Stores |
Aultbea |
Taranto Area | A. Bofor 9M. |
51 |
CLAN MACGILLIVRAY | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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82 |
CLAN MACILWRAITH | 11½ |
Stores |
Clyde |
Calcutta/Colombo/Madras | ||
104 |
COMMANDANT DORISE | 9 |
5529 |
Stores/Gen. |
Oban |
Ascension/Capetown/Beira | B.8M. |
23 |
DIMITRIOS INGLESSIS (Gk) | 9 |
5275 |
Coal/Gen. |
Oban |
Sicily | B.8M. |
92 |
DRAMMENSFJORD (Nor) | 9 |
5339 |
Vehicles/Stores |
Clyde |
Malta | A.6M. |
13 |
ELIZABETH MASSEY | DID NOT SAIL |
Milford |
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93 |
EMPIRE AUSTEN | 8½ |
7057 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Algiers | A.B.4M. |
35 |
EMPIRE BOSWELL | 9 |
2875 |
Coke |
Aultbea |
Lisbon | |
53 |
EMPIRE GALE | 9½ |
7089 |
Stores |
Oban |
Naples | A.B.10M. |
81 |
EMPIRE RAZORBILL | 9 |
5117 |
Coal/Vehicles |
Oban |
Algiers/Oran | A.8M. |
33 |
EMPIRE SNOW | 8½ |
6326 |
Stores/Vehicles |
Clyde |
Taranto Area | A.B.6M. |
31 |
FAIRWATER | 8 |
4108 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Naples | A.6M. |
15 |
FORT COVINGTON (ND) | 7122 |
Clyde |
Lisbon | A.4M. | ||
112 |
FORT GEORGE | 10 |
7128 |
Gen./Stores |
Liverpool |
Casablanca/Takoradi | A.B.9M. |
101 |
FORT MEDUCTIC | 10 |
7134 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Algiers | 2B. Bofor 6M. |
114 |
INGLETON (ND) | 9 |
7203 |
Coal |
Milford |
Rio de Janeiro or Oran | A.6M. |
12 |
INGMAN | 8½ |
3168 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.6M. |
84 |
JOHILLA | 9 |
4042 |
Gen. |
Aultbea |
Bombay | A.4M. |
11 |
KEILEHAVEN (Du) | 8 |
2967 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.6M. |
113 |
KIRUNA (Sw) | 9 |
5484 |
Coal |
Milford |
Dakar | |
95 |
LINGE (Du) | 8 |
2114 |
Petrol Drums |
Milford |
Azores | B.6M. |
45 |
LISBETH (Nor) | 8 |
2732 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Lisbon | A.4M. |
52 |
MADOERA (Du) | 10 |
9382 |
Gen./Stores |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said or Alexandria | A.8M. |
21 |
MADRAS CITY | 10½ |
5092 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Taranto Area | A.4M. |
72 |
MAHANADA | 13½ |
8971 |
Gen./Stores |
Clyde |
Colombo/Bombay | A.B.8M. |
54 |
MALAMPUS (Du) | 12½ |
5962 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Aden/Bombay/Calcutta | A.6M. |
32 |
MANCHESTER COMMERCE | 11½ |
5343 |
Gen. |
Aultbea |
Sicily | A.7M. |
91 |
MANCHESTER PORT | 13½ |
7070 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Malta | A.B.8M. |
41 |
MARTAND | 13½ |
7967 |
Planes/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Karachi | A.4M. |
103 |
MERTON | 8½ |
7195 |
Coal |
Milford |
Freetown | A.B.8M. |
42 |
OCEAN VESPER | 10 |
7174 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Naples | A.B.7M. |
56 |
PINTO | 12 |
1345 |
RESCUE SHIP |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | B. |
73 |
RIO BRAVO (US)(T) | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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71 |
SOBO | 12½ |
5353 |
Stores/Gen. |
Oban |
Freetown/Lagos | A. Bofor 8M. |
85 |
STAD ARNHEM (Du) | 8 |
3819 |
Coal |
Aultbea |
Oran | A.6M. |
43 |
STANHILL | 9 |
5969 |
Stores/Vehicles |
Clyde |
Naples | A.B.9M. |
61 |
TACTICIAN | 10½ |
5995 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Bombay | A.B.4M. |
74 |
TEMPLE INN | 10 |
5218 |
Planes/Vehicles etc |
Clyde |
Algiers | A.B.4M. |
83 |
TIBA (Du) | 11 |
5329 |
Stores/Tanks/Acid |
Clyde |
Bone | A.B.6M. |
22 |
ZYPENBERG (Du) | 8½ |
5057 |
Coal |
Oban |
Gibraltar | A.6M. |
KEY |
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| 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 | ||||