| Depart Liverpool | December 25, 1943 (Separated January 7, 1944) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | January 17, 1944; January 7, 1944 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 10 + 40 = 50 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 17 + 35 = 52 + 11 did not sail + 1 LST. |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 0 |
OS.63 formed from Pdts 81, 84, 95- 96, 101-124.
Note: LST 26 sailed in Pdt 26 for Gibraltar and LST 35 did not sail.
Pdt. |
Vessel | Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To | Armament |
54 |
AMBERTON | 8½ |
5377 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Oban |
Naples | A.B.6M. |
31 |
ARGYL | 9 |
4897 |
Vehicles/Stores |
Clyde |
Taranto Area | |
32 |
ASTRID (Nor) | 8½ |
2861 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Milford |
Naples | A.B.6M. |
106 |
BARON DOUGLAS | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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56 |
BAXTERGATE | 8 |
5531 |
Lorries/Coal |
Oban |
Algiers/Souse | |
82 |
BELNOR (Nor) | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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84 |
COLUMBIA STAR | 14 |
8293 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Montevideo/Buenos Aires | A.B.8M. |
113 |
CORDILLERA | 11 |
6865 |
Oban |
Buenos Aires | ||
65 |
COULBEG | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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104 |
DANAE II | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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81 |
DAVID LIVINGSTONE | 11 |
5013 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Takoradi/Lagos | B.4M. |
121 |
DEIDO | 8½ |
3894 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Takoradi/Pt.Harcourt | A.6M. |
63 |
DUNAV (YS) | 8 |
4369 |
Gov.Cargo |
Oban |
La Goulette/Tunis | |
123 |
EMPIRE BARDOLPH | 11½ |
7071 |
Ballast |
Milford |
River Plate | A.4M. |
94 |
EMPIRE BARRIE | 9 |
7167 |
Gen./Ammo |
Oban |
Pt.Sudan/Aden/Dar-es-Salaam | A.B.8M. |
25 |
EMPIRE DUKE | 10 |
7420 |
Coal |
Oban |
Oran | A.6M. |
21 |
EMPIRE FLAME | 8½ |
7069 |
Vehicles/Stores/Planes |
Clyde |
Algiers | A.B.7M. |
112 |
EMPIRE HIGHWAY | 11½ |
7166 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Buenos Aires | A.B.4M. |
86 |
EMPIRE MOONRISE | 11 |
6857 |
Aultbea |
Taranto Area | ||
64 |
EMPIRE PEACOCK | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
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85 |
EMPIRE SPLENDOUR (ND) | 12 |
7335 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Bombay/Colombo/Trincomalee/ | A.B.6M. |
35 |
EMPIRE THACKERAY | 9½ |
2864 |
Pitch/Coal/Vehicles |
Liverpool |
Algiers/Bone | A.B.4M. |
12 |
EMPIRE USK | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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41 |
EMPIRE WYCLIF | 8 |
6966 |
Stores/Deck cargo |
Clyde |
Taranto Area | A.7M. |
96 |
ESTURIA (T) | 8 |
6968 |
Milford |
Horta/Azores | ||
124 |
FANAD HEAD | 10 |
5037 |
Planes/Ammunition |
Liverpool |
Casablanca | A.4M. |
53 |
FORT ABITIBI | 10½ |
7125 |
Gov.Cargo |
Oban |
Taranto Area | A.8M. |
13 |
FYLINGDALE | 8 |
3918 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | A.B.4M. |
42 |
HARMATTAN | 8 |
4558 |
Gov.Cargo |
Oban |
Taranto Area | |
102 |
HELDER (Du) | 10½ |
3629 |
Cement/Gen. |
Oban |
Dakar | |
101 |
HENRI JASPAR (Bel) | 13 |
5760 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Duali/Matadi | A.4M. |
66 |
INNERTON | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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92 |
KAIMATA | 12 |
5269 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Karachi/Bombay | A.B.9M. |
86 |
KANA | 10 |
2783 |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | ||
11 |
KELBERGEN (Du) | 9 |
4823 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | B.7M. |
43 |
KING WILLIAM | 8½ |
5274 |
Ore/Ammunition/Mail |
Clyde |
Malta | A.8M. |
62 |
KUMASIAN | 11 |
7221 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Haifa/Mid.East | A.B.6M. |
52 |
KYKLADES (Gk) | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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122 |
LEONIDAS N.CONDYLIS (Gk) | 9½ |
3923 |
Coal |
Milford |
Buenos Aires | A.4M. |
71 |
MANCHESTER EXPORTER | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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44 |
MOUNT OTHRYS | 8½ |
6527 |
Pitch/Coal/Potatoes |
Liverpool |
Oran/Algiers | A.4M. |
111 |
NEW BROOKLYN | 9 |
6456 |
Potatoes/Coal/Gen |
Liverpool |
Tenerife/Takoradi/Lagos | A.4M. |
115 |
NICALAO VIRGINIA (Gk) | 9 |
6869 |
Coal |
Milford |
Freetown | A.4M. |
15 |
NORTH DEVON | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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55 |
NORVARG (Nor) | 4748 |
Aultbea |
Naples | |||
34 |
OCEAN GALLANT | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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14 |
OGMORE CASTLE | 8½ |
2481 |
Coal |
Milford |
Lisbon | A.B.4M. |
95 |
OLAF BERGH (Nor) | 9 |
5811 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Freetown | A.7M. |
24 |
PACIFIC SHIPPER | 9¼ |
6290 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | A.6M. |
105 |
PETERSTON | 8½ |
4860 |
Coal |
Milford |
Dakar | |
114 |
SAN ANDRES (Nor) | 10 |
1977 |
Ballast |
Oban |
Dakar/Bathurst | 6M. |
22 |
SENGA (YS) | 8½ |
5119 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Milford |
Bougie/Bizerta | B.4M. |
45 |
SIREHEI (Nor) | 9 |
3888 |
Lorries/Coal |
Clyde |
Oran | B.5M. |
125 |
ST. ROSARIO | 9 |
4312 |
Steel/Gen. |
Milford |
Mid.East | A.4M. |
46 |
STANWELL | 9 |
5757 |
Coal |
Milford |
Naples | A.B.4M. |
33 |
TEUCER | 11½ |
9078 |
Stores/Planes |
Liverpool |
Alex. or Pt.Said/Mid.East | A.B.5M. |
61 |
TRADER | 10 |
6087 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Pt.Said/Bombay | |
91 |
TURKISTAN | 10 |
6935 |
Inflam.Stores |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Bombay/Calcutta | A.B.4M. |
103 |
UMTALI | 13½ |
8134 |
Gen. |
Milford |
Freetown/Capetown | 6" 8M. |
93 |
VILLE DE MAJUNGA | 9 |
6174 |
Stores/Planes/Gen. |
Clyde |
Aden/Mombassa/Dar-es-Salaam | 6M. |
51 |
WEST POINT | 8½ |
4999 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Naples | A.B.6M. |
23 |
WINSUM (Du) | 8½ |
3224 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.7M. |
83 |
YEARBY | 8½ |
5666 |
Gov.Cargo |
Oban |
Naples | |
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 | ||||