| Depart Liverpool | January 3, 1944 (Separated January 15, 1944) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | January 26, 1944; January 17, 1944 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 3 + 35 = 38 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 6 + 32 = 38 + 12 did not sail + 1 Oiler + 1 LST . |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 0 |
Note: LST 35 (Gk) sailed for Gibraltar in Pendant 23.
Pdt. |
Vessel |
Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To |
Armament |
103 |
ANNA N.GOULANDRIS (Gk) | 8 |
4358 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Milford |
Algiers | A.6M. |
61 |
ANTILOCHUS | 12 |
9081 |
Stores/Gen/Planes |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Bombay | A.B.8M. |
83 |
ATLANTIC CITY | 11 |
5133 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Algiers | A.6M. |
82 |
BARON DOUGLAS | 8½ |
3899 |
Gen./Coal |
Clyde |
Algiers | A.5M. |
22 |
BARON NAPIER | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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101 |
BIAFRA | 8½ |
5405 |
Coal/Cement |
Oban |
Pepel/Freetown/Lagos | |
81 |
BOSPHORUS (Nor) | 12 |
2111 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown | B.4M |
34 |
CITY OF LEICESTER | 9 |
3351 |
Cement/Stores/Ammo |
Aultbea |
Gibraltar | A.6M. |
75 |
COPELAND | 12 |
1525 |
RESCUE SHIP |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | 2B. Bofor 4M. |
71 |
COULBEG | 9½ |
5237 |
Clyde |
Naples | A. Bofor 6M. | |
35 |
CYDONIA | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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113 |
DANAE II | 9½ |
2660 |
Cement |
Oban |
Dakar | |
84 |
DOORMAN (Du) | DID NOT SAIL |
Milford |
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92 |
EDAM (Du) | 12½ |
8871 |
Gen. |
Aultbea |
Mid.East | A.6M. |
14 |
EMPIRE CAXTON | 8½ |
2873 |
Coal |
Milford |
Lisbon | B.7M. |
24 |
EMPIRE CORMORANT | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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115 |
EMPIRE GERAINT | 11 |
6991 |
Clyde |
Buenos Aires | A.8M. | |
52 |
EMPIRE GRANGE | 11 |
6981 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Naples | A.B.8M. |
12 |
EMPIRE MELODY | 8 |
2882 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.B.6M. |
54 |
EMPIRE OPPOSUM | 8 |
5644 |
Stores |
Milford |
Taranto Area | A.6M. |
53 |
EMPIRE PEACOCK | 8½ |
6098 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Taranto Area | B.8M. |
42 |
EMPIRE STRONGHOLD | 10½ |
7000 |
Aultbea |
North Africa | ||
56 |
EMPIRE THACKERAY | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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31 |
EMPIRE USK | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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21 |
EMPIRE WOLFE | 8 |
2873 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Seville | A.7M. |
91 |
ESKDALEGATE | 4250 |
Vehicles/Coal/Coke |
Clyde |
La Goulette/Tunis | ||
44 |
FORT LENNOX | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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43 |
FORT NORMAN | 10½ |
7133 |
Potatoes/Stores/V'cles |
Milford |
Sicily/Bone | A.7M. |
33 |
GOVERNOR | 10½ |
5370 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Colombo/Madras | 2B.6M. |
102 |
HARTBRIDGE | 8 |
5080 |
Coal |
Milford |
Oran/Algiers | A.4M. |
32 |
KYKLADES (Gk) | 9 |
7157 |
Gov.Cargo |
Oban |
Naples | |
45 |
LAGUNA | 10 |
6466 |
Potatoes/Copper Sulphate |
Liverpool |
Valencia | A.B.6M. |
104 |
LORNASTON | 8½ |
4934 |
Coal/Potatoes |
Aultbea |
Oran/Algiers | A.6M. |
93 |
MANCHESTER EXPORTER | 11½ |
5277 |
Stores |
Belfast |
Naples | A.4M. |
51 |
MARSDALE | 12½ |
4890 |
Stores/Gen. |
Oban |
Alexandria/Mid.East | |
15 |
MAYCREST | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
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41 |
MERCHANT ROYAL | 7½ |
5008 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Clyde |
Naples | A.B.6M. |
11 |
NORDLYS | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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25 |
NORTH DEVON | 8 |
3658 |
Pitch/POW Mail |
Aultbea |
Lisbon | |
112 |
OCEAN GALLANT | 10½ |
7178 |
Stores |
Oban |
Bone/Algiers | |
55 |
OCEAN VULCAN | 10 |
7174 |
Stores |
Milford |
Taranto Area | 2B. Bofor |
94 |
PALACIO | 12 |
1346 |
Cased Petrol |
Belfast |
Azores | |
105 |
PORT MELBOURNE | 10 |
9142 |
Coal |
Milford |
River Plate | A.6M. |
114 |
PRINCESA | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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72 |
SCOTTISH AMERICAN (T) | OILER |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | A.B.5M. | ||
95 |
SRECA (YS) | 8½ |
5340 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Oran | B.5M. |
85 |
STAMOS (Gk) | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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73 |
TELESFORA DE LARRINAGA | 8 |
5780 |
Gen/Potatoes |
Liverpool |
Naples | A.B.6M. |
13 |
THEOMITOR (Gk) | 8 |
4427 |
Coal |
Aultbea |
Gibraltar | A.5M. |
74 |
VAN HONTHORST (Du) | 8½ |
6140 |
STO Equipment |
Aultbea |
Naples | A.B.Bofor 8M. |
111 |
VAN OSTADE (Du) | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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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 | ||||