| Depart Liverpool | January 24, 1944 (Separated February 5, 1944) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | February 15, 1944; February 7, 1944 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 0 + 41 = 41 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 13 + 41 = 54 + 12 did not sail. |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 0 |
OS.66 was in the starboard wing of convoy.
Pdt. |
Vessel | Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To | Armament |
82 |
ALGORAB (Du) | 9 |
4938 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Pt.Said | A.8M. |
14 |
ARY LENSEN | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
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92 |
ASHBURY | 7½ |
3901 |
Oban |
Philippeville | ||
63 |
BALFE | 9½ |
5326 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Alexandria | A.8M. |
52 |
BARON BELHAVEN | 9 |
6971 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Bombay | A.5C. |
23 |
BARON ELGIN | 8½ |
3941 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.12M. |
46 |
BARON HAIG | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
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11 |
BARON RAMSEY | 8½ |
3649 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.C.5M. |
135 |
BELGIAN CREW | 10½ |
7048 |
Coal |
Milford |
Freetown/Horta | A.B.8M. |
36 |
BESTIK (Nor) | 8½ |
2684 |
Coal |
Oban |
Lisbon | B.4M. |
91 |
BLAIRDEVON | 8 |
3282 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Bone | A.4C.4M. |
83 |
BUTESHIRE | 12 |
6589 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Sudan/Aden/Mombassa | A.8M. |
102 |
CALGARY | 9½ |
7206 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Lagos/Pt.Harcourt | A.4M. |
116 |
CETUS (Nor) | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
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64 |
CITY OF DUNKIRK | 9½ |
5861 |
Oban |
Alexandria | ||
84 |
CITY OF ADELAIDE | 12 |
6587 |
Rails/Gov.Stores |
Oban |
India | A.5C. |
53 |
CITY OF CAPETOWN | 16 |
8046 |
Clyde |
Colombo/Madras/Calcutta | A.B.4M. | |
61 |
CITY OF HONG KONG | 12½ |
9606 |
Chems/Gen |
Liverpool |
Bombay | A.5M. |
121 |
COCHRANE | 10 |
7203 |
Oban |
Freetown/Takoradi/Pt.Harcourt | ||
111 |
CONAKRIAN | 9½ |
4876 |
Loch Ewe |
Bathurst | ||
33 |
DANBY | DID NOT SAIL |
Milford |
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114 |
DUNSTER GRANGE | 13 |
9494 |
Liverpool |
Montevideo/Bueno Aires | A.6M. | |
124 |
ELG (Nor) | 9 |
4014 |
Coke/Coal |
Oban |
Oran | 6M. |
133 |
EMPIRE BUCKLER | 10 |
7046 |
Ballast |
Clyde |
River Plate | A.4C.4M. |
65 |
EMPIRE CABOT | 8½ |
6715 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Malta | A.B.6M. |
35 |
EMPIRE CONRAD | 10 |
7009 |
Oban |
Naples | ||
105 |
EMPIRE CORMORANT | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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32 |
EMPIRE CROWN (ND) | Clyde |
Naples | ||||
131 |
EMPIRE GALAHAD | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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93 |
EMPIRE GARETH | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
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22 |
EMPIRE GAZELLE | 9 |
4828 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | B.C.4M. |
103 |
EMPIRE KINSMAN | 10½ |
6744 |
Oban |
Naples | ||
134 |
EMPIRE NIGHTINGALE | 8½ |
5697 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Oran/Algiers | A.6C.4M. |
41 |
EMPIRE STOUR | 9 |
4696 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Tarranto Area | A.8M. |
44 |
ENGLISH MONARCH | 8½ |
4557 |
Clyde |
Tarranto Area | A.B.4C.2M. | |
26 |
ERRINGTON COURT | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
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15 |
FINLAND | 9 |
1333 |
POW Parcels/Coal |
Milford |
Lisbon | B.4C. |
21 |
FLAMINIAN | 9 |
2939 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Valencia/Gibraltar | C.4M. |
71 |
FORT PRUDHOMME (ND) | 10`½ |
7167 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Belfast |
Alexandria | A.2C.4M. |
42 |
FRANS HALS (Du) | 10 |
6626 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Tarranto Area | A.B.6M. |
45 |
GLENPARK | 9 |
5136 |
Gen./Carbide |
Belfast |
Tarranto Area | A.6M. |
51 |
GUJARAT | 9 |
4149 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Persian Gulf | B.4C. |
115 |
JOHN L. D. | 5795 |
Gen./Ammonia |
Clyde |
Algiers | A.2C.6M. | |
122 |
KEDOE (Du) | 10½ |
3684 |
Loch Ewe |
Dakar/Freetown | ||
13 |
KING FREDERICK | 9 |
3203 |
Coal |
Oban |
Gibraltar | A.4M. |
56 |
LANGLEBROOK | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
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123 |
LEEDS CITY | 9 |
Coal/Potash |
Liverpool |
Casablanca | A.6M. | |
54 |
MANDALAY | 9 |
5529 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Alexandria | A.2C.6M. |
31 |
MERCHANT ROYAL | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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12 |
NORDFLINGE | 8½ |
2873 |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | B.6M. | |
16 |
NORDLYS | 7½ |
3726 |
Milford |
Gibraltar | ||
25 |
NOVASLI (Nor) | 8 |
3204 |
Coal |
Oban |
Gibraltar | 4M. |
43 |
OCEAN GLORY (ND) | 9½ |
7178 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Tarranto Area | 2B.7M. |
55 |
OCEAN RIDER (ND) | 10 |
7178 |
Vehicles/Stores |
Milford |
Mid.East | 2B.7M. |
125 |
OCEAN VANITY | 10 |
7174 |
Clyde |
Azores | B.10M. | |
126 |
OTTRINGE | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
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85 |
PENDEEN | 8½ |
4174 |
Gen/Coal |
Milford |
Bone | A.4C. |
113 |
PORT DUNEDIN | 12½ |
7441 |
Milford |
River Plate | A.4C. | |
81 |
RENA (Nor) | 9 |
5242 |
Coal |
Liverpool |
Freetown | A.6M. |
34 |
SAN RAFAEL (Pan) | 9½ |
5378 |
Milford |
Naples | B.4C.2M. | |
62 |
SAPAROEA (Du) | 12 |
6668 |
Dangerous Cargo |
Oban |
Alexandria/Pt.Said | |
24 |
TILEMACHOS (Gk) | 8 |
3658 |
Milford |
Gibraltar | ||
101 |
TILSINGTON COURT | 8½ |
6910 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Bone | A.B.4C.2M. |
112 |
TOMBOUCTOU | 9½ |
5636 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Duala | A.6M. |
132 |
TROILUS | 14 |
7421 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Santos | A.6M. |
104 |
TYNMOUTH | 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 | ||||