| Depart Liverpool | March 14, 1944 (Separated March 25, 1944) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | April 4, 1944; March 27, 1944 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 8 + 34 = 42 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 8 + 36 = 44 + 8 did not sail. |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 0 |
OS.71 was in the starboard wing of convoy; Pdts 95, 102-104, 111-115.
Pdt. |
Vessel |
Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To |
Armament |
104 |
ALBION STAR | 11 |
7946 |
Ballast |
Oban |
Buenos Aires | A.4M. |
24 |
ANGELO | 12 |
2199 |
Stores |
Oban |
Gibraltar F/O Malta | |
35 |
ANNA (Gk) | 8½ |
5173 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | A.6M. |
71 |
ATLANTIAN | 11 |
6549 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Capetown | A.8M. |
91 |
BARRGROVE | 8½ |
5222 |
Coal |
Oban |
Phillipeville | A.4M. |
94 |
BAXTERGATE | 8 |
5531 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Oran | A.B.5M. |
114 |
BENEDICT | 10½ |
4949 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Rio de Janiero | A.B.7M. |
75 |
CHATEAUROUX (Fr) | 8½ |
4765 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Oran | A.4M. |
83 |
CLEARPOOL | 8 |
5403 |
Fuel/Coal |
Belfast |
Bougie | A.7M. |
34 |
DAMBY | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
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41 |
DEBRETT | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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56 |
DEWSBURY | 11 |
1686 |
RESCUE SHIP |
Clyde |
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11 |
EMPIRE CAXTON | 8½ |
2873 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Lisbon | B.7M. |
82 |
EMPIRE FAL | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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45 |
EMPIRE LIONEL | 10 |
7030 |
Vehicles/Spirit/Mail |
Clyde |
Malta | A.B.8M. |
33 |
EMPIRE MELODY | 9 |
2882 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | B.10M. |
95 |
EMPIRE STRENGTH | 12 |
7355 |
Ballast |
Belfast |
Buenos Aires | A.B.4M. |
22 |
EMPIRE STUART | DID NOT SAIL |
Belfast |
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13 |
EMPIRE WOLFE | 8 |
2873 |
Gen. |
Loch Ewe |
Lisbon | A.6M. |
21 |
EMPIRE ZEPHYR | 8½ |
6327 |
Gen/Coal/Planes |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar | A.10M. |
54 |
ENGLISH PRINCE | 10 |
7275 |
Potatoes/Vehicles |
Oban |
Alexandria | A.6M. |
113 |
FILLEIGH | 8½ |
4856 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Dakar | A.4M. |
115 |
FORT LA TOUR (ND) | 10 |
7142 |
Coal |
Liverpool |
Azores | A.6M. |
42 |
FORT MAISSONEUVE (ND) | 10 |
7128 |
Gen/Mail/Vehicles. |
Liverpool |
Taranto Area | A.B.Bofor 7M. |
44 |
FORT MISSANABIE (ND) | 10 |
7174 |
Guns/170 Vehicles |
Clyde |
Naples | A.B.Bofor 6M. |
74 |
FORT PEMBINA | 10 |
7134 |
Vehicles/Haz.Cargo |
Clyde |
Naples | 2.Bofor 9M. |
55 |
FORT ST. JAMES | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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101 |
FYLINGDALE | 8 |
3918 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Algiers | A.B.5M. |
85 |
GAELIC STAR | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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73 |
GEOLOGIST (ND) | 10 |
6202 |
Flash Pt.Cargo |
Clyde |
Mid.East | A.11M |
81 |
GLENWOOD | 9 |
4897 |
Gen./Coal |
Belfast |
Alexandria | A.B.6M. |
102 |
LAFIAN (ND) | 10 |
7221 |
Gen./Cement |
Oban |
Freetown/W.Africa | A.6M. |
23 |
LODESTONE | 8½ |
4877 |
Coal |
Oban |
Gibraltar | A.3M. |
52 |
MALAKAND | 13½ |
8030 |
Stores/Gen/Deck Cargo |
Liverpool |
Suez/Bombay | A.2B.6M. |
61 |
MALIKA (ND) | 10 |
5469 |
Stores/Gen |
Belfast |
Pt.Said/Karachi/Bombay | A.B.8M. |
72 |
MEGNA (ND) | 11 |
6594 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Colombo/Calcutta | A.B.6M. |
14 |
NOREFJORD (Nor) | 10 |
3082 |
Coal |
Oban |
Lisbon | A.6M. |
32 |
OCEAN GYPSEY (ND) | 10 |
7178 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Taranto Area | 2B. Bofor 6M. |
51 |
OCEAN MESSENGER (ND) | 10½ |
7178 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Naples | 2B. Bofor 8M. |
43 |
OCEAN VALOUR | 10½ |
7174 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Taranto Area | B. Bofor 6M. |
105 |
PERIBONKA | 9 |
5673 |
Oban |
Oran | ||
15 |
RUDBY | 8 |
4846 |
Gen/Coke/Pitch. |
Oban |
Huelva | 7M. |
112 |
RUTENFJELL (Nor) | DID NOT SAIL |
Belfast |
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111 |
SAINT BERNARD | 10 |
5183 |
Belfast |
Freetown | A.6M. | |
103 |
SALUTA (T) | 9½ |
6260 |
Clyde |
St.Vincent/Freetown | A.B.6M. | |
31 |
SAMANA (ND) | 10 |
7176 |
Stores/Gen |
Liverpool |
Pt.Sudan/Aden/Sharpour | A.B. |
93 |
SAMBRE | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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12 |
SICILIAN PRINCE | 10½ |
3489 |
POW Mail/Gen |
Clyde |
Lisbon | A.B.4M. |
84 |
STAL | 8 |
2242 |
Coal |
Oban |
Bone | |
92 |
TAXIARCHIS (Gk) | 8 |
4619 |
Coal |
Loch Ewe |
Algiers | A.B. |
41 |
THURLAND CASTLE | 12 |
6371 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Alexandria or Pt.Said | A.6M. |
25 |
TIMOK (YS) | 8 |
3129 |
Coal |
Oban |
Gibraltar | A.4M. |
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 | ||||