| Depart Liverpool | April 12, 1944 (Separated April 23, 1944) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | May 3, 1944; April 25, 1944 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 8 + 19 = 27 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 8 + 20 = 28 + 3 did not sail + 1 US warship. |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 0 |
OS.74 was in the starboard wing of convoy; Pdts 61, 72, 74, 81-93.
Note:
The rescue ship, EDDYSTONE was equiped with radar.
Pdt. |
Vessel |
Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To |
Armament |
83 |
ASTRID (Nor) | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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13 |
BADJESTAN | 8 |
5573 |
Coal |
Oban |
Bone | |
34 |
BARON NAPIER | 9 |
3659 |
Coal |
Oban |
Oran | A.B.6M. |
91 |
BARON RAMSAY | 8½ |
3649 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Freetown | A.B.3M. |
26 |
CAPT. PAUL LEMERLE (Fr) | 9½ |
4945 |
Clyde |
Oran | A.4M. | |
51 |
CITY OF CHRISTIANIA | 11 |
4940 |
Aero Dope/Gen |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Karachi/Bombay | A.6M. |
62 |
CLAN MURRAY | 11½ |
5936 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Capetown/Madagascar/Mauritius | A.6M. |
11 |
CYDONIA | 7½ |
3517 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | A.B.5M. |
31 |
DELIUS | 12 |
6065 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Pt.Said/Bombay | A.B.8M. |
74 |
DORDRECHT (Du)(T) | 10 |
4401 |
Ballast |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Lagos | A.B.8M. |
64 |
EDDYSTONE | 12 |
1550 |
RESCUE SHIP |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | A.B.Bofor 4M. |
63 |
EMPIRE BAXTER | 9 |
7023 |
Stores/Chem/Vehicles |
Clyde |
Naples | A.B.4M. |
82 |
EMPIRE MIGHT | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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44 |
EMPIRE SNOW | 8½ |
6592 |
Stores/Gliders/Haz. |
Clyde |
Naples | A.B.6M. |
81 |
GABON (Nor) | 10 |
4651 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Takoradi/Lagos/Pt.Noire | A.6M. |
43 |
HOPESTAR | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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14 |
JERSEY HART | 11½ |
Loch Ewe |
Taranto | |||
93 |
KEILEHAVEN (Du) | 8½ |
2967 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Casablanca | A.B.4M. |
22 |
LORNASTON | 8 |
4934 |
Coal |
Oban |
Bougie/Bizerta | A.B.6M. |
72 |
MARY KINGSLEY | 11 |
5021 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Takoradi/Lagos | A.B.4M. |
42 |
MATHURA | 11½ |
8889 |
Gov.Stores |
Liverpool |
Aden/Madras/Calcutta | A.B.10M. |
33 |
NORELG (Nor) | 9 |
6103 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Malta | A.B.Bofor 6M. |
73 |
ORIENT CITY | 11 |
5095 |
Gov.Stores |
Liverpool |
Algiers | A.B.6M. |
23 |
P.L.M.17 (Fr) | 8½ |
4008 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Oran F/O | B.4M. |
61 |
PORT CAROLINE | 11 |
8263 |
Ballast |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Buenos Aires | A.6M. |
41 |
SAINT BERTRAND | 11½ |
5522 |
Stores/Gen |
Oban |
Pt.Said for India | A.4M. |
84 |
SCHIAFFINO (Fr) | 7½ |
3236 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Casablanca | A.4M. |
32 |
SCOTTISH MONARCH | 10 |
7004 |
Gov.Stores |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said or Alexandria F/O | A.4M. |
21 |
SHAHZADA (ND) | 10 |
5454 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Aden/Bombay/Karachi | A.6M. |
92 |
STANFORD | 8½ |
5968 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Freetown | A.8M. |
71 |
U.S.S. PROCYON | 13½ |
6000 |
Clyde |
Oran | 5" 4B.18M. | |
12 |
VAN OSTADE (Du) | 8½ |
2889 |
Coal |
Belfast |
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 | ||||