| Depart Liverpool | May 2, 1944 (Separated May 13, 1944) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | May 22, 1944; May 15, 1944 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 9 + 23 = 32 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 11 + 21 = 32 + 1 did not sail + 2 Tugs. |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 0 |
OS.76 was in the starboard wing of convoy; Pdts 61, 71-85.
Pdt. |
Vessel |
Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To |
Armament |
35 |
APPLEDORE | 9 |
5218 |
Stores |
Aultbea |
Algiers | 6M. |
13 |
ASHBURY | 7½ |
3901 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | B.4M. |
12 |
BLAIRDEVON | 8 |
3282 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | A.8M. |
15 |
BODIE ISLAND (US) | 11 |
1117 |
TUG |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | B.2M. |
45 |
BOREAS (Nor) | 9 |
2801 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Algiers | B.4M. |
44 |
CETUS (Nor) | 8 |
2613 |
Coal |
Aultbea |
Tunis | A.5M. |
41 |
CITY OF KEELUNG | 10 |
5186 |
Dipl.Mail/Ammon.Sulphate |
Aultbea |
Alexandria | A.6M. |
61 |
CONGONIAN (T) | 9½ |
6081 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Takoradi/Burutu | A.B.8M. |
65 |
DEWSBURY | 11 |
1686 |
RESCUE SHIP |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | A.6M. |
72 |
DIRECTOR | 10 |
5107 |
Gen./Mail |
Aultbea |
S.Africa/Ascension/St.Helena | A.B.4M. |
11 |
DRAKEPOOL | DID NOT SAIL |
Belfast |
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83 |
EMPIRE BARDOLPH | 11 |
7017 |
Ballast |
Belfast |
Buenos Aires | A.4M. |
42 |
EMPIRE FAITH | 11 |
7061 |
Gen. |
Belfast |
Alexandria or Pt.Said | A.B.4M. |
73 |
EMPIRE GAZELLE | 9 |
4828 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Freetown | A.B.4M. |
82 |
EMPIRE GERAINT | 10½ |
6991 |
Ballast |
Liverpool |
Buenos Aires | A.4M. |
84 |
EMPIRE HIGHWAY | 11½ |
7166 |
Gen. |
Aultbea |
Buenos Aires | 2B.4M. |
22 |
EMPIRE NERISSA | 10 |
7076 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Taranto Area | A.10M. |
63 |
EMPIRE NIGHTINGALE | 8½ |
5595 |
Stores/Mail |
Aultbea |
Taranto | |
33 |
EMPIRE SUMMER | 8 |
6949 |
Stores/Ammunition |
Clyde |
Malta/Naples Area | A.6M. |
51 |
EMPIRE THACKERAY | 9 |
2864 |
Coal |
Aultbea |
Philippeville | A.B.4M. |
62 |
FORT BEAUSEJOUR (ND) | 10 |
7151 |
Gen. |
Aultbea |
Catanio/Taranto | A.Bofor 8M. |
23 |
FORT VILLE MARIE | 10 |
7122 |
Stores/Gen |
Liverpool |
Alexandria or Pt.Said | A.5M. |
25 |
GREYSTOKE CASTLE | 13 |
5853 |
Gov.Stores |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar | A.B.7M. |
71 |
HENRI JASPAR (Bel) | 12½ |
5760 |
Gen. |
Belfast |
Takoradi/Matadi | A.6M. |
64 |
HOPESTAR | 8 |
5267 |
Vehicles/Ammunition |
Clyde |
Naples | A.B.12M. |
43 |
MAHADAVI (ND) | 10½ |
5459 |
Gen./Mail |
Aultbea |
Pt.Said/India | A.4M. |
21 |
MARGALAU | 9 |
4045 |
Gen. |
Belfast |
Alexandria or Pt.Said | A.B.2M. |
24 |
NICOLAOS NICHALOS (Gk) | 8 |
4342 |
Coal |
Clyde |
La Coulette | 4M. |
85 |
PORJUS (Sw) | 10½ |
2965 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Casablanca | |
34 |
SNAR (Nor) | 8 |
3176 |
Coal |
Aultbea |
Bizerta | A.4M. |
81 |
SYDLAND (Sw) | 9½ |
5133 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Freetown | |
31 |
TARKWA | 13½ |
7416 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Pt.Said/Mid.East | A.9M. |
14 |
TRINIDAD HEAD (US) | 11 |
1117 |
TUG |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | B.2M. |
75 |
TYNEMOUTH | 9 |
3167 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Dakar | B.8M. |
74 |
VINRIVER | 8½ |
3880 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Dakar | B.6M. |
32 |
WELLINGTON COURT | 8 |
4979 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Naples Area | A.B.7M. |
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 | ||||