| Depart Liverpool | May 23, 1944 (Separated May 23, 1944) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | June 2, 1944; May 25, 1944 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 8 + 23 = 31 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 8 + 24 = 32 + 2 did not sail. |
| Vessels lost from convoy |
OS.77 was in the starboard wing of convoy; Pdts 61, 72-73, 81-93.
Pdt 71 changed places with Pdt 61 before splitting.
Pdt. |
Vessel |
Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To |
Armament |
41 |
AFGHANISTAN | 11 |
6992 |
Steelwork/Tetra Ethyl |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Abadan/Bandarmansur | A.4M. |
61 |
AMSTELKERK (Du) | 12 |
4457 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Takoradi/Lagos | A.6M. |
71 |
BADJESTAN | 5575 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Bone | A.6M. | |
34 |
BECKENHAM | 9 |
4636 |
Stores/Ammun./Tanks |
Clyde |
Naples Area | A.B.8M. |
62 |
BELGIAN TRADER (Bel) | 10 |
2890 |
Coal |
Aultbea |
Bougie | |
24 |
BIAFRA | 8½ |
5405 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar | A.6M. |
32 |
CITY OF KHIOS | 11 |
5574 |
Gov.Stores |
Aultbea |
Middle East | A.6M. |
91 |
CLUNEPARK | DID NOT SAIL |
Belfast |
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94 |
CRAGPOOL | 8 |
5133 |
Coal |
Aultbea |
Oran | A.6M. |
22 |
DEFENDER | 11 |
8258 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Colombo/Calcutta | A.B.10M. |
13 |
DRAKEPOOL | 8 |
4838 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | A.6M. |
81 |
DUNELMIA | 9 |
5207 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Freetown | A.7M. |
21 |
ELOY ALFARO (US) | 10 |
7176 |
Stores/Sulphuric Acid |
Clyde |
Persian Gulf | 5" B.8M. |
74 |
EMPIRE CAXTON | 8 |
2873 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Algiers | B.7M. |
63 |
EMPIRE FOAM | 9½ |
7047 |
Stores/Ammun./Planes |
Clyde |
Algiers | A.B.9M. |
23 |
EMPIRE MARIOTT | 8 |
5970 |
Gov.Stores |
Aultbea |
Taranto Area | A.9M. |
43 |
FORT TADOUSSAC | 10 |
7128 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Alexandria | A.B.6M. |
31 |
GASCONY | 10½ |
4715 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said | A.B.4M. |
42 |
KING FREDERICK | 8½ |
5267 |
MT/Coal/Ether |
Belfast |
Alexandria | A.4M. |
33 |
MADRAS CITY | 10½ |
5092 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Catania/Naples Area | A.6M. |
83 |
MARQUESA | 11 |
8979 |
Gen. |
Aultbea |
Buenos Aires | |
35 |
MELROSE ABBEY | 12½ |
1908 |
RESCUE SHIP |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | B.5M. |
73 |
MENELAUS | 13¼ |
10306 |
Planes/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Capetown/Pt.Elizabeth/Beira | A.B.6M. |
72 |
MOUNT RHODOPE (Gk) | 9 |
5182 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Freetown | 6M. |
91 |
NAIRNBANK | 9 |
5156 |
Gov.Stores |
Aultbea |
Dakar/Apapa | A.4M. |
82 |
NEW BROOKLYN | 10 |
6546 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Takoradi/Pt.Harcourt | A.4M. |
75 |
NORBRYN (Nor) | 9½ |
5108 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Oran/Algiers | B.6M. |
12 |
NORDEFLINGE | 8½ |
2873 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | A.B.4M. |
11 |
PENDEEN | 8 |
4174 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | A.4M. |
84 |
PORT DARWIN | 10½ |
8063 |
Ballast |
Aultbea |
Buenos Aires | A.5M. |
14 |
STAD ARNHEM (Du) | 8 |
3819 |
Coal |
Aultbea |
Gibraltar | |
93 |
STANHOPE | RETIRED |
Belfast |
Casablanca | B.6M. | ||
44 |
TIBA (Du) | 11 |
5239 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Catania/Naples Area | |
51 |
TJIMANOEK (Du) | 9½ |
5628 |
Gen. |
Aultbea |
Bombay | A.6M |
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 | ||||