Depart Liverpool | June 2, 1944 (Separated June 11, 1944) |
Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | June 21, 1944; June 13, 1944 |
No. of vessels (Hague) | 9 + 18 = 27 |
No. of vessels accounted for here | 10 + 17 = 28 + 3 did not sail + 1 RN vessel. |
Vessels lost from convoy | 0 |
OS.79 was in the starboard wing of convoy; Pdts 81-82, 91-93, 101-113.
Pdt. |
Vessel |
Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To |
Armament |
64 |
ACCRINGTON | 11 |
1678 |
RESCUE SHIP |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | B.4M. |
91 |
ALLERTON | 8½ |
7194 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Freetown | A.B.8M. |
103 |
ARGYLL | 10 |
4897 |
Cement/Coal/RedX |
Liverpool |
Casablanca/W.Africa | A.6M. |
93 |
BASIL | 9¾ |
4913 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Rio de Janeiro/Rio Grande de Sul | A.6M. |
112 |
BOTHNIA | 2407 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Takoradi | ||
82 |
CANAKRIAN | 10 |
4875 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Takoradi/Lagos/Calabar | A.B.6M. |
81 |
CASTALIA | 10½ |
6621 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Freetown/Capetown/Beira | A.B.8M. |
51 |
CITY OF AGRA | 13 |
6361 |
Gen./Hazadous |
Clyde |
Pt.Said/Aden/Bombay/Karachi | A.B.6M. |
52 |
CLAN MACIVER | 10½ |
4500 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Aden/Bombay/Karachi | A.B.Bofor 7M. |
31 |
COULMORE (ND) | 8½ |
3670 |
Coal |
Aultbea |
Philippeville | A.4M. |
102 |
EEMLAND (Du) | 11 |
4188 |
Coal/Gen. |
Aultbea |
Takoradi | A.4M. |
41 |
EMPIRE FLAME | 8½ |
7068 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Naples Area | A.B.6M. |
61 |
EMPIRE GLADE | 10½ |
7006 |
Gen/Vehicles/Steel Tube |
Clyde |
Abadan | A.B.6M. |
63 |
EMPIRE JESSICA | 9½ |
2880 |
Coal |
Liverpool |
Bizerta | A.8M. |
101 |
EMPIRE LANCER (ND) | Liverpool |
Freetown/Capetown/Madagascar | ||||
43 |
EMPIRE LORD (ND) | 11½ |
7538 |
Stores/Vehicles/Haz. |
Clyde |
Taranto Area | A.7M. |
53 |
EMPIRE MOONRISE | 9 |
6854 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Taranto Area | A.B.6M. |
104 |
EMPIRE RAIN | 8 |
7290 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Casablanca | A.6M. |
84 |
EMPIRE SCOTT | 9 |
6150 |
Gen./Vehicles |
Clyde |
Algiers | A.B.8M. |
94 |
FORT DE TROYON | 9 |
5180 |
Coal/Coke |
Aultbea |
Oran | A.6M. |
42 |
FORT HALL (ND) | 10 |
7156 |
Stores/Vehicles/Haz. |
Clyde |
Naples Area | A.B.8M. |
32 |
FYLINGDALE | 8 |
3918 |
Coal |
Aultbea |
Tunis | A.B.4M. |
33 |
GEDDINGTON COURT | 8½ |
6906 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | A.8M. |
34 |
GLOUCESTER CITY | 9 |
3071 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar | A.6M. |
72 |
HMS CAMPANIA | ||||||
92 |
JENNY (Nor)(T) | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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62 |
MAHANADA | DID NOT SAIL |
Belfast |
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54 |
PERIBONKA | 9 |
5673 |
Coal |
Aultbea |
Algiers | 2B.6M. |
111 |
PILAR DE LARRINAGA | DID NOT SAIL |
Belfast |
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83 |
RUNSWICK | 8 |
3969 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Bone | |
113 |
SANDOWN CASTLE | 9 |
7607 |
POW Mail/Red Cross |
Clyde |
Casablanca | A.6M. |
44 |
STANHILL | 10 |
5769 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Algiers | A.B.8M. |
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 |