Convoy OS.103/KMS.77

 

Depart Liverpool January 7, 1945 (Separated January10, 1945)
Convoy dispersed January 10, 1945
No. of vessels (Hague) 2 + 19 = 21
No. of vessels accounted for here

2 + 19 = 21 + 4 did not sail + 1 Rescue Ship.
Vessels lost from convoy

0

                                                              Passengers were carried in Pendants 31 - 40 .
            
Pdt.
Vessel
Kts.
Tons
Cargo
From To Armament
44
ABOYNE
RESCUE SHIP
Clyde Gibraltar  
24
BACTRIA
10
2407
Gen.
Liverpool Gibraltar for Vigo/Seville A.7M.
14
BARON RUTHVEN
8¾
3177
Coal
Milford Gibraltar A.6M.
43
BELGIAN VETERAN (Bel)
9½
7174
Stores
Liverpool Naples A.B.7M.
62
BIAFRA
DID NOT SAIL
Liverpool    
13
BLAIRNEVIS
8
4155
Coal
Milford Gibraltar A.7M.
53
CAP TOURANE (CSA)
12
8029
  Belfast Gibraltar  
41
CITY OF DURBAN
9½
5945
Gen./Hazardous
Clyde Pt.Said/Palestine/Cyprus A.B.6M.
54
ELIZABETH MASSEY
8
4322
Coal
Milford Bizerta/Tunis A.B.4M.
53
EMPIRE DYNASTY
DID NOT SAIL
     
64
EMPIRE JESSICA
9½
2890
Pitch
Milford Oran for Cette A.6M.
11
EMPIRE PRINCE
 
 
 
 Milford Augusta/Greece  
42
EMPIRE SUMMER
8
6949
Stores/Vehicles
Clyde Leghorn A.8M.
34
FORT CHURCHILL
10½
7129
Chems./Planes
Belfast Pt.Said/Cochin/Bombay A.6M.
33
FORT ERIE (ND)
9½
7128
Stores
Liverpool Augusta for Taranto A.2B.7M.
22
FRANK A VANDERLIP (ND)
10
7169
Stores/Tanks/Mail
Clyde Naples A.B.6M.
23
KIMMEROL (T)(RFA)
8
1172
Oil
Milford Gibraltar/Pt.Said/Colombo B.3M.
32
MARKHOR
11½
7917
Gen./Hazardous
Clyde Pt.Said/Bombay A.B.8M.
52
NARBADA
10
8988
Gen.
Liverpool Freetown/Capetown/Sydney  
12
NORBRYN (Nor)
DID NOT SAIL
Liverpool    
61
OCEAN GALLANT (ND)
10
7178
Ballast
Milford Augusta for Taranto A.B.8M.
63
PENHALE
8
4071
Coal
Milford Oran for Marseilles A.6M.
53
RAPIDOL (T)
DID NOT SAIL
Milford    
51
SANSU
11½
5445
Gen.
Liverpool Takoradi/Lagos A.B.6M.
31
TARKWA
10
7416
Stores
Milford Gibraltar/Pt.Said/Calcutta A.9M.
21
ZYPENBERG (Du)
9
5054
Stores/Vehicles
Clyde Naples/Malta A.6M.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
KEY
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    
(CSA)
 Ship fitted with smoke apparatus.