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Ship Movements



AFRIKA (Br)   8,597 tons, built 1920

Departure Convoy Arrival
Aden, Apr 7, 1940 Independent Colombo, Apr 15, 1940
Colombo, Jun 8, 1940 Independent Penang, Jun 14, 1940
Penang, Jun 17, 1940 Independent Singapore, Jun 20, 1940
Singapore, Jun 23, 1940 Independent Hong Kong, Jun 30, 1940
Hong Kong, Jul 3, 1940 Independent Shanghai, Jul 11, 1940
Shanghai, Jul 17, 1940 Independent Yokohama, Jul 21, 1940
Yokohama, Jul 30, 1940 Independent Kobe, Aug 1, 1940
Kobe, Aug 5, 1940 Independent Yokohama, Aug 7, 1940
Yokohama, Aug 17, 1940 Independent New Westminster, Sep 2, 1940
  Independent Vancouver, Sep 11, 1940
New Westminster, Sep 11, 1940 Independent  
Vancouver, Sep 19, 1940 Independent Los Angeles, Sep 23, 1940
Los Angeles, Sep 23, 1940 Independent Balboa, Oct 6, 1940
Cristobal, Oct 7, 1940 Independent Bermuda, Oct 14, 1940
Bermuda, Oct 18, 1940 BHX.82 (Bermuda - Jd HX 82)  
  HX.82 (Halifax - Liverpool) Clyde, Nov 4, 1940
Clyde, Dec 7, 1940 Independent Liverpool, Dec 9, 1940
Liverpool, Dec 23, 1940 OB.263 (Liverpool - Dispersed)  
  Independent Capetown, Jan 23, 1941
Capetown, Jan 24, 1941 Independent Durban, Jan 28, 1941
Durban, Feb 9, 1941 Independent Lourenco Marques, Feb 10, 1941
Lourenco Marques, Feb 13, 1941 Independent Beira, Feb 15, 1941
Beira, Feb 21, 1941 Independent Mauritius, Feb 27, 1941
Mauritius, Mar 7, 1941 Independent Capetown, Mar 17, 1941
  Independent Freetown, Mar 31, 1941
Freetown, Apr 8, 1941 SL.71 (Freetown - Liverpool) Liverpool, May 7, 1941
Liverpool, Jun 8, 1941 OB.331 (Liverpool - Dispersed)  
  Independent Capetown, Jul 15, 1941
Capetown, Jul 16, 1941 Independent Mombasa, Jul 26, 1941
  Independent Zanzibar, Aug 12, 1941
Mombasa, Aug 12, 1941 Independent Dar-es-salaam, Aug 13, 1941
Zanzibar, Aug 13, 1941 Independent  
Dar-es-salaam, Aug 16, 1941 Independent Beira, Aug 20, 1941
Beira, Aug 22, 1941 Independent Lourenco Marques, Aug 25, 1941
Lourenco Marques, Aug 26, 1941 Independent Durban, Aug 27, 1941
  Independent East London, Oct 19, 1941
Durban, Oct 19, 1941 Independent  
East London, Oct 20, 1941 Independent Port Elizabeth, Oct 21, 1941
Port Elizabeth, Oct 22, 1941 Independent Capetown, Oct 24, 1941
Capetown, Oct 28, 1941 Independent Freetown, Nov 10, 1941
Freetown, Nov 19, 1941 SL.93 (Freetown - Liverpool) Liverpool, Dec 11, 1941
Liverpool, Jan 5, 1942 OS.16 (Liverpool - Freetown)  
  Independent Capetown, Feb 4, 1942
Capetown, Feb 9, 1942 Independent Lourenco Marques, Feb 13, 1942
Lourenco Marques, Feb 17, 1942 Independent Beira, Feb 19, 1942
Beira, Feb 23, 1942 Independent Mombasa, Feb 28, 1942
Mombasa, Mar 19, 1942 Independent Zanzibar, Mar 20, 1942
Zanzibar, Mar 22, 1942 Independent Capetown, Mar 31, 1942
Capetown, Apr 2, 1942 Independent Freetown, Apr 16, 1942
Freetown, Apr 26, 1942 SL.108 (Freetown - Liverpool) Liverpool, May 18, 1942
Liverpool, Jun 22, 1942 OS.32 (Liverpool - Freetown)  
  Independent Durban, Jul 24, 1942
Durban, Jul 31, 1942 Independent Aden, Aug 13, 1942
Aden, Aug 13, 1942 Independent Abadan, Aug 21, 1942
  Independent Basra, Aug 24, 1942
Abadan, Aug 24, 1942 Independent Abadan, Aug 26, 1942
Basra, Aug 26, 1942 Independent  
Abadan, Aug 28, 1942 Independent  
Basra, Sep 5, 1942 Independent Abadan, Sep 6, 1942
Abadan, Sep 14, 1942 Independent Capetown, Oct 7, 1942
Capetown, Oct 9, 1942 Independent Capetown, Oct 20, 1942
Capetown, Nov 3, 1942 Independent Charleston Sc, Dec 5, 1942
Charleston Sc, Dec 6, 1942 Independent  
Norfolk, Dec 21, 1942 Independent New York, Dec 22, 1942
New York, Dec 27, 1942 SC.115 (NYC - Liverpool) Halifax, Jan 1, 1943
Halifax, Jan 27, 1943 SC.118 (NYC - Liverpool)  

Afrika was lost in the N. Atlantic on Feb 7, 1943 whilst sailing as a part of convoy SC.118.
Cause of loss: U 402.

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Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.