Convoy SL.172 /MKS.63

 

Depart Gibraltar

September 28/ October 8 , 1944

Arrived Liverpool

October 16, 1944

No. of vessels (Hague) 10/13 = 23
No. of vessels accounted for here

9/13 = 22 + 1 rescue ship + 5 escorts

Vessels lost from convoy

0

Note: MKS.63 joined SL.172 on October 9, 1944.
OCEAN GALLANT appears on Form A1 but is not recorded in the UK arrivals.
Escort reports for SL.172/ MKS.63 may be found here.

Pdt.
Vessel
From
Cargo
To
64
AFRICAN PRINCE
Lisbon
Gen.
Milford
33
ANTONIO
Pepel
Iron Ore
Barry
23
BLAIRCLOVA
Rio de Janeiro
Iron Ore/Mails 5
Falmouth
41
CITY OF HONG KONG
Bombay/Karachi
Indian Gen./Mails 5,192
Manchester
 
CLUMBERHALL
Bona
Iron Ore
Glasgow
12
EMPIRE SCEPTRE
Casablanca
Phosphates
 
22
FORT MASSAC
Bona
Iron Ore
Falmouth
 
HMS BLUEBELL
OCEAN ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS INVAR
OCEAN ESCORT
 
Gibraltar
 
HMS KILMELFORD
OCEAN ESCORT
 
Gibraltar
 
HMS PIMPERNEL
OCEAN ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS RUSHEN CASTLE
OCEAN ESCORT
 
 
11
LAFIAN
Calabar
Kernels/Gen/Pass 1
Mersey
34
MARIE BAKKE (Nor)
Rio de Janeiro/Bahia
Rice/Gen
Falmouth
13
OCEAN GALLANT      
51
PEGU
Calcutta/Pt.Said
Indian Gen./Mails 407
Glasgow
 
SAMADRE
Melilla
Iron Ore
Barry
61
SAMCHESS
Calcutta
Indian Gen.
Mersey
 
SAMFLORA
Calcutta
Indian Gen.
Mersey
32
SAMITE
Casablanca
Phosphates
 
54
SAMOTHIAN
Colombo/Madras
Indian Gen.
Falmouth
42
SAMTRENT
Calcutta
Indian Gen.
Falmouth
53
SAMTROY
Calcutta/Madras
Indian Gen.
Mersey
31
SILVERLARCH
Matadi
W.A.Produce/Pass 1
Mersey
21
SOLARIUM
Port Harcourt
Palm Oil
Mersey
44
ST. CLAIR
RESCUE SHIP
Lisbon
 
43
TEMPLE INN
Haifa/Alexandria
Potash/Gen/Mails 3,042
Falmouth
52
VARAND
Augusta
A/S Gear/Mails 127/Pass 1
Clyde
22
WINKLEIGH
Victoria (Braz)
Coffee/Iron Ore
Falmouth