Convoy SL.162/MKS.53

Rendezvous of SL.162 with MKS.53 on 30 June 1944.
Arrived Liverpool on 12 July 1944.
Hague's records contain 37 merchants and 8 escorts (39 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACTIVITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/07 - 12/07
ALEX (Br)
 
3,932
1914
 
 
ANNA (Gk)
 
5,173
1919
 
 
ANTHONY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/06 - 06/07
BADJESTAN (Br)
 
5,573
1928
 
 
BARON INCHCAPE (Br)
 
7,005
1917
 
 
BAYNTUN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/06 - 12/07
CONSUELO (Br)
 
4,847
1937
 
 
CRAGPOOL (Br)
 
5,133
1928
 
 
DORDRECHT (Du)
 
4,402
1928
 
 
EMPIRE GARETH (Br)
 
2,847
1942
 
 
EMPIRE MORTIMER (Br)
 
7,051
1943
 
 
EMPIRE SUMMER (Br)
 
6,949
1941
 
 
ESTURIA (Br)
 
6,968
1914
 
 
FERNBANK (Nor)
 
4,333
1924
 
 
FORT ACTON (Br)
 
7,133
1943
 
 
FORT BOISE (Br)
 
7,151
1943
 
 
GAUSDAL (Nor)
 
4,795
1930
 
 
HELMSDALE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/06 - 12/07
HIGHLANDER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/06 - 12/07
HOPERIDGE (Br)
 
5,222
1939
 
 
KENILWORTH CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/06 - 12/07
LA PAMPA (Br)
 
4,149
1938
 
 
LIBERIAN (Br)
 
5,129
1936
 
 
MALAKAND (Br)
 
7,649
1919
 
 
MALIKA (Br)
 
5,469
1943
 
 
MARY KINGSLEY (Br)
 
5,021
1930
 
 
MATHILDA (Nor)
 
3,650
1920
 
STRAGGLED 6.7, REJOINED 10.7
MELAMPUS (Du)
 
5,962
1924
 
 
NELA (Br)
 
7,220
1916
 
 
ORIENT CITY (Br)
 
5,095
1940
 
 
PANAMA (Br)
 
6,650
1915
 
 
PORTCHESTER CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/06 - 12/07
SILVERSANDAL (Br)
 
6,770
1930
 
 
SOBO (Br)
 
5,353
1937
 
 
ST ELSTAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/07 - 12/07
STANFORD (Br)
 
5,969
1941
 
 
SVANHOLM (Br)
 
1,321
1922
 
 
SYRIAN PRINCE (Br)
 
1,990
1936
 
RESCUE SHIP
TEMPLE ARCH (Br)
 
5,138
1940
 
 
THISTLEFORD (Br)
 
4,781
1928
 
 
TIBA (Du)
 
5,239
1938
 
 
TYNEMOUTH (Br)
 
3,168
1940
 
 
UMBERLEIGH (Br)
 
4,950
1927
 
 
WELLINGTON COURT (Br)
 
4,979
1930
 
 
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.