| WS.5A Depart UK | December 18, 1940 (WS.5A fast sailed December 19) |
| WS.5A Dispersed | December 25, 1940 following attack by HIPPER. |
| WS.5A Reformed in Freetown | December 27, 1940 (some diverted to Gibraltar) |
| WS.5A Arrive Suez | February 16, 1941 |
| WS.5B Depart UK | January 7, 1941 |
| WS.5B from Freetown to Capetown | |
| WS.5B from Capetown to Durban | |
| WS.5B After WS.5BX detached | February 24, 1941 |
| WS.5B Arrive Suez | March 3, 1941 |
| WS.5BX Arrive Bombay | March 3, 1941 |
| WS.5BX Bombay to Singapore | March 5, 1941 - March 11, 1941 |
Note: The starboard 3 columns + NIEUW HOLLAND detached to form the Fast Section under the Commodore and the remainder formed the Slow Section under the Vice Commodore.
Pdt |
Vessel |
Notes |
WS.5A Fast/ Slow |
34 |
ADVISER | SLOW |
|
52 |
ANSELM | FAST |
|
63 |
ARABISTAN | FAST |
|
21 |
ATREUS | Vice Commodore |
SLOW |
44 |
BARRISTER | FAST |
|
64 |
BENRINNES | FAST |
|
12 |
BHUTAN | SLOW |
|
51 |
CITY OF CANTERBURY | FAST |
|
62 |
CITY OF DERBY | FAST |
|
31 |
CITY OF LONDON | SLOW |
|
42 |
COSTA RICA (Du) | FAST |
|
13 |
DELANE | SLOW |
|
32 |
ELISABETHVILLE (Bel) | SLOW |
|
14 |
EMPIRE ABILITY | SLOW |
|
| HMS CERES | OCEAN ESCORT |
||
| HMS SHROPSHIRE | OCEAN ESCORT |
||
61 |
MENELAUS | FAST |
|
43 |
NEURALIA | FAST |
|
33 |
NIEUW HOLLAND | Joined WS.5B from Durban |
FAST |
22 |
ORBITA | Joined WS.5B from Durban |
SLOW |
23 |
RANGITIKI | SLOW |
|
11 |
SETTLER | SLOW |
|
54 |
STENTOR | FAST |
|
53 |
TALAMBA | FAST |
|
41 |
TAMAROA | Commodore |
FAST |