Convoy KMS.32

Depart Gibraltar on 19 November 1943.
Arrive Port Said on 30 November 1943.
Hague's records contain 95 merchants and 3 escorts

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AFGHANISTAN (Br)
 
6,992
1940
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
BELGOL (Br)
 
2,648
1917
 
PT SAID
BENJAMIN BOURN (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
AUGUSTA
BERKEL (Du)
 
2,130
1930
 
BONE TO AUGUSTA
BORGHOLM (Nor)
 
1,557
1922
 
ALGIERS
BRIARWOOD (Br)
 
4,019
1930
 
ALGIERS
BRITISH CHARACTER (Br)
 
8,453
1941
 
BIZERTA TO PORT SAID
BRITISH GRATITUDE (Br)
 
8,463
1942
 
ORAN
BRITISH VIGOUR (Br)
 
5,844
1943
 
ALGIERS TO PHILIPVILLE
CAP-PINEDE (Fr)
 
1,320
1938
 
ALGIERS
CITY OF KHIOS (Br)
 
5,574
1925
 
PT SAID
CLAN RANALD (Br)
 
5,447
1917
 
PT SAID
COOMBE HILL (Br)
 
7,268
1942
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
DALLINGTON COURT (Br)
 
6,889
1929
 
ALGIERS
DUX (Nor)
 
1,590
1934
 
ALGIERS
E G SEUBERT (US)
 
9,181
1918
 
ALGIERS TO PT SAID
EDWIN W MOORE (US)
 
7,244
1943
 
AUGUSTA
ELEAZAR WHEELOCK (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
ORAN
ELISABETHVILLE (Bel)
 
8,351
1922
 
ORAN
EMPIRE ADDISON (Br)
 
7,010
1942
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
EMPIRE BEATRICE (Br)
 
7,046
1943
 
ALGIERS
EMPIRE GLORY (Br)
 
7,290
1943
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
EMPIRE GUINEVERE (Br)
 
7,072
1942
 
PHILIPVILLE TO AUGUSTA
EMPIRE LIVINGSTONE (Br)
 
6,997
1941
 
BONE TO AUGUSTA
EMPIRE METEOR (Br)
 
7,457
1940
 
AUGUSTA
EMPIRE RAJA (Br)
 
6,224
1922
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
EMPIRE ROCK (Br)
 
7,061
1943
 
BOUGIE TO AUGUSTA
EMPIRE SHEARWATER (Br)
 
4,970
1920
 
 
EMPIRE SUNBEAM (Br)
 
6,711
1941
 
AUGUSTA
EMPIRE TANA (Br)
 
6,148
1923
 
ALGIERS
ERIDAN (Fr)
 
9,928
1928
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
ESEK HOPKINS (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
ESSO MONTPELIER (US)
 
7,698
1940
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
FAR (Nor)
 
2,475
1921
 
AUGUSTA
FINISTERE (Fr)
 
1,158
1909
 
ORAN
FORT AKLAVIK (Br)
 
7,132
1943
 
ALGIERS
FORT BELL (Br)
 
7,127
1943
 
BOUGIE TO AUGUSTA
FORT CHIPEWYAN (Br)
 
7,136
1942
 
AUGUSTA
FORT COULONGE (Br)
 
7,136
1943
 
PT SAID
FORT DAUPHIN (Br)
 
7,133
1943
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
FORT DEASE LAKE (Br)
 
7,126
1943
 
AUGUSTA TO PT SAID
FORT FREDERICK (Br)
 
7,135
1942
 
SYRACUSE TO ALEX
FORT LAWRENCE (Br)
 
7,134
1943
 
SYRACUSE TO PT SAID
FORT ST REGIS (Br)
 
7,140
1943
 
PHILIPVILLE TO AUGUSTA
FORT STURGEON (Br)
 
7,127
1943
 
PHILIPVILLE TO AUGUSTA
FS QUERCY (Fr)
 
3,100
1938
 
ORAN TO ALGIERS
HAVILDAR (Br)
 
5,401
1940
 
PT SAID
HEBE II (Br)
 
957
1912
 
ORAN TO BIZERTA
HENRY MIDDLETON (US)
 
7,177
1942
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
HJALMAR WESSEL (Nor)
 
1,742
1935
 
ALGIERS
HMS BARDOLF 
 
 
 
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
HMS BLENHEIM (Br)
 
11,404
1920
 
PT SAID
HMS MINER VI 
 
 
 
 
ALGIERS TO MALTA
ISAAC SHARPLESS (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
JAMES JACKSON (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
JAMES W FANNIN (US)
 
7,244
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
JESSE BILLINGSLEY (US)
 
7,244
1943
 
ALGIERS
JOHAN MAURITS VAN NASSAU 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/11 - 25/11
JOHN A RAWLINS (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
JOHN HARVEY (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
JOHN L MOTLEY (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
JOHN M SCHOFIELD (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
AUGUSTA
JOHN R PARK (US)
 
7,184
1943
 
AUGUSTA
JOHN TRUMBULL (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
KATY (Nor)
 
6,825
1931
 
AUGUSTA TO PT SAID
LE TRAIT (Fr)
 
1,158
1934
 
ORAN TO ALGIERS
LORD BYRON (Br)
 
4,118
1934
 
AUGUSTA
LST 418 
 
 
 
 
ORAN TO BIZERTA
LUTHER MARTIN (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
MARGARET BRENT (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
PT SAID
MIGUEL DE LARRINAGA (Br)
 
5,231
1924
 
BONE
NATICINA (Br)
 
8,179
1943
 
BIZERTA TO PT SAID
NYANZA (Br)
 
4,974
1928
 
AUGUSTA
OCEAN LIBERTY (Br)
 
7,174
1942
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
PARAME (Fr)
 
2,423
1918
 
ALGIERS
PHILANDER C KNOX (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
BONE
PIERRE LACLEDE (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
AUGUSTA
PIERRE S DUPONT (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
RAGNHILD (Nor)
 
2,866
1941
 
 
RAJPUT (Br)
 
5,497
1925
 
AUGUSTA
RALLUS (Br)
 
1,871
1922
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
ROALD AMUNDSEN (Nor)
 
7,191
1943
 
AUGUSTA
ROBERT TRIMBLE (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ALGIERS
SAMBRAKE (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
AUGUSTA TO PT SAID
SAMUEL J TILDEN (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
SAMWATER (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
SURACUSE TO PT SAID
SAN ELISEO (Br)
 
8,042
1939
 
ORAN TO PORT SAID
SHEAF WATER (Br)
 
2,730
1925
 
BONE
SILVESTER GARDINER (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ALGIERS
SOFALA (Br)
 
1,031
1937
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
THOMAS STONE (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
ALGIERS
TIMOTHY BLOODWORTH (US)
 
7,191
1943
 
MALTA
TYNEMOUTH (Br)
 
3,168
1940
 
BONE
USK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/11 - 29/11
VAN DER CAPELLE (Du)
 
7,037
1942
 
PHILIPVILLE TO AUGUSTA
VELOX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/11 - 23/11
WALTER REED (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
WILLIAM R DAVIE (US)
 
7,177
1942
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy KMS.32:

    COMMODORE: Capt R H R MACKAY OBE RN IN HAVILDAR
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN CITY OF KHIOS
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.