Convoy KMS.41

Depart Gibraltar on 17 February 1944.
Arrive Port Said on 27 February 1944.
Hague's records contain 78 merchants and 7 escorts

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ANEMONE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/02 - 27/02
ANTICLINE (US)
 
2,670
1900
 
ORAN TO ALGIERS
ARENA (Nor)
 
6,362
1927
 
AUGUSTA
ARIES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/02 - 22/02
ARY LENSEN (Br)
 
3,214
1930
 
AUGUSTA
BANGKOK II (Br)
 
8,056
1919
 
PT SAID
BELNOR (Nor)
 
2,871
1926
 
PT SAID
BENITO JUAREZ (US)
 
7,244
1943
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
BOLTONHALL (Br)
 
4,824
1935
 
TUNIS
BOURGOGNE (Fr)
 
9,357
1937
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
BRIGHTON (Br)
 
7,345
1943
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
BRITISH JUSTICE (Br)
 
6,932
1928
 
BIZERTA TO PT SAID
CAPE WRATH (Br)
 
4,512
1940
 
BIZERTA
CARA (Br)
 
1,760
1929
 
ORAN TO ALGIERS
CLAN CAMERON (Br)
 
7,243
1937
 
ALEX
COLOMBO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/02 - 20/02
COLTSFOOT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/02 - 27/02
CONVOLVULUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/02 - 27/02
CORNELIUS GILLIAM (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
CORNELIUS HARNETT (US)
 
7,177
1942
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
CUBA (Br)
 
11,420
1923
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
DANBY (Br)
 
4,281
1937
 
AUGUSTA
DANIEL HUGER (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
DAVID L SWAIN (US)
 
7,177
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
EMPIRE CLARION (Br)
 
7,031
1942
 
MALTA
EMPIRE CONRAD (Br)
 
7,009
1942
 
AUGUSTA
EMPIRE DICKENS (Br)
 
9,819
1942
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
EMPIRE GARETH (Br)
 
2,847
1942
 
BONE
EMPIRE GUINEVERE (Br)
 
7,072
1942
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
EMPIRE HEATH (Br)
 
6,643
1941
 
AUGUSTA
EMPIRE MALLORY (Br)
 
6,327
1941
 
ALGIERS
EMPIRE OPOSSUM (Br)
 
5,644
1918
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
EMPIRE UNICORN (Br)
 
7,067
1943
 
AUGUSTA
ENGLISH MONARCH (Br)
 
4,557
1924
 
AUGUSTA
EXPLORER (Br)
 
6,235
1935
 
PT SAID
FORT BELL (Br)
 
7,127
1943
 
BONE TO AUGUSTA
FORT CHESTERFIELD (Br)
 
7,100
1943
 
 
FORT ERIE (Br)
 
7,128
1943
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
FORT MICHIPICOTEN (Br)
 
7,152
1943
 
AUGUSTA
FORT PRUDHOMME (Br)
 
7,167
1943
 
ALEX
FORT ST JOSEPH (Br)
 
7,151
1943
 
PT SAID
GABRIEL DUVAL (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
GLAISDALE (Br)
 
3,777
1929
 
ALGIERS
GRAND-QUEVILLY (Fr)
 
2,844
1914
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
HARDINGHAM I (Br)
 
7,269
1942
 
ALGIERS
HARROGATE (Br)
 
1,029
1925
 
ALGIERS
HAZARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/02 - 27/02
HMS PATROCLUS (Br)
 
783
1943
TUG
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
HYDERABAD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 17/02 - 27/02
ICELAND (Br)
 
1,236
1914
 
ORAN TO BIZERTA
IMBER (Br)
 
1,899
1920
 
ALGIERS TO MALTA
IOANNIS FRANGOS (Gk)
 
3,442
1912
 
ALGIERS
JAMES BARBOUR (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO ALGIERS
JUNECREST (Br)
 
6,945
1942
 
ALGIERS
LOUIS MCLANE (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
MERCHANT ROYAL (Br)
 
5,008
1928
 
ALGIERS
MORAY COAST (Br)
 
687
1940
 
ORAN TO MALTA
NATHANIEL MACON (US)
 
7,177
1943
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
NEA (Nor)
 
1,877
1921
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
NEBRASKA (Br)
 
8,261
1920
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
NEWBROUGH (Br)
 
5,255
1941
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
NUCULANA (Br)
 
8,179
1942
 
AUGUSTA TO PT SAID
PALACIO (Br)
 
1,346
1927
 
ORAN
PARAME (Fr)
 
2,423
1918
 
ORAN
PARKHAVEN (Du)
 
4,803
1920
 
ORAN
PENTRIDGE HILL (Br)
 
7,579
1941
 
PT SAID
RANCHER (Br)
 
5,882
1927
 
PT SAID
RICHARD MONTGOMERY (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
ROBERT Y HAYNE (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN
RUGELEY (Br)
 
4,985
1936
 
AUGUSTA
SAMNEBRA (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
SAMPHIRE (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
AUGUSTA TO ALEX
SAMSPRING (Br)
 
7,219
1943
 
ALGIERS TO AUGUSTA
SAN RAFAEL (Pan)
 
5,379
1919
 
NK
STARSTONE (Br)
 
5,702
1938
 
AUGUSTA
SYNCLINE (US)
 
2,670
1900
 
ORAN TO ALGIERS
THISTLEFORD (Br)
 
4,781
1928
 
ALGIERS
THOMAS CRESAP (US)
 
7,200
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
THOMAS NELSON PAGE (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA
THOMAS PINCKNEY (US)
 
7,177
1942
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
TOSCANA (Br)
 
9,442
1923
 
MALTA TO ALEX
TYNEMOUTH (Br)
 
3,168
1940
 
ORAN
WILLIAM BLOUNT (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
ORAN TO BIZERTA
WILLIAM L SMITH (US)
 
7,196
1943
 
BIZERTA TO AUGUSTA
ZANE GREY (US)
 
7,176
1943
 
ORAN TO AUGUSTA

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy KMS.41:

    COMMODORE: Capt SIR A L OWENS RD RNR IN PENTRIDGE HILL
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN EXPLORER
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.