Convoy MKS.12

Depart Bone on 22 April 1943.
Rendezvous with SL.128 on 4 May 1943.
Hague's records contain 35 merchants and 11 escorts (22 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ANTHONY WAYNE (US)
 
7,181
1942
 
 
BACTRIA (Br)
 
2,407
1928
GROUND NUTS
 
BARON TWEEDMOUTH (Br)
 
3,357
1927
IRON ORE
 
CITY OF VENICE (Br)
 
8,762
1924
 
 
CLACTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/04 - 26/04
COWDRAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/04 - 26/04
DINGLEDALE (Br)
 
8,145
1941
BALLAST
 
EMPIRE FOAM (Br)
 
7,047
1941
 
CAM SHIP. ARR GIB 26.4, SD 2.5 RV SL 128
EMPIRE HEATH (Br)
 
6,643
1941
 
ALGIERS TO GIB
EMPIRE NERISSA (Br)
 
7,096
1942
BALLAST
 
EMPIRE NESS (Br)
 
2,922
1941
W AF PRODUCTS
 
EMPIRE RUSKIN (Br)
 
7,037
1942
 
 
EMPIRE SEDGE (Br)
 
2,852
1941
W AF PROD
 
EMPIRE WOLFE (Br)
 
2,888
1941
IRON ORE
 
ESSO MONTPELIER (US)
 
7,698
1940
 
 
EVVIVA (Nor)
 
1,597
1921
PHOSPHATES, EXPL
 
FORT SENNEVILLE (Br)
 
7,131
1942
BALLAST
 
GEORGE WEEMS (US)
 
7,191
1942
 
 
GUDRUN MAERSK (Br)
 
2,294
1937
PHOSPHATES
 
HALIZONES (Br)
 
3,298
1920
IRON ORE
 
HARPALYCE II (Br)
 
7,269
1942
SCRAP METAL, CORK
 
HMS BACHAQUERO (Br)
 
4,890
1937
 
 
ILFRACOMBE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/05 - 04/05
JAN LIEVENS (Du)
 
7,178
1942
 
ALGIERS TO GIB FOR FREETOWN & S AMERICA
JOHN A BROWN (Br)
 
10,455
1938
 
PHILIPEVILLE TO GIB FOR USA
JONQUIL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/05 - 04/05
LLANBERIS (Br)
 
5,055
1928
IRON ORE
 
OAKLEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/04 - 26/04
OCEAN LIBERTY (Br)
 
7,174
1942
 
BOUGIE TO GIB
OCEAN MESSENGER (Br)
 
7,178
1942
 
BONE TO GIB
OCEAN TRADER (Br)
 
7,178
1942
 
ALGIERS TO GIB
OCEAN VISCOUNT (Br)
 
7,174
1942
 
ALGIERS TO GIB
POLRUAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/04 - 26/04
ROTHESAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/04 - 26/04
SHIPPIGAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/05 - 04/05
ST CLEARS (Br)
 
4,312
1936
 
PHILIPEVILLE TO GIB
ST CLEARS (Br)
 
4,312
1936
 
 
TADOUSSAC 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/05 - 04/05
TESTBANK (Br)
 
5,083
1937
IRON ORE
 
THEOMITOR (Gk)
 
4,427
1910
LINSEED
 
TJIMANOEK (Du)
 
5,628
1911
GENERAL
 
TORE JARL (Nor)
 
1,514
1920
 
BOUGIE TO ALGIERS
TYNEBANK (Br)
 
4,651
1922
 
ALGIERS TO GIB
WHEATLAND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/04 - 26/04
WILDWOOD (US)
 
5,043
1919
 
 
WILTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/04 - 26/04

Additional note by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy MKS.12:

    COMMODORE: IN CITY OF VENICE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.