Convoy OS.32

 

Depart Liverpool June 21, 1942
Arrive Freetown July 8 , 1942
No. of vessels (Hague) 45
No. of vessels accounted for here

44 + 2 did not sail + 1 Oiler

Vessels lost from convoy

1
GLOUCESTER CASTLE


Pdt.
Vessel
Kts.
Tons
Cargo
From
To
Armament
104
AFRIKA (ex Dane)
11½
8597
Gen.
Liverpool
Durban/Aden/Persion Gulf A.4M.K.
35
ANGLO INDIAN
10
5609
Stores
Liverpool
Cape/Mid.East A.4M.K.
92
BANFFSHIRE
11½
6479
Gov.Stores
Liverpool
Capetown/Beira A.4M.K.
13
BARON YARBOROUGH
3388
Coal
Milford
Freetown A.B.5M.K.
85
BELGIAN FIGHTER
5403
Coal/Gen.
Milford
Capetown/Alexandria A.2M.K.
83
BELLEROPHON
12
9019
Gov.Stores
Liverpool
Capetown/Durban/Australia A.B.4M.K.
84
BLITAR (Du)
13
7065
Gov.Stores
Oban
Durban/Alexandria K.
55
BRITISH CHIVALRY (T)
OILER
Clyde
Freetown A.B.C.7M.K.
43
CITY OF CANTON
10¼
6692
Gen.
Liverpool
Dimonstown/Durban/Beira A.6M.K.
61
CITY OF CHRISTIANIA
10½
4940
Stores
Liverpool
Durban/Bombay A.B.4M.K.
24
COPACABANA (Bel)
14
7340
Gov.Stores
Clyde
Bathurst/Takoradi/Lagos A.6M.
33
CORABELLA
9
5682
Gov.Stores
Oban
Takoradi K.
42
EMPIRE ALMOND
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde
   
63
EMPIRE GANNET
9
5672
Coal/Gen.
Milford
Lourenco Marques A.B.4M.K.
103
EMPIRE GOVERNOR
11½
8656
Stores
Liverpool
Durban/Lourenco Marques/Karachi A.B.4M.K.
95
ERNEBANK
11½
5388
Gen.
Liverpool
Capetown/Aden/Persion Gulf A.B.2M.K.
72
FORT CHAMBLY
10½
4940
Gov.Stores
Liverpool
Cape/Mid.East A.4M.K.
34
GAASTEKERK (Du)
14
8679
Gen.
Clyde
Freetown/Cape/Port Said/Alexandria/Haifa A.6M.K.
22
GAELIC STAR
10½
5595
Gen.
Liverpool
Freetown/Santos/Rio Grande de Sul A.5M.K.
62
GLOUCESTER CASTLE
9
8006
Gen.
Liverpool
Capetown/E.London A.B.4M.
14
HELDER (Du)
10½
3629
Gen.
Liverpool
Freetown/Cape/Colombo A.2M.K.
94
KAIPAKI
13
5862
Gov.Stores
Liverpool
Durban/Melbourne A.B.4M.K.
75
KATHA
9
4357
Gov.Stores
Oban
Capetown/Karachi  
64
KING ARTHUR
5224
Coal/Stores
Clyde
Durban/Alexandria A.C.7M.K.
65
KRONPRINSESSEN MARGARETA (Sw)
9
3746
Gov.Stores
Clyde
Capetown/Port Said  
41
LA CORDILLERA
11
5185
Gov.Stores
Clyde
Takoradi/Capetown/Suez A.B.2M.K.
53
LAPLACE
10
7327
Gov.Stores
Liverpool
Durban/Mid.East A.5M.K.
81
MAHANA
11
10951
Stores
Liverpool
Durban/Australia A.7M.K.
51
MALANCHA
13½
8127
Gen.
Liverpool
Freetown/Cape/Calcutta A.B.6M.K.
91
MARKHOR
12
7917
Gov.Stores
Milford
Durban/Bombay B.4M.K.
93
MELISKERK (Du)
12
6045
Gen.
Milford
Capetown A.4M.K.
11
NORDLYS
3726
Coal
Milford
Freetown A.6M.K.
45
OCEAN PEACE
10½
7173
Stores
Liverpool
Cape/Mid.East B.4M.K.
102
OCEAN VALOUR
11
7174
Gov.Stores/Gen.
Milford
Durban/Mid.East B.4M.K.
44
OCEAN VULCAN
10
7000
Gov.Stores
Milford
Durban/Mid.East B.4M.K.
12
OLAF BERGH (Nor)
10
5811
Gov.Stores/Coal
Milford
Freetown/Mid.East A.6M.K.
71
PRIMROSE HILL
10
7627
Gov.Stores
Clyde
Takoradi A.6M.K.
82
REUBEN TIPTON
14
6829
Gov.Stores
Clyde
Capetown A.6M.K.
21
ROYAL STAR
DID NOT SAIL
Liverpool
   
73
SCORTON
4813
Gov.Stores
Clyde
Durban/Suez A.B.6M.K.
23
STUYVESANT (Du)
12
4249
Salt
Liverpool
Freetown/Nigeria A.5M.K.
54
TELESFORA DE LARRINAGA
5780
Coal/Stores
Milford
Durban/Suez A.5M.K.
31
THOMAS HOLT
10
3585
Gov.Stores
Oban
Takoradi  
74
TREVORIAN
9
4599
Gov.Stores
Oban
Kilindini  
101
UMGENI
13
8180
Gen.
Clyde
Cape/Durban/Australia A.B.4M.K.
52
YORKWOOD
9
5401
Gen.
Liverpool
Cape/Mid.East A.B.3M.K.
32
ZARIAN
11
4871
Gov.Stores
Oban
Takoradi K.

  
KEY
A = 4" or 4.7" Guns DC = Depth Charges
B = 12 Pounder Guns   K = Kites
C = Bofors KB = Kite Balloons
M = Machine Guns (T) = Tanker