Convoy OS.36

 

Depart Liverpool July 31, 1942
Arrive Freetown August 18 , 1942
No. of vessels (Hague) 31
No. of vessels accounted for here

31 + 3 did not sail + 1 Oiler

Vessels lost from convoy

1
HAMMAREN (dispersed )


Pdt
Vessel
Kts.
Tons
Cargo
From
To
Armament
22
AMSTELKERK (Du)
12
4215
Gov.Stores
Clyde
Freetown/Port Harcourt A.6M.K.
41
BARON HAIG
3391
Coal/Cement
Milford
Freetown A.6M.K.
23
BARONESSA
11½
8663
Gen.
Liverpool
Buenos Aires A.C.5M.K.
51
BOSKOOP (Du)
12
5619
Stores
Clyde
Freetown/Aden/Pt.Said/Alex. A.6M.K.
42
BRITISH ARDOUR (T)
OILER
Clyde
Freetown A.B.8M.
71
CEFN-Y-BRYN
9
5164
Stores
Clyde
Takoradi A.B.4M.K.
84
CITY OF DURBAN
10
5850
Gov.Stores
Oban
Capetown/Simonstown K.
54
CITY OF KHIOS
11½
5574
Gen.
Clyde
Walvis Bay/Mombassa A.7M.K.
63
CLAN MACINDOE
11½
4635
Gen.
Liverpool
Durban/Colombo A.4M.K.
33
CORINALDO
12
7131
Gen.
Clyde
Montevideo/Buenos Aires A.C.4M.K.
83
DOLIUS
5507
Coal/Gen.
Milford
Capetown/Durban A.7M.K.
73
DUKE OF SPARTA
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde
   
74
EMPIRE DEFIANCE
9
4632
Gov.Stores
Oban
Durban/Calcutta K.
53
EMPIRE GLADE
12
7006
Stores/Gen.
Liverpool
Suez/Port Said A.4M.K.
34
EMPIRE RAVEN
6100
Coal
Belfast
Buenos Aires A.6M.K.
91
FORRESBANK
10
5155
Stores
Clyde
Port Elizabeth/Karachi/Bombay A.B.8M.K.
93
FORT LA MAUNE
10½
7130
Gen.
Milford
Capetown/Suez A.7M.K.
21
GULLPOOL
DID NOT SAIL
Milford
   
24
HAMMAREN (Sw)
12
3220
Gen.
Liverpool
Bahia/Rio Grande de Sul A.4M.K.
52
KARAMEA
13
10530
Stores
Liverpool
Capetown/East A.11M.K.
44
KING EDWARD
9
5224
Coal
Milford
Buenos Aires A.B.4M.K.
11
KOHISTAN
12½
5888
Stores
Clyde
Freetown/Capetown/E.London A.B.6M.K.
61
LEIGHTON
9
7411
Gen.
Liverpool
Port Said/Haifa A.6M.K.
32
LOCHEE
10
964
Aviation Spirit
Clyde
Gibraltar 4M.K.
72
LORETO
9
6682
Gen.
Liverpool
Dar-es-Salaam/Mombassa A.6M.K.
43
MARQUESA
11½
8979
China Clay
Milford
Buenos Aires A.C.6M.K.
62
MENELAUS
13¾
10306
Gen.
Liverpool
Durban/India A.B.6M.K.
31
NEW COLUMBIA
10
6574
Stores/Gen.
Liverpool
Freetown/Nigeria A.6M.K.
81
OCEAN HOPE
10½
7173
Gen.
Milford
Suez (direct) A.5M.K.
92
OCEAN PRIDE
10½
7173
Gov.Stores
Clyde
Durban/Suez B.6M.K.
13
PACIFIC STAR
10½
7951
Gen.
Liverpool
Montevideo/Buenos Aires A.11M.K.
73
PROMETHEUS
11½
6095
Stores
Oban
Takoradi/Port Harcourt K.
82
SUTLEJ
5189
Gen.Vehicles/Tanks
Liverpool
Bombay A.B.5M.K.
12
ULLA
DID NOT SAIL
Belfast
   
64
UMBERLEIGH
4950
Coal/Gen.
Milford
Durban/Alexandria A.4M.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