Convoy OS.53/KMS.23

 

Depart Liverpool August 8, 1943 (Separated August 17, 1943)
Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar August 27, 1943; August 18, 1943
No. of vessels (Hague) 22 + 46= 66
No. of vessels accounted for here

20 + 44= 64 + 6 did not sail + 2 RN vessels..

Vessels lost from convoy

1
WARFIELD

OS.53 formed the starboard wing of the convoy; Pdts 91-96, 101-125.

Pdt.
Vessel
Kts.
Tons
Cargo
From
To Armament
106
ALGERIAN
DID NOT SAIL
Belfast
   
45
ALRESFORD
8
2472
 
Belfast
Gibraltar  
104
ANTILOCHUS
11¾
9081
Expl./Gen.
Clyde
Montevideo/Buenos Aires A.B.8M.
55
AVON COAST
8
1036
Gen.
Oban
Algiers/Philippeville B.4M.
62
BARON FAIRLIE
9
6705
Gen.
Oban
Algiers B.4M.
126
BARON FORBES
3061
Gen.
Clyde
Lisbon A.B.2M.
45
BARON GRAHAM
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde
   
101
BOTLEA
5119
Stores
Oban
Freetown/E.London A.7M.
95
BRITISH ENGINEER (T)
10½
6993
 
Liverpool
Bathurst  
56
CHLORES
10
1180
Cased Petrol.
Clyde
Algiers B.5M.
25
ELIZABETH MASSEY
8
4322
Coal
Belfast
Gibraltar A.4M.
121
EMPIRE BARDOLF
11
7017
8 Bulls/Gen.
Liverpool
Buenos Aires A.4M.
96
EMPIRE BOMBARDIER
 
 
 
Milford
Bathurst  
115
EMPIRE CABOT
9
6715
 
Oban
Montevideo  
73
EMPIRE CAPULET (ND)
10½
7043
Stores/Gen.
Liverpool
Alexandria A.6M.
31
EMPIRE CHAMOIS
9
5634
Stores/Gen.
Liverpool
Algiers A.8M.
44
EMPIRE CLARION (ND)
10½
7031
Coal/Stores
Milford
Bone A.6M.
15
EMPIRE DEED (ND)
10½
6766
Stores
Oban
Bone 12M.
65
EMPIRE FLAME
7089
Stores
Liverpool
Algiers/Oran A.B.4M.
124
EMPIRE MERGANSER
DID NOT SAIL
Belfast
   
93
EMPIRE PORPOISE
7592
Petrol/Gen.
Liverpool
Capetown/Durban A.B.6M.
42
EMPIRE PRINCE (ND)
10½
7030
V'cles/Planes/Stores
Milford
Algiers A.6M.
76
EMPIRE PROWESS
11
7058
Coal/Planes/Stores
Clyde
Casablanca/Dakar A.B.9M.
54
EMPIRE RAIN
7290
Pat.Fuel/Coal
Belfast
Algiers A.8M.
75
EMPIRE SHEARWATER
10
4970
Ammo./Stores
Clyde
Sicily A.B.8M.
32
EMPIRE SUCCESS
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde
   
113
ENGLISH MONARCH
4557
 
Belfast
Freetown  
74
EURYADES
11
5801
Gen.
Clyde
Alexandria  
52
FACTO (Nor)
8
1522
 
Belfast
Algiers  
24
FANAD HEAD
11
5037
Coal/Gen.
Belfast
Bone A.B.8M.
63
FILLEIGH
4656
Ammunition/Stores
Clyde
Algiers A.6M.
22
FORT ALBANY
10½
7131
Stores
Liverpool
Bone/Philippeville A.
34
FORT ASH (ND)
10½
7131
Coal/Stores
Milford
Bougie B.6M.
61
FORT ASSINIBOINE
10½
7127
Stores
Clyde
Alexandria B.4M.
21
FORT CARIBOU
10
7131
Stores
Liverpool
Bone A.6M.
33
FORT CARILLON
10
7129
Stores
Clyde
Bone B.6M.
13
FORT CONNOLLY
10½
7133
Gen.
Oban
Sicily B.8M.
14
FORT DREW
10
7144
Gen.
Oban
Sicily A.6M.
41
FORT FRASER
10½
7128
Stores
Clyde
Algiers A.B.6M.
71
FORT GLEN LYON
10
7131
Gen.
Oban
Alexandria B.8M.
36
FORT MCLEOD
10
7127
 
Oban
Bombay A.B.4M.
84
FORT ST. PAUL (ND)
 
 
Coal/Ammunition
Clyde
Sicily  
82
FORT VILLE MARIE
10
7122
Craft/Stores/Gen.
Liverpool
Bombay/Colombo/Calcutta A.4M.
35
GREATHOPE
2297
 
Belfast
Algiers/Oran  
125
HILVERSUM (Du)
9
3719
Ballast
Oban
Buenos Aires A.6M.
85
HMS BARNDALE
BOOM DEFENCE VESSEL
Clyde
Gibraltar  
116
HMS BARNEHURST
BOOM DEFENCE VESSEL
Clyde
Gibraltar  
26
ITINDA
10
 
 
Oban
Mombassa  
105
KEDOE (Du)
DID NOT SAIL
Belfast
   
43
LANRICK
12
1267
Stores
Oban
Algiers B.3M.
114
LEIGHTON
9
7412
Gen.
Clyde
Rio de Janeiro/Santos  
51
LOWLANDER
13
3060
Stores/Gen.
Liverpool
Alexandria A.6M.
111
MACGREGOR LAIRD
11
4992
Stores
Liverpool
Takoradi/Lagos A.4M.
86
MALAKAND
DID NOT SAIL
Oban
   
91
NELEUS
12
6479
Stores/Deck Cargo
Liverpool
Freetown/W.Africa A.B.6M.
92
NEW BROOKLYN
10
6546
Stores
Oban
Freetown A.4M.
123
NORJERV (Nor)
9
5582
Chemicals
Liverpool
Buenos Aires A.B.4C.
12
NORTHLEIGH
 
 
Belfast
Philippeville  
23
OCEAN FAITH
10½
7173
Stores
Liverpool
North Africa B.7M.
83
OCEAN VALENTINE
10½
7174
Stores/Gen.
Oban
Malta A.6M.
11
PENSHURST
8
1454
Gen.
Liverpool
Algiers B.3M.
112
PETERSTON
9
4680
Coal
Belfast
Freetown A.8M.
64
PORTSEA
 
 
Oban
Gibraltar/Algiers  
66
RATHLIN
12
1600
RESCUE SHIP
Clyde
Gibraltar B.8M.
122
SAINT ROSARIO
10
4312
Coal
Liverpool
Buenos Aires A.6M.
46
SELVIK (Nor)
1557
 
Clyde
Gibraltar 3M.
94
SOLARIUM (T)
10½
 
 
Clyde
Lagos A.B.6M.
81
TIGRE (Nor)
11
5498
Gen.
Belfast
Alexandria A.6M.
103
TROJAN STAR
12½
9037
Stores/Gen.
Liverpool
Freetown/Capetown A.B.6M.
102
TYNEMOUTH
3167
Coal
Belfast
Freetown 8M.
53
WARFIELD
10
6070
Expl./Gen.
Clyde
Alexandria  
72
WAYFARER
10
5067
Gen.
Liverpool
Pt.Said/Mombassa A.6M.


KEY
A = 4" or 4.7" Guns DC = Depth Charges
(ND)
Ship fitted with Admiralty Net defence.
B = 12 Pounder Guns   K = Kites
(CAM)
Catapault Aircraft Merchant Ship.
C = Oerlikon KB = Kite Balloons
(T)
Tanker
M = Machine Guns