| Depart Liverpool | October 27, 1943 (Separated November 9, 1943) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | November 19, 1943; November 10, 1943 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 28 + 50 = 78 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 26 + 52 = 78 + 3 did not sail. |
| Vessels lost from convoy |
OS.57 formed the starboard wing of the convoy; Pdts 101 - 145.
For more details on the attack on KMS.31 see here.
Pdt. |
Vessel |
Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To |
Armament |
125 |
ALBION STAR | 11 |
7946 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Buenos Aires | A.4M. |
92 |
ALEXANDER RAMSEY (US) | 7181 |
Vehicles/Stores |
Clyde |
Algiers | ||
13 |
ALRESFORD | 2472 |
Coal |
Milford |
Lisbon | A.4M. | |
22 |
AMSTEL (Du) | 8 |
2115 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | A.4M. |
81 |
ANGLO AFRICAN | 9 |
5600 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Algiers | A.B.6M. |
91 |
ASKELADDEN (Nor) | 8 |
2496 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Algiers | A.5M. |
11 |
BARON FORBES | 8 |
3061 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Lisbon | B.3M. |
54 |
BARON HERRIES | 9½ |
4574 |
Aultbea |
Italy | ||
94 |
BARON INCHCAPE | 8½ |
7005 |
Coal/Vehicles |
Oban |
Algiers | A.6M. |
111 |
BARON TWEEDMOUTH | 8½ |
3357 |
Coal |
Milford |
Freetown | A.6M. |
135 |
BARONESA | 11 |
8662 |
China Clay |
Milford |
Buenos Aires | A.Bofor.6M. |
23 |
BELGIAN FISHERMAN (Bel) | 8½ |
4741 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.6M. |
24 |
BERKEL (Du) | 8 |
2130 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | A.2M. |
71 |
BIRCHBANK | 10 |
3117 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Alexandria or Pt.Said | A.4M. |
62 |
CARLIER (Bel) | 9½ |
7216 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Bombay/Colombo/Calcutta | A.6M. |
86 |
CHARLTON HALL | 9 |
5200 |
Mail/Stores |
Milford |
Casablanca | A.4M. |
25 |
CITY OF LANCASTER | 9 |
3040 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Lisbon | A.4M. |
126 |
CITY OF SIDNEY | 13½ |
6988 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Ascension/Pt.Eliz/Beira | A.4M. |
114 |
CITY OF WORCESTER | 10 |
5469 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Capetown/Durban/Mauritius | A.6M. |
41 |
CLAN RANALD | 11 |
5447 |
Stores/Gen. |
Clyde |
Bombay/Karachi | A.B.5M. |
31 |
COLLEGIAN | 11½ |
7886 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Pt.Said/Basra | A.B.6M. |
105 |
CONSUELO | 13 |
4848 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Capetown/Pt.Elizabeth | 6M. |
102 |
COPACABANA (Bel) | 14 |
7340 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Lagos/Matadi | A.4M. |
103 |
DESIRADE (Fr) | 13 |
9644 |
Ballast |
Liverpool |
Takoradi/Monteviseo | A.6M. |
96 |
EEMLAND (Du) | 11 |
4188 |
Coal/Gen. |
Oban |
Dakar/Lagos | A.4M. |
26 |
EMPIRE BALLAD | 10 |
Toxic |
Clyde |
Italy | ||
115 |
EMPIRE BARON | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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42 |
EMPIRE GLADE | 11½ |
7006 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Alexandria/Mid.East | A.B.6M. |
45 |
EMPIRE LARCH | 10 |
482 |
TUG |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar | B.2M. |
145 |
EMPIRE MIGHT | 14 |
9209 |
Ballast |
Clyde |
Freetown/Buenos Aires | A.B.4M. |
141 |
EMPIRE PENNANT (ND) | 10 |
7043 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Buenos Aires | A.4M. |
63 |
EMPIRE SOUTHEY (ND) | 9½ |
7040 |
Transport/Stores |
Clyde |
Sicily | A.B.Bofor |
113 |
EMPIRE TWEED | 9 |
5452 |
Stores/Gen. |
Aultbea |
Freetown | A.6M. |
14 |
EMPIRE WOLFE | 8 |
2873 |
Mail/Iron/Ammo |
Milford |
Lisbon | A.4M. |
15 |
FINLAND | 9 |
1332 |
Mail/Coal |
Clyde |
Lisbon | B.4M. |
131 |
FORT BINGER | 8½ |
5670 |
Coal |
Milford |
Freetown | A.8M. |
44 |
FRAMLINGTON COURT | 8 |
4888 |
Coal/Coke/Stores |
Oban |
La Goulette/Tunis | A.4M. |
74 |
GABRIEL DUVAL (US) | 10 |
7176 |
Dangerous Cargo/Vehicles |
Clyde |
Italy | 2B.8M. |
72 |
GERMA (NOR) | 5282 |
Ether/V'cles/Stores |
Clyde |
Italy | ||
95 |
GLENWOOD | 9 |
4897 |
Coal |
Liverpool |
Oran | A.B.6M. |
112 |
GROIX (Fr) | 10 |
9975 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Montevideo | 2B.4M. |
36 |
HMT AINWELL | TRAWLER |
Clyde |
||||
12 |
HARTBRIDGE | 8 |
5080 |
Pitch/Coal |
Oban |
Lisbon | A.6M. |
64 |
HERMISTON | 9 |
4812 |
Coal/Lorries |
Aultbea |
Italy | |
106 |
HILDE | 9½ |
1596 |
Cement |
Oban |
Dakar | B.4M. |
46 |
HUDSON (Du) | 10½ |
294 |
TUG |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | 4M. |
33 |
HUGH S.LEGARE (US) | 10½ |
7176 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Malta | 2B.8M. |
32 |
INDIAN PRINCE | 13 |
8587 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Colombo/Bombay/Karachi | A.B.7M. |
144 |
IVAN TOPIC (YS) | 9½ |
4933 |
Coal |
Milford |
Rio de Janeiro | B.8M. |
132 |
JAARSTROOM (Du) | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
||||
123 |
JENNY (Nor)(T) | 10 |
4706 |
Ballast |
Liverpool |
Lagos | A.5M. |
65 |
JOHN MASON (US)(ND) | 10½ |
7176 |
Dangerous Cargo/Vehicles |
Clyde |
Italy | A.B.8M. |
101 |
JONATHON HOLT | 11½ |
4962 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Pt.Harcort/Warri | A.B.10M. |
43 |
JOSIAH PARKER (US) | 10½ |
7179 |
Mail/Expl. |
Milford |
Italy | |
116 |
LAFIAN (ND) | 9½ |
7221 |
Cement/Gen. |
Oban |
Dakar/Freetown | A.6M. |
21 |
LECH (Pol) | 12 |
1567 |
Stores/Gen. |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | B.4M. |
93 |
LIDO (Nor) | 8 |
1918 |
Medical Stores |
Liverpool |
Algiers | B.4M. |
124 |
LOSADA | 8½ |
6520 |
Pat.Fuel/Chem/Gen |
Liverpool |
Rio de Janeiro/Santos | A.6M. |
122 |
LYCAON | 12¾ |
7350 |
Mail/Coal |
Milford |
Freetown | A.B.8M. |
104 |
MAFUTA (Bel)(T) | 9 |
6322 |
Gen. |
Milford |
Freetown/Pt.Gentil | A.8M. |
73 |
MARIPOSA | 8 |
3807 |
Coal |
Milford |
Italy | |
56 |
MIGUEL DE LARRINAGA | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
||||
83 |
NOLISEMENT | 8½ |
5084 |
Pat.Fuel/Stores/Coal |
Clyde |
Algiers/Sousse | A.6M. |
53 |
NORLOM | 8½ |
6412 |
Trucks/Coal |
Liverpool |
Italy | A.10M. |
51 |
OCEAN VISCOUNT | 11 |
7174 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Pt.Said/Colombo | B.7M. |
66 |
P.L.M.21 (Fr) | 9 |
5417 |
Coal |
Milford |
Oran/Algiers | A.8M. |
34 |
PACIFIC ENTERPRISE | 12 |
6736 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar/Algiers | A.B.4M. |
142 |
PANAGHIS (Gk) | 9 |
5497 |
Coal |
Milford |
Montevideo | 3M. |
61 |
PERSEUS | 12½ |
10286 |
Launches/Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Colombo/Calcutta | A.6M. |
143 |
SEAPOOL | 9½ |
4820 |
Coke |
Oban |
Santos | A.B.6M. |
134 |
SHERIDAN | 8½ |
4665 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Rio de Janeiro/Santos | A.B.6M. |
133 |
SILVERGUAVA | 12 |
5304 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Takoradi/Lagos/Calabar | A.B.6M. |
121 |
SILVERSANDAL | 14 |
6770 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Lagos/Matadi | A.B.8M. |
75 |
SOMERVILLE (Nor) | 11 |
4265 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Italy | A.5M. |
85 |
SOUTHGATE | 8½ |
4862 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Bone | A.6M. |
35 |
TARENTUM (US)(T) | 9 |
1124 |
Ballast |
Oban |
Pt.Said/Aden | B.4M. |
52 |
TAYBANK | 13 |
5626 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Alexandria/Mid.East | A.5M. |
55 |
TESTBANK | 10½ |
5083 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Sicily | A.6M. |
76 |
TILEMACHOS (Gk) | 8 |
3658 |
Coal |
Milford |
Oran/Algiers | B.4M. |
84 |
WM. L. YANCY (US)(ND) | 10½ |
8170 |
Dangerous Cargo/Vehicles |
Clyde |
Algiers | 2B.8M. |
82 |
WM. PATTERSON (US) | 12 |
7191 |
Stores |
Milford |
Algiers | B.8M. |
KEY |
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| A = | 4" or 4.7" Guns | DC = | Depth Charges | (ND) |
Ship fitted with Admiralty Net defence. |
| B = | 3" or 12 Pounder Guns | K = | Kites | (CAM) |
Catapault Aircraft Merchant Ship. |
| C = | Oerlikon | KB = | Kite Balloons | (T) |
Tanker |
| M = | Machine Guns | ||||