| Depart Liverpool | November 25, 1943 (Separated December 7, 1943) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | December 18, 1943; December 9, 1943 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 7 + 41 = 47 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 6 + 42 = 48 + 8 did not sail + 1 Oiler. |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 0 |
OS.60 consisted of Pdts 101, 111, 113, 121-124.
Pdt. |
Vessel | Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To | Armament |
25 |
ALEX | 8½ |
3932 |
Coke/Coal |
Oban |
Lisbon | |
111 |
ALLERTON | 8½ |
7195 |
Coal |
Milford |
Dakar | A.B.8M. |
11 |
BARON RAMSAY | 8 |
3649 |
Coal |
Milford |
Lisbon | A.B.5M. |
102 |
BELGIAN SAILOR (Bel) | 10½ |
7023 |
Stores |
Aultbea |
Bone | A.B.? |
52 |
BENTONFIELD (US)(T) | 9 |
1100 |
Ballast |
Oban |
Pt.Said/Aden | B.5M. |
54 |
CHIEF JOSEPH (US) | 10½ |
7176 |
Stores/Vehicles |
Clyde |
Italy | |
51 |
CLAN FORBES | 14½ |
7429 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Colombo/Bombay/Karachi | |
31 |
CLAN MACBEAN | 9½ |
4999 |
Toxic Stores |
Oban |
Pt.Said/Karachi/Gulf | A.B.6M. |
91 |
COLYTTO (Du) | 8½ |
4408 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Milford |
Italy | A.8M. |
14 |
ELSWICK PARK | 8 |
4188 |
Wheat |
Clyde |
Lisbon | A.B.6M. |
93 |
EMPIRE AUSTEN | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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35 |
EMPIRE BOSWELL | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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105 |
EMPIRE CHAMOIS | Aultbea |
Syracuse/Oran | ||||
84 |
EMPIRE CHIVALRY | 12 |
6007 |
Stores/Vehicles |
Milford |
Italy | A.6M. |
24 |
EMPIRE JESSICA | 9½ |
2890 |
Pitch/Coal |
Oban |
Cadiz | A.8C.2M. |
94 |
EMPIRE PLANET | 8½ |
4272 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Oban |
Algiers | B.5M. |
103 |
EMPIRE RAZORBILL | DID NOT SAIL |
Milford |
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32 |
EMPIRE TORRIDGE | 8 |
4050 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Milford |
Naples | A.B.6M. |
125 |
EMPIRE WATERHEN | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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53 |
ERASTUS SMITH (US) | 10½ |
7244 |
Stores/Vehicles |
Clyde |
Italy | 2B.8M. |
33 |
FAIRWATER | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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56 |
FASTNET | 12 |
1414 |
RESCUE SHIP |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | A.4M. |
124 |
FAUZON (Fr) | 10 |
4344 |
Coal |
Milford |
Dakar | B.6M. |
123 |
FLIMSTON | 8½ |
4674 |
Ballast |
Oban |
Buenos Aires | A.B.4M. |
44 |
FORT ALEXANDRIA | 10 |
7128 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Naples | A.B.7M. |
41 |
FORT AUGUSTUS | 9½ |
7134 |
Gen. |
Milford |
Alexandria | A.B.10M. |
121 |
GABON (Nor) | 10 |
4561 |
Coal |
Milford |
Freetown for Takoradi | A.6M. |
95 |
HARDANGER (Nor) | 9½ |
4000 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Italy | A.6M. |
122 |
INGLETON | DID NOT SAIL |
Milford |
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61 |
INVENTOR | 10½ |
6210 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Pt.Sudan/Dar-es-Salaam/Mombassa | A.B.8M. |
43 |
JEROME K.JONES (US)(ND) | 10½ |
7199 |
Stores/Vehicles |
Clyde |
Naples | |
114 |
JOBSHAVEN (Du) | 8 |
3528 |
Trucks/Coal |
Clyde |
Bizerte | A.5M. |
112 |
JOHN M.HARLAN (US)(ND) | 10½ |
7176 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Algiers | 2B.8M. |
72 |
KALDFONN (Nor)(T) | 11½ |
9931 |
OILER |
Clyde |
Horta | A.6M. |
23 |
KERMA | 8½ |
4333 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Huelva | A.6M. |
13 |
LISBETH (Nor) | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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101 |
MARY KINGSLEY | 10 |
5021 |
Stores/Gen. |
Clyde |
Freetown | A.B.4M. |
74 |
NAIRUNG | 10½ |
5414 |
Stores |
Milford |
Taranto Area | A.5M. |
82 |
NARWIK (Pol) | 10 |
7031 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Bone | A.B.1M. |
113 |
NASSA (T) | 10½ |
8134 |
Fuel Oil |
Milford |
Freetown | A.B.12M. |
83 |
NOREFJORD (Nor) | 10 |
3082 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Liverpool |
Philippeville | A.6M. |
85 |
NORFOLD (Nor) | 9½ |
5675 |
Stores/Vehicles/Coal |
Aultbea |
Sicily | A.4M. |
12 |
PANDORIAN (CSA) | 13 |
4150 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Lisbon | A.B.6M. |
22 |
PRESIDENT TISSIER (Fr) | Clyde |
Gibraltar | ||||
34 |
SCORTON | 8 |
4813 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Oban |
Naples | A.B.4M. |
104 |
SILVERTEAK | 14 |
6770 |
Planes/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Capetown/E.London/Beira | A.6M. |
42 |
SIMON WILLARD (US) | 10 |
7176 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Naples | A.B.8M. |
92 |
SOULIOTIS (Gk) | 9 |
4300 |
Launches/Coal |
Milford |
Bone | B.4M. |
73 |
STAD HAARLEM (Du) | 9½ |
4518 |
Stores/Vehicles |
Clyde |
Sicily | B.8M. |
71 |
STUYVESANT (Du) | 12 |
4249 |
Salt/Coal |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Takoradi/Lagos | A.8M. |
45 |
THISTLEFORD | 8 |
4781 |
Coal |
Milford |
Lisbon | A.4M. |
21 |
TIMOK (YS) | 8½ |
3130 |
Coal |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar | B.4C. |
55 |
TUDOR PRINCE | 11 |
1914 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar | A.B.4M. |
81 |
VERA RADCLIFFE | 8½ |
5587 |
Coal |
Oban |
Oran | A.B.6M. |
115 |
WELLINGTON COURT | 8 |
4978 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Taranto Area | A.B.7M. |
75 |
WILLIAM KENT (US) | 11 |
7179 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Taranto Area | A.B.8M. |
15 |
ZYPENBERG (Du) | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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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 | (CSA) |
Ship fitted with Smoke Apparatus | ||