| Depart Liverpool | January 14, 1944 (Separated January 26, 1944) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | February 6, 1944; January 28, 1944 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 15 + 35 = 50 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 10 + 42 = 52 + 5 did not sail. |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 0 |
Pdt. |
Vessel | Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To | Armament |
22 |
AGIA MARINA (Gk) | 8 |
4151 |
Coal |
Milford |
Gibraltar | 8M. |
24 |
ALCOR (Du) | 9 |
3526 |
Coal |
Oban |
Gibraltar | |
93 |
AMSTELKERK (Du) | 12 |
4457 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Takoradi/Lagos/Calabar | A.6M. |
13 |
BARON NAPIER | 8½ |
3659 |
Coal |
Oban |
Gibraltar | |
15 |
BARON RUTHVEN | 9 |
3177 |
Pitch/Coke/Gen |
Oban |
Huelva | A.9M. |
102 |
BELGIAN TRADER (Bel) | 9 |
2690 |
Coal |
Milford |
Bizerta | 5" 4M. |
101 |
BLAIRNEVIS | 8½ |
4155 |
Pitch/Coal |
Liverpool |
Oran | 7M. |
122 |
BORNHOLM (Dane) | 8½ |
3177 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Takoradi | 4M. |
115 |
CAPITAINE PAUL LEMERLE | 8 |
3157 |
Coal |
Oban |
Lisbon/Melilla | A.B.7M. |
35 |
CITY OF KEELUNG | 10 |
5186 |
Gen/POW Mail |
Aultbea |
Lisbon | A.6M. |
61 |
CITY OF DERBY | 12½ |
6616 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Aden/Bombay/Abadan | A.8M. |
33 |
CITY OF LANCASTER | 9 |
3040 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar | A.4M. |
113 |
CONGONIAN (T) | 10 |
6081 |
Part Cargo Cement |
Aultbea |
Lagos | A.B.6M. |
94 |
COULMORE | 8½ |
3670 |
Coal |
Milford |
Oran | A.B.4M. |
14 |
CYDONIA | 8 |
3157 |
Coal/Coke |
Oban |
Lisbon | |
95 |
DORDRECHT (Du) | 10½ |
4701 |
Ballast |
Aultbea |
Matadi | A.B.6M. |
34 |
DROMORE | 11 |
4096 |
Gen. |
Milford |
Lisbon | A.B.4M. |
32 |
DUNELMIA | 8½ |
5207 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Milford |
Naples | A.Bofor 12M. |
123 |
EMPIRE BUCKLER | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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25 |
EMPIRE CORMORANT | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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42 |
EMPIRE DERWENT | 8 |
4026 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Milford |
Naples | A.9M. |
54 |
EMPIRE GREBE | 9 |
5735 |
Stores |
Aultbea |
Naples | A.B.8M. |
81 |
EMPIRE THACKERAY | 9½ |
2865 |
Pitch/Coal |
Clyde |
Bone/Algiers | A.B.4M. |
21 |
EMPIRE USK | 9 |
3228 |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | A.7M. | |
83 |
EMPIRE VOICE | 10 |
6828 |
Stores/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Colombo/Madras/Calcutta | A.B.4M. |
84 |
FORT CUMBERLAND (ND) | 10½ |
7134 |
Stores |
Aultbea |
N.Africa | A.4M. |
12 |
FORT FRONTENAC (ND) | 10 |
7418 |
Stores/Ammun./Mail |
Clyde |
Taranto Area | A.7M. |
43 |
FORT LENNOX (ND) | 10 |
7149 |
Gen. |
Belfast |
Taranto | 2B.6M. |
71 |
FORT NIPIGON | 10 |
7132 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Karachi/Bombay | A.B.9M. |
53 |
FORT ST. NICOLAS (ND) | 10½ |
4242 |
Gen. |
Aultbea |
Naples | A.B.Bofor 8M. |
104 |
GASCONY | 10¼ |
4715 |
Chems/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Rio/Santos/Rio Grande de Sul | A.B.5M. |
52 |
GENERTON | 8½ |
4797 |
Potatoes/Vehicles |
Aultbea |
Sicily | A.6M. |
63 |
GLAUCUS | 13 |
7585 |
Launches/Stores/Planes |
Liverpool |
Suez/Bombay | A.B.8M. |
45 |
GUJARAT | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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106 |
HMS ETHIOPION | 9 |
5423 |
Boom Defence Stores |
Oban |
Malta/Naples | B.8M |
73 |
HMS FENCER | DID NOT SAIL (Carrier) |
Clyde |
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125 |
INNERTON | 8 |
5276 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Oban |
Bone | A.B.7M. |
91 |
JOHN HOLT | 11¾ |
4964 |
Gen/Cement |
Oban |
Freetown//Lagos/Duala | A.8M. |
82 |
KING EDGAR | 9½ |
4536 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Algiers | A.9M. |
51 |
MANCHESTER SHIPPER (ND) | 14 |
7881 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Alex/Pt.Said/ or Suez | A.B.6M. |
46 |
MAYCREST | 5923 |
Coal/Coke |
Oban |
Lisbon | ||
55 |
MELROSE ABBEY | 12½ |
1908 |
RESCUE SHIP |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | B.6M. |
121 |
MIMOSA (Gk) | 8½ |
3071 |
Coal |
Milford |
Casablanca | A.4M. |
92 |
NICOLAS (Gk) | 8 |
4540 |
Coal |
Milford |
Oran/Algiers | A.4M. |
23 |
NORDLYS | DID NOT SAIL |
Belfast |
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124 |
PELEUS (Gk) | 9½ |
4695 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Oban |
Algiers | A.6M. |
31 |
PILAR DE LARRINAGA | 8 |
7086 |
Coal |
Liverpool |
Naples | A.B.5M. |
105 |
PRINCESA | 12½ |
8730 |
Clyde |
Montevideo | A.B.5M. | |
64 |
PROSPECTOR (ND) | 11 |
6202 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Alexandria | A.B.6M. |
62 |
RECORDER | 10½ |
5982 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Alexandria/Suez | |
112 |
ROYAL STAR | 12 |
7900 |
Coal |
Milford |
Freetown/Buenos Aires | A.B.10M. |
11 |
SAMHAIN (ND) | 10 |
7176 |
Chems/Aircraft |
Liverpool |
Suez/Karachi/Bombay | A.B.6M. |
103 |
SILVERMAPLE | 11½ |
5121 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Bathurst/Takoradi/Lagos | A.5M. |
41 |
SLEMMESTAD (Nor) | 9½ |
4257 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Sicily | B.5M. |
114 |
STAMOS (Gk) | 8½ |
3801 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Oban |
Bone/Algiers | B.5M. |
44 |
TOBRUK (Pol) | 10 |
7047 |
Stores/Ammun/Mail |
Clyde |
Naples | A.B.7M. |
111 |
VAN OSTADE | 8½ |
2889 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Clyde |
Oran | A.4M. |
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 | ||||