Convoy OS.65/KMS.39

 

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
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
4155
Pitch/Coal
Liverpool
Oran 7M.
122
BORNHOLM (Dane)
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
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
5207
Vehicles/Coal
Milford
Naples A.Bofor 12M.
123
EMPIRE BUCKLER
DID NOT SAIL
Aultbea
   
25
EMPIRE CORMORANT
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde
   
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
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
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
   
106
HMS ETHIOPION
9
5423
Boom Defence Stores
Oban
Malta/Naples B.8M
73
HMS FENCER
DID NOT SAIL (Carrier)
Clyde
    
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
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)
3071
Coal
Milford
Casablanca A.4M.
92
NICOLAS (Gk)
8
4540
Coal
Milford
Oran/Algiers A.4M.
23
NORDLYS
DID NOT SAIL
Belfast
   
124
PELEUS (Gk)
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)
4257
Stores
Liverpool
Sicily B.5M.
114
STAMOS (Gk)
3801
Vehicles/Coal
Oban
Bone/Algiers B.5M.
44
TOBRUK (Pol)
10
7047
Stores/Ammun/Mail
Clyde
Naples A.B.7M.
111
VAN OSTADE
2889
Vehicles/Coal
Clyde
Oran A.4M.

KEY
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