| Depart Liverpool | March 23, 1944 (Separated April 5, 1944) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | April 14, 1944; April 6, 1944 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 15 + 26 = 41 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 14 + 27 = 41 + 5 did not sail. |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 0 |
OS.72 was in the starboard wing of convoy; Pdts 71, 75(Azores), 82-105.
Pdt. |
Vessel |
Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To |
Armament |
35 |
ANTONIO | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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33 |
BENLEDI | 12 |
5943 |
Gen. |
Clyde |
Alexandria | A.B.9M. |
71 |
BOSPHOROUS (Nor) | 12 |
2111 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Bathurst | B.4M. |
21 |
BRIARWOOD | 9 |
2465 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | A.8M. |
85 |
CAPO OLMO | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
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52 |
CITY OF BARCELONA | DID NOT SAIL |
Liverpool |
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81 |
CITY OF EVANSVILLE | 12 |
6528 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Alexandria | A.B.6M. |
24 |
CITY OF LEICESTER | 9 |
3351 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar | A.6M. |
92 |
CLAN MACNEIL | 12½ |
6111 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Ascension/St.Helena/Beira | A.6M. |
91 |
CLAN MURDOCH | 10½ |
5949 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Capetown/Durban | A.B.5M. |
82 |
COPACABANA (Bel) | 13½ |
7340 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Lagos/Matadi | A.4M. |
93 |
DESIRADE (Fr) | 12½ |
9644 |
Ballast |
Liverpool |
Takoradi/Montevideo | A.B.8M. |
34 |
ELIZABETH MASSEY | 8 |
4322 |
Coal |
Oban |
La Goulette/Tunis | A.B.6M. |
23 |
EMPIRE CHAMOIS | 8 |
5684 |
Coal |
Oban |
Gibraltar | A.B.5M. |
54 |
EMPIRE FAL | 8 |
4849 |
Coal |
Oban |
Bougie/Bizerta/Pt.Said | B.5M. |
104 |
EMPIRE PENNANT (ND) | 11½ |
7050 |
Ballast |
Oban |
River Plate | A.6M. |
103 |
EMPIRE RAY | 11½ |
6919 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Casablaca/W.Africa | A.B.6M. |
41 |
EMPIRE TWEED | 9½ |
5452 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Gibraltar | A.6M. |
45 |
EMPIREPLANET | 8½ |
4272 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Oran/Algiers | B.6M. |
11 |
FINLAND | 9 |
1333 |
POW Mail/Coal |
Preston |
Lisbon | B.4M. |
75 |
FORT ANE | 10 |
7144 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Azores/W.Africa | A.B.6M. |
32 |
FORT ASTORIA (ND) | 10 |
7290 |
Potatoes/Ammun/Vehicles |
Clyde |
Naples | A.B.6M. |
74 |
FORT GRAHAME | 10 |
7133 |
Stores |
Oban |
Algiers | 3B.8M. |
73 |
FORT ST. JAMES | 10 |
7128 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Alexandria/Pt.Said/Suez | A.6M. |
95 |
GAELIC STAR | 10 |
5596 |
Part.Gen. |
Clyde |
Pernambuco/Buenos Aires | A.10M. |
25 |
HARTBRIDGE | 8 |
8050 |
Gen/Pitch/Coke |
Oban |
Huelva | A.6M. |
101 |
KIRUNA (Sw) | 9 |
5487 |
Ballast |
Liverpool |
Freetown | |
94 |
MAFUTA (Bel) | 9½ |
6322 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Accra/Pt.Noire/Matadi | A.8M. |
53 |
MARKHOR | 11½ |
7197 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Alexandria/Pt.Said | A.B.6M. |
12 |
MATHILDA (Nor) | 9 |
3650 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Lisbon | A.6M. |
105 |
NELA | DID NOT SAIL |
Aultbea |
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44 |
OCEAN FAITH | 10½ |
7173 |
Potatoes/Ammun/Vehicles |
Clyde |
Taranto | B.Bofor 4M. |
42 |
OCEAN PRIDE | 10½ |
7173 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Taranto | A.B.Bofor 10M. |
72 |
OCEAN VICEROY (ND) | 10½ |
7142 |
Stores |
Oban |
Alexandria/Pt.Said | A.B.Bofor 6M. |
13 |
OMEGA | 7½ |
3788 |
Coal |
Oban |
Lisbon | A.8M. |
22 |
P.L.M. 21 | 9 |
5417 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | A.8M. |
102 |
PETERSTON | 8½ |
4680 |
Ballast |
Liverpool |
Freetown | A.4M. |
15 |
PROCYON (US) | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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14 |
RUNSWICK | 8 |
3970 |
Coal |
Oban |
Lisbon | A.B.6M. |
55 |
SAMBRE (ND) | 10 |
7176 |
Stores |
Clyde |
Algiers | |
83 |
SILVERGUAVA | 12 |
5304 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Takoradi/Lagos/Calabar | A.B.6M. |
84 |
THERMISTOCLES | 12 |
11231 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Durban/Auckland/Wellington | A.6M. |
51 |
THISTLEDALE (ND) | 9½ |
7241 |
Potatoes/Coke/Stores |
Oban |
Naples | A.B.Bofor 6M. |
31 |
TORE JARL (Nor) | 8½ |
1514 |
Gen. |
Belfast |
Taranto | B.4M. |
43 |
TOUBADOUR (Nor) | 12 |
5808 |
Gen. |
Oban |
Mombassa | A.8M. |
61 |
TYNDAREUS | 12½ |
11361 |
Stores/Gen |
Liverpool |
Capetown/Pt.Elizabeth/Beira | A.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 | ||||