| Depart Liverpool | April 23, 1944 (Separated May 4, 1944) |
| Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar | May 14, 1944; May 6, 1944 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 8 + 13 = 21 |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 8 + 12 = 20 + 6 did not sail + 2 RN vessels. |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 0 |
OS.75 was in the starboard wing of convoy; Pdts71-84.
Pdt. |
Vessel |
Kts. |
Tons |
Cargo |
From |
To |
Armament |
81 |
ASTRID (Nor) | 8½ |
2861 |
Coal |
Clyde |
Dakar | A.B.8M. |
51 |
BADJESTAN | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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64 |
BARON YARBOROUGH | 8 |
3388 |
Coal |
Oban |
Gibraltar | A.B.6M. |
71 |
BRADBURN | 9½ |
4736 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Freetown | A.6M. |
41 |
DALCROSS | 9 |
4558 |
Vehicles/Coal |
Belfast |
Alexandria | A.6M. |
12 |
DALMORE | 8½ |
5192 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | A.4M. |
72 |
DAVID LIVINGSTONE | 11½ |
5013 |
Gen./Bomb Scow on deck |
Liverpool |
Takoradi/Lagos/Burutu | A.6M. |
11 |
DRAKEPOOL | DID NOT SAIL |
Belfast |
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63 |
EMPIRE GALE | 9 |
7089 |
Stores |
Oban |
Malta/Taranto Area | A.B.8M. |
82 |
EMPIRE GARETH | 8½ |
2873 |
Coal |
Belfast |
Horta | A.B.5M. |
34 |
EMPIRE METEOR | 8½ |
7456 |
Stores |
Liverpool |
Algiers | A.8M. |
21 |
EMPIRE NIGHTINGALE | DID NOT SAIL |
Oban |
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83 |
EMPIRE PEACOCK | 8½ |
6098 |
Gov.Stores/Coal |
Belfast |
Casablanca | B.6M. |
23 |
GLAISDALE | DID NOT SAIL |
Belfast |
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84 |
HMS BASUTO | 8½ |
Boom Defence Vessel |
Clyde |
Trinidad | ||
13 |
HMT GULLAND | 10 |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | B.5M. | ||
32 |
HOPEPEAK | 11 |
5179 |
Gov.Stores |
Liverpool |
Naples | A.B.6M. |
53 |
HOPESTAR | DID NOT SAIL |
Clyde |
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52 |
IRISBANK | 13 |
5627 |
High Inflam/Gen |
Clyde |
Madras/Calcutta | A.12M. |
22 |
JOHILLA | 9 |
4042 |
Gen. |
Liverpool |
Alexandria | A.6M. |
61 |
MACGREGOR LAIRD | 11 |
4992 |
Planes/Gen. |
Liverpool |
Freetown/Monrovia/Pt.Harcourt | A.4M. |
62 |
MARGALAU | DID NOT SAIL |
Belfast |
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31 |
MARSDALE | 12½ |
4890 |
High Inflam/Gen |
Clyde |
Pt.Said/Basra/Abadan | 6" B.10M. |
73 |
NORMAN STAR | 10½ |
6817 |
Ballast |
Belfast |
Freetown/Montevideo | A.6M. |
24 |
PALERMO | 10 |
2797 |
Gen. |
Belfast |
Gibraltar | A.B.6M. |
33 |
SARPEDON | 13¼ |
11321 |
Stores/Gen/Firefloat |
Liverpool |
Pt.Said/Aden/Bombay | A.B.6M. |
74 |
TUDOR STAR | 11 |
Ballast |
Clyde |
Pernambuco/Buenos Aires | ||
54 |
ZAMALEK | 12 |
1567 |
RESCUE SHIP |
Clyde |
Gibraltar | 2B.Bofor 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 | ||||