Convoy OS.81/KMS.55

 

Depart Liverpool June 22, 1944 (Separated July 3, 1944)
Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar July 12, 1944; July 4, 1944
No. of vessels (Hague) 10 + 23 = 33
No. of vessels accounted for here

11 + 24 = 35 + 1 did not sail + 1 RN vessel.

Vessels lost from convoy

0

OS.81 was in the starboard wing of convoy; Pdts 81, 101-103, 111-113, 121-124.
HMS ACTIVITY (Carrier) occupied Pdt 72.                

Pdt.
Vessel
Kts.
Tons
Cargo
From
To
Armament
121
AROSA (Nor)
5643
Coal
Belfast
Pernambuco A.4M.
34
BARON NAPIER
3659
Coal
Clyde
Gibraltar A.Bofor 4M.
101
BELGIAN VETERAN (Bel)
10
7174
Coal
Belfast
Freetown B.6M.
81
BERWICKSHIRE
12½
7622
Stores/Gen
Liverpool
Freetown/Tanga/Mauritius A.6M.
113
BOSPHOROUS (Nor)
12½
2111
Cement/Gen.
Aultbea
Dakar B.4M.
41
CADUCEUS
4364
Ammun/Trucks
Clyde
Alexandria A.B.2M.
91
CITY OF DELHI
11½
7443
 
Aultbea
Alexandria  
94
COCHRANE
10
7203
Stores/Gen
Liverpool
Malta A.B.6M.
112
CONDESA
14
10243
Ballast
Belfast
Montevideo A.B.7M.
64
DUNDEE
12
1540
RESCUE SHIP
Clyde
Gibraltar A.B.Bofor
33
ELIZABETH MASSEY
4323
Coal
Aultbea
Gibraltar A.B.4M.
102
EMPIRE CHAMOIS
8
5684
Coal
Belfast
Freetown A.8M.
44
EMPIRE COPPERFIELD
10
6013
Stores
Liverpool
Taranto Area A.B.Bofor 8M.
104
EMPIRE PLANET
8
4266
Coal
Aultbea
Oran for Algiers B.6M.
92
EMPIRE TRENT
8
5006
Coal
Aultbea
Bone A.6M.
31
FAIRWATER
8
4108
Coal
Belfast
Gibraltar A.8M.
53
FORT BOURBON
11
7133
Stores/Vehicles/Mail
Clyde
Naples Area A.B.6M.
54
FORT COLVILLE (ND)
11½
7153
Stores
Aultbea
Algiers A.B.Bofor 8M.
52
FORT DAUPHIN (ND)
10
7133
Stores
Liverpool
Taranto Area A.B.Bofor 4M.
42
FORT FREDERICK
10
7135
Coal
Belfast
Alexandria A.6M.
43
FORT JASPER
10
7124
Stores/Vehicles
Clyde
Naples Area B.4M.
82
FORT LOUISBOURG
DID NOT SAIL
Aultbea
   
32
GLAISDALE
8
3777
Coal
Clyde
Gibraltar A.8M.
111
KATANGA (Bel)
5183
Stores/Gen
Liverpool
Duala/Libreville/Matadi A.6M.
61
KINDAT
4357
Sulphate
Aultbea
Alexandria A.6M.
83
LAGARTO
5072
Stores/Gen
Liverpool
Alexandria A.4M.
84
LIEUT.DE LA TOUR (Fr)
8
4266
Coal
Aultbea
Oran for Algiers B.6M.
93
LORCA
4875
Coal
Belfast
Oran/Algiers A.B.4M.
51
NIJKERK (Du)
11
5842
Stores/Gen
Liverpool
Pt.Said/Aden/Dar es Salaam A.B.6M.
122
OSKYWIE (Pol)
10
766
Coke/Coal
Clyde
Dakar/Takoradi  
123
PILAR DE LARRINAGA
7046
Coal
Clyde
Freetown A.Bofor 2M.
114
QUERCY (Fr)
3945
 
Clyde
Oran  
124
TAXIARCHIS (Gk)
8
4221
Coal
Belfast
Casablanca B.4M.
63
TEUCER
11
9078
Stores/Launches
Liverpool
Pt.Said/Bombay/Cochin A.B.5M.
62
VAN RUYSDAEL (Du)
14
7862
Stores/Gen/Planes
Liverpool
Alexandria/Colombo/Calcutta A.6M.
103
WESTBANK PARK (ND)
10½
7161
Cement/Mail
Aultbea
Dakar/Takoradi A.B.7M.

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