Convoy OS.82/KMS.56

 

Depart Liverpool July 1, 1944 (Separated July 11, 1944)
Arrive Freetown; Gibraltar July 21, 1944; July 13, 1944
No. of vessels (Hague) 3 + 23 = 26
No. of vessels accounted for here

6 + 20 = 26 + 4 did not sail + 1 Rescue Ship.

Vessels lost from convoy

0

OS.82 was in the starboard wing of convoy; Pdts 81, 92-103.
HMS CAMPANIA (Carrier) occupied Pdt 73 and two submarines occupied Pdts 71 and 72.                

Pdt.
Vessel
Kts.
Tons
Cargo
From
To
Armament
31
ANTONIO
9
5225
Coal Belfast Gibraltar A.8M.
61
ARABISTAN
10½
7368
Tetra Ethyl/Gen. Liverpool Pt.Said/Basra/Bandar Monsour A.7M.
102
AROSA (Nor)
5043
Coal Belfast Pernambuco A.4M.
91
ATLANTIC
9
5414
Coal Belfast Algiers A.B.Bofor.8M.
41
BARON DOUGLAS
9
 
Coal Aultbea Gibraltar  
41
BARON TWEEDMOUTH
DID NOT SAIL
Belfast    
101
BELGIAN CREW (Bel)
10½
7048
Coal Belfast Freetown A.B.8M.
52
BENLAWERS
15
7803
Gen. Clyde Pt.Said/Madras/Calcutta A.B.9M.
62
CITY OF DERBY
12½
6616
Gov.Stores Liverpool Pt.Said/Bandar Shapur A.6M.
63
CITY OF HONG KONG
12
9606
Gov.Stores Liverpool Pt.Said/Bombay/Karachi A.6M.
83
CYDONIA
3517
Coal Aultbea Oran A.B.4M.
51
EDAM (Du)
12
8870
Gov.Stores Liverpool Pt.Said A.6M.
34
EMPIRE SPEY
4252
Coal Belfast Gibraltar A.B.6M.
103
EMPIRE SWALE
 
Cement Aultbea Pointe Noir  
33
EMPIRE THACKERAY
9
2864
Coal Belfast Gibraltar A.B.4M.
104
EMPIRE WILSON
DID NOT SAIL
Aultbea    
43
ENGLISH MONARCH
DID NOT SAIL
Liverpool    
65
FASTNET
RESCUE SHIP
Clyde Gibraltar A.4M.
64
FORT LABAYE (ND)
11
7210
Stores/Ammun. Clyde Malta A.B.7M.
55
FORT LOUISBOURG
9
 
  Aultbea Pt.Said/Bombay  
94
JONATHON HOLT
12
4962
Coal Aultbea Lagos A.B.6M.
53
MAHANADA
14
8971
Mail/Gen. Belfast Suez/Calcutta A.B.8M.
42
MARPESSA (T)
8
7408
Ballast Clyde Gibraltar A.6M.
44
OCEAN STRANGER
10½
7178
Hazardous Liverpool Gibraltar/Algiers A.Bofor.8M.
82
P.L.M.17 (Fr)
9
4008
Coal Liverpool Philippeville A.3M.
54
SALAWATI (Du)
11
6642
Gen. Clyde Mid.East A.6M.
92
SAMSTURDY
11
7210
Gen. Liverpool Casablanca/Freetown A.B.1M.
84
SAMWINGED
11
7210
Gen. Clyde Taranto Area A.B.7M.
81
SILVERLARCH
DID NOT SAIL
Liverpool    
81
THOMAS HOLT
10
3584
Coal Liverpool Bathurst/Takoradi A.B.8M.
32
TOPDALFJORD (Nor)
10½
4271
Coal Belfast Gibraltar 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