Convoy OS.98/KMS.72

 

Depart Liverpool December 13, 1944 (Separated December 17, 1944)
Convoy dispersed December 17, 1944
No. of vessels (Hague) ? + ? = 36
No. of vessels accounted for here

9 + 27 = 36 + 14 did not sail + 1 HMS + 2 submarines.
Vessels lost from convoy

0

Submarines TORBAY and SCYTHIAN occupied positions between columns 4 and 5.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
Pdt.
Vessel
Kts.
Tons
Cargo
From
To
Armament
82
AMSTELKERK (Du)
12
4457
Cement
Milford Freetown/Takoradi/Lagos A.6M.
24
BARON FORBES
8
3061
Gen.
Milford Lisbon B.3M.
15
CAMPUS
8½
3667
Coal
Milford Casablanca A.4M.
53
CITY OF AGRA
13
6361
Gen./Hazardous
Clyde Pt.Said/Colonbo/Calcutta  
55
COMMANDANT DORISE (Fr)
8
5529
Cement
Milford Pt.Said/Madagascar B.8M.
91
CONGONIAN
DID NOT SAIL
Liverpool    
81
CONSUELO
12
4847
Gen.
Milford Malta A.8M.
41
DALCROSS
DID NOT SAIL
Liverpool    
54
EMPIRE CLIVE
8½
7069
Gen./Rails
Milford Pt.Said/Madras/Calcutta A.B.4M.
14
EMPIRE MALLORY
9
6327
Coal
Milford Alexandria A.B.8M.
45
EMPIRE METEOR
8¼
7456
Stores/Gen.
Milford Pt.Said/Bombay A.6M.
94
EMPIRE PLANET
8
4266
Coal
Milford Oran/Marseilles A.6M.
12
EMPIRE TORRIDGE
DID NOT SAIL
Milford    
33
FORT ANNE
10
7134
Vehicles
Clyde Taranto Area A.B.6M.
43
FORT GROUARD (ND)
10
7131
Vehicles/Stores/Petro
Clyde Ancona B.4M.
61
FORT ST. JAMES
9
7128
Stores/Gen./Hazardous
Liverpool Pt.Said/Aden/Bombay  
23
HARMATTAN
8
4558
Stores
Liverpool Naples A.B.5M.
84
HARTLEPOOL
8½
5500
Coal
Milford Oran/Algiers A.B.6M.
13
HMS ST. MARGARETS
 
 
Cable Ship  
 Milford Gibraltar/Malta  
62
IDOMENEUS
DID NOT SAIL
Liverpool    
35
JOSHUA THOMAS (US)
10½
7176
Coal
Milford Oran A.B.8M.
65
JURKO TOPIC (YS)
9
5160
Coal
Milford Algiers A.4M.
71
L.S.T. (2) No. 11
DID NOT SAIL
Milford    
72
L.S.T. (2) No. 163
DID NOT SAIL
Milford    
75
L.S.T. (2) No. 368
DID NOT SAIL
Milford    
73
L.S.T. (2) No. 403
DID NOT SAIL
Milford    
74
L.S.T. (2) No. 410
DID NOT SAIL
Milford    
103
LADY BOURDILLON
DID NOT SAIL
Milford    
93
LEONIDAS (Gk)
9
4873
Coal
Milford Bizerta/Tunis B.4M.
83
LORNASTON
8½
4934
Coal
Milford Bizerta for Tunis 4B.6M.
95
MAASKERK (Du)
12
4452
Gen.
Clyde Antigua/Trinidad/Demerara A.6M.
51
MAHOUT
DID NOT SAIL
Liverpool    
21
MONKLEIGH
8½
5203
Stores
Liverpool Naples/Leghorn  
85
NELA
11
4220
Ballast
Liverpool Buenos Aires A.B.4M.
92
NEW TEXAS
10
6568
Cement
Milford Freetown A.B.4M.
102
NEWCHWANG
9
2482
Gen.
Milford Freetown B.4M.
101
NOREFJORD (Nor)
10
3082
Coal
Milford Freetown A.6M.
34
PANDORIAN
13
4159
Gen./Hazardous
Clyde Gibraltar A.B.8M.
44
PEEBLES
9
4982
Stores/Vehicles
Milford Augusta for Taranto A.B.4M.
25
PENCARROW
DID NOT SAIL
Milford    
64
PRINCES MARIA PIA (Bel)
11
2587
 
 Liverpool Pt.Said/Aden/Sydney NSW B.5M.
11
RAGNHILD (Nor)
8½
2866
Coal
Clyde Lisbon A.B.6M.
42
SAMBRIAN (ND)
11
7292
Vehicles/Tanks/Gen.
Clyde Naples Area A.B.6M.
22
SAMCREST
10½
7210
Stores
Liverpool Naples A.B.7M.
32
SAMTEVIOT
10½
7176
Vehicles/Tanks/Hazardous.
Clyde Naples Area A.B.7M.
63
SAN CASTO
10
2446
  Clyde Trinidad  
63
SHEAF DON
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde    
104
SOULIOTIS (Gk)
9
4300
Coal
Milford Oran/Algiers B.6M.
105
ST. CLEARS
9
4382
Gen.
Milford Montevideo/Buenos Aires A.B.6M.
31
STAD VLAARDINGEN (Du)
DID NOT SAIL
Liverpool    
52
TACTICIAN
10
5995
Gen./Hazardous
Clyde Alexandria/Pt.Said A.B.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    
(CSA)
 Ship fitted with smoke apparatus.