Convoy SL.43

 

Depart Freetown August 11, 1940
Arrive Liverpool August 31, 1940
No. of vessels (Hague) 47
No. of vessels accounted for here

42 + 7 did not sail + 1 escort vessel .

Vessels lost from convoy

1
HMS DUNVEGAN CASTLE

See Notes below.

Pdt.
Vessel
Cargo
To
106
ALCHIBA    
?
ALCYONE (Du)    
103
BARON INCHCAPE    
23
BARON SCOTT    
25
BARONESA    
13
BENDORAN    
51
BENLEDI    
24
CHILE    
85
CIESZYN (Pol)    
12
CITY OF DUNKIRK
DID NOT SAIL
 
84
COPACABANA (Bel)
DID NOT SAIL
 
22
CORINTHIAN    
43
DARTFORD    
81
DEBRETT    
32
DIXCOVE    
11
DUQUESA    
66
GEORGIOS P. (Gk)
DID NOT SAIL
 
35
 
vessel not known
 
83
HELVIG (ex. Dan)    
52
HINDPOOL    
 
HMS DUNVEGAN CASTLE
OCEAN ESCORT
 
94
IMPERIAL VALLEY    
74
JOBSHAVEN (Du)    
33
LIBERIAN    
61
LOGICIAN    
92
MACGREGOR LAIRD
DID NOT SAIL
 
71
MACHARDA    
102
MARCONI    
95
MARKEN (Du)    
82
MATADIAN    
15
MINNIE DE LARRINAGA    
45
MT. OTHRYS (Pan)    
104
NEW BRUNSWICK    
62
OREGON    
21
PORT DUNEDIN    
75
PROME    
72
PULASKI (Pol)
DID NOT SAIL
 
91
RODNEY STAR    
93
ROMANBY
DID NOT SAIL
 
34
SPAR (Du)    
16
SPRINGFONTEIN (Du)    
54
ST. CLEARS    
53
ST. MARGARET    
63
ST. USK    
44
STAD VLAARDINGEN (Du)    
73
TAYGETOS (Gk)    
56
THEODOROS T. (Gk)
DID NOT SAIL
 
101
TURKISTAN    
64
TYR (Nor)    
31
UMTALI    
14
WARFIELD    

Notes

ALCHIBA, ALCYONE, BENDORAN, DUQUESA, MARCONI, MINNIE DE LARRINAGA, SPRINGFONTEIN and WARFIELD joined at sea.
GEORGIOS P. and THEODOROS T. could not maintain 7 kts (convoy speed 9 kts).
MT. OTHRYS lost contact Aug 12/13.
JOBSHAVEN (short of coal) and DARTFORD (severe engine problems) ordered to Madeira Aug. 20.
ST. USK broke down and CIESZYN lost contact Aug 26.

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