Convoy SL.68

 

Depart Freetown March 13, 1941
Dispersed March 21, 1941
No. of vessels (Hague) 58
No. of vessels accounted for here

LIMITED DATA

Vessels lost from convoy

7
ANDALUSIAN
BENWYVIS
CLAN OGILVY
CLAN MACNAB (collision)
JHELUM
MANDALIKA
MEDJERDA
TAPANOELI

HMS MALAYA (damaged)
MEERKERK (damaged)

Note: PORT SYDNEY, PORT AUCKLAND, BRITTANY and SAINT GOBAIN are
reported to have joined HX.119/ 120 from SL.68 see here.
NICOLOAOU ZOGRAFIA was too slow for the convoy and was ordered to
follow in order to gain as much protection as her speed would permit.
March 17, CLAN MACNAB was in collision with STRIX.
March 18, ALEXANDRA collided with CAP DE PALMAS
The convoy was dispersed at 18:05 hours on March 24 with orders
to proceed independently to Halifax, Bermuda or Trinidad.
DJAMBI proceeded to Gibraltar and continued in convoy HG.58.

Pdt.
Vessel
Cargo
From
To
 
ALEXANDRA (Gk)
 
 
 
45
ANDALUSIAN
Cocoa
 
Oban
51
BENWYVIS
Rice/Lead/Timber/Tungsten
Rangoon/Durban
Liverpool
 
CAP DE PALMAS (Fr)  
 
 
 
 
CLAN MACNAB
 
 
 
21
CLAN OGILVY
Pig Iron/Groundnuts/Gen.
Chittagong
London
 
CRESSDENE
STRAGGLER
 
 
11
DJAMBI (Du)
 
 
 
61
GLENSHIEL
 
 
 
 
HMS CANTON
ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS MALAYA
ESCORT
 
(Trinidad)
 
HMS MARGUERITE
ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS WISHART
ESCORT FOR HMS MALAYA
 
 
 
JHELUM
Borax/Figs/Gen.
Izmir/Capetown
Oban
101
MANDALIKA (Du)
Sugar
Batavia/ Capetown
Belfast
13
MEDJERDA
iron Ore
Pepel
Middlesborough
22
MEERKERK (Du)
 
 
 
37
NICOLAU ZOGRAFIA (Gk)
 
 
 
 
STRIX (Nor)
Aviation Fuel
 
 
26
TAPANOELI (Du)