Convoy SL.73

 

Depart Freetown April 27, 1941
Arrived Liverpool May 25, 1941
No. of vessels (Hague) 37
No. of vessels accounted for here

39 + 5 did not sail + 1 escort vessel.

Vessels lost from convoy

1
STARCROSS

Note: SUVA diverted to the Cape Verde Islands when her refrigerator broke down (1/5/41).
On May 19,
HARTINGTON burst a boiler tube and was taken in tow by HMS REGISTAN
but the tow line fouled her propellor. HARTINGTON rejoined the convoy on May 20.

Pdt.
Vessel
Cargo
To
24
AGIOS GEORGIOS (Gk)    
23
ALCYONE (Du)    
43
ATLAND (Sw)    
54
BENWOOD (Nor)
DID NOT SAIL
 
53
BRITISH CHEMIST    
12
BRYNYMOR    
51
CELTIC STAR    
21
CITY OF FLORENCE    
31
CLAN SKENE    
44
CORVUS (Nor)
DID NOT SAIL
 
92
DARONIA    
91
DEFOE    
94
ELG (Nor)    
113
EMPIRE GUNNER    
14
FANA (Nor)    
52
GAMARIA
DID NOT SAIL
 
104
GUELMA    
112
HARDANGER (Nor)    
22
HARPALION    
62
HARTINGTON    
11
HARTISMERE    
 
HMS ESPERANCE BAY
OCEAN ESCORT
 
  HMS REGISTAN
ESCORT
 
101
HOPECROWN    
42
KATANGA (Bel)    
83
KOUMOUNDOUROS (Gk)    
81
LAPLACE    
64
LLANCARVAN    
74
LYSAKER V (Nor)    
41
NAGARA
DID NOT SAIL
 
84
NICOLAS PATERAS (Gk)    
102
NOVASLI (Nor)    
34
PENOLVER    
73
ROBERT L. HOLT    
93
ROD EL FARAG (Egypt)    
63
RUPERT DE LARRINAGA    
33
SABOR    
61
SAGAING    
32
SOLON II    
72
SOUTHERN EXPRESS
DID NOT SAIL
 
13
STARCROSS    
111
SUVA    
82
SVEND FOYN    
103
TANAFJORD (Nor)    
71
THOMAS HOLT    
44
TITUS (Du)