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CONVOY AP 3 / AB 1

No date is provided on the document used to compile the info on this page, but Don Kindell (who has supplied me with information on several convoys on this site) has told me that AP 3, with Karoa, Athelvictor, Erinpura, Britannia, British Fidelity, Norfold, and Cap Saint Jacques, left Aden on Sept. 29-1942, escorted by Ranpura, Tulip and Tetcott - arrived Bandar Abbas on Oct. 6. AB 1 from Aden had just one ship, namely Santhia, escorted by Ranpura until Oct. 3 - arrived Bombay on Oct. 6.

Convoy AP 3 / AB 1 Cruising Order
Transcribed from a document received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Fr=French.
1
2
3
4
11
Karoa
Basra
(Br)
21
Athelvictor
Abadan
(Br)
31
Erinpura
Basra
(Br)
41
Britannia
Bahrein
(Norw)
12
British Fidelity
Bahrein
(Br)
22
Norfold
Abadan
(Norw)
32
Cap Saint Jacques
Basra
(Fr/MOWT 1940)
42
Santhia
Bombay
(Br)


Notes:
Commodore was in Erinpura, Vice Commodore in Karoa.

Speed: 8 1/2 knots.

Escorts:
HMS Ranpura (AB 1 and AP 3), Tulip (AP 3), and Tetcott (AP 3).

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