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CONVOY CM 37 A & B
Capetown-Kilindini-Aden
Codeword "Victor"

Convoy CM 37 Cruising Order
Departure and arrival dates are not given.
Transcribed from a document received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

Br=British, Bel=Belgian, Fr=French.
1
2
3
4
5
11
Elisabethville
Aden
(Bel)
21
City of Canterbury
Aden
(Br)
31
Devonshire
Bombay
(Br)
41
City of London
Bombay
(Br)
51
City of Paris
Bombay
(Br)
12
Bamora
Kilindini
(Br)
22
British Unity
Aden
(Br)
32
Cap Tourane
Aden
(Fr/MOWT 1940)
42
Eastern Prince
Bombay
(Br)
52
Takliwa "will join CM 37B during voyage".

Cruising Order after parting company - Convoy CM 37A
1
2
3
4
11
Elisabethville
21
City of Canterbury
31
British Unity
(Br)
41
Cap Tourane
12
22
Bamora
32
42

Cruising Order after parting company - Convoy CM 37B
1
2
3
4
11
Eastern Prince
21
Devonshire
31
City of London
41
City of Paris
12
22
Takliwa
(Br)
32
42


Notes:
Commodore was the captain of Devonshire, Vice Commodore the captain of City of Canterbury.

Speed: 9 1/2 knots.

Armament:
Cap Tourane - A 4" gun.
City of Canterbury - A 4.7" and 4 Oerlikons.
City of London - A 4", a 12 pounder, 5 machine guns.
City of Paris - A 4.7", 3 Oerlikons, 2 machine guns.
Bamora - None given.
British Unity - A 4", 12 pounder, 2 Oerlikons, 4 machine guns.
Eastern Prince - A 6", and a 3" gun.
Devonshire - A 4", a 12 pounder, 4 Oerlikons, 4 machine guns.
Elisabethville - A 4", 2 Oerlikons, 2 machine guns.

Escorts:
HMS Frobisher, Gambia, Inconstant, Fortune, Nigella.

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