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CONVOY KMS 22
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Convoy KMS 22
Departed Liverpool on July 28-1943 and arrived Gibraltar on Aug. 9 (Arnold Hague gives 35 ships) Departed Gibraltar on Aug. 9-1943 and arrived Port Said on the 20th. |
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| A 1 form was received from Kevin Murphy - his source: Public Records Office. Kevin's information has been compared to (and on the whole agrees with) a list of ships received from Don Kindell, based on Arnold Hague's own research. (Don's work, which covers "Royal & other Navies Day-by-Day in World War 2" can be viewed at this website). (See also SC 134) Br=British, Am=American, Norw=Norwegian, Pa=Panamanian, Fr=French, Po=Polish, Du=Dutch, Sw=Swedish. Note that some of these ships proceeded to other ports and are listed in the 2nd table below. |
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11
Cydonia coal Huelva (Br) |
21
PLM 13* coal (Br) |
31
Kingsborough coal Algiers (Br) |
41
Highwear** (Br) |
51
Martand general - aircraft Bombay (Br) |
61
Cape Sable coal - general Algiers (Br) |
71
Mont Everest stores Bizerta (Pa) |
81
Gudvin coal Bone (Norw) |
91
Fort Rupert coal - stores - aircraft Casablanca (Br) |
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12
Pencarrow coke Huelva (Br) |
22
Ashbury coal Gibraltar (Br) |
32
Lublin stores - meat Algiers (Po) |
42
Harpalycus stores Malta (Br) |
52
Gorjistan general Karachi (Br) |
62
Lossiebank general Bombay (Br) |
72
Eskbank stores Basra (Br) |
82
Empire Heywood stores Alexandria (Br) |
92
Dalemoor coal - stores Algiers (Br) |
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13
Fylingdale coal - coke Huelva (Br) |
23
Nordeflinge ballast Gibraltar (Br) |
33 Edam general - stores Alexandria (Du) |
43 Belnor* (Norw) |
53 Tanafjord stores Port Said (Norw) |
63 Charles R. McCormick stores - aircraft Oran (Am) |
73 Suncrest stores Algiers (Br) |
83 Marrakech stores Algiers (Fr / MOWT 1942/43) |
93 Fort Grouard stores Algiers (Br) |
| 14 Porjus coal Lisbon (Sw) |
24 Blairdevon coal Huelva (Br) |
34 HMS Barbette Gibraltar (Br) |
44 Fort Slave stores Bone (Br) |
54 Ocean Stranger stores Bone (Br) |
64 Ocean Courier stores Bone (Br) |
74 Empire Foam explosives Algiers (Br) |
84 Empire Mallory explosives Algiers (Br) |
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* PLM 13 returned to Belfast w/engine defects. Also, A. Hague says Belnor put back to Gibraltar(?) w/defects (see also Belnor) ** A. Hague has not listed Highwear in this convoy - instead he has included her in Convoy KMS 21. Martand had 14 passengers on board, Edam had 20. Explosives were carried by ships in stations 33, 72, 52, 32, 62, 73, 63, 64, 54, 44, 42, 53, 74, 84, 83 and 82. |
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Commodore H.J. Woodward D.S.O. R.N.R. was in Martand (destination Karachi, according to Commodore's notes, Bombay according to A. Hague; also listed in the table below, bound for Port Said), Vice Commodore was the captain of Eskbank, Rear Commodore was the captain of Lublin. The Rescue vessel Goodwin was also with this convoy. She was on her 4th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on July 29-1943 (KMS 22), to Gibraltar Aug. 9. She later returned to Clyde with Convoy MKS 21, Aug 14-Aug. 26-1943. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", A. Hague). Escorts (received from Don Kindell): |
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(KMS 22 left Gibraltar on Aug. 9-1943, arrived Port Said on Aug. 20) What follows was transcribed from the document received from Don Kindell; his source: Arnold Hague, whose heading for this portion is Alexandria, Aug. 18-1943. As can be seen from the A 1 form above, some of these ships were also present from the U.K. on July 28. |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Voyage
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Belpareil
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Norwegian
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Alexandria to Port Said
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Cape Sable
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British
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Algiers
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Charles R. McCormick
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American
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Oran
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Crista
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British
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Malta to Alexandria
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Dalemoor
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"
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Algiers
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Edam
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Dutch
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Alexandria
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Empire Austen
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British
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Malta to Alexandria
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Empire Candida
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"
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Bone to Tunis
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Empire Foam
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"
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Algiers
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Empire Heywood
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"
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Alexandria
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Empire Mallory
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"
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Algiers
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Empire Newton
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"
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Bizerta to Alexandria
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Eskbank
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"
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Port Said
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Fort Grahame
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"
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Bizerta to Alexandria
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Fort Grouard
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"
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Algiers
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Fort Meductic
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"
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Bizerta to Alexandria
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Fort Slave
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"
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Bone
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Gorjistan
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"
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Port Said
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Gudvin
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Norwegian
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Bone
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Gulfdisc
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American
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Malta to Port Said
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Harpalycus
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British
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Malta
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Kingsborough
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"
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–
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La Drome
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French?
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not known
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Lewant
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Polish
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Malta to Alexandria
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Lossiebank
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British
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Port Said
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LST 303
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–
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Bizerta to Malta
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LST 322
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–
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Bizerta to Malta
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LST 366
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–
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Bizerta to Malta
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Lublin
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Polish
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Algiers
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Marit Mærsk
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Danish
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Alexandria to Port Said
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Marrakech
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British (Ex French)
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Algiers
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Martand
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British
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Port Said
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Mont Everest
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Panamanian (Ex French)
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Bizerta
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Ocean Courier
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British
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Bone
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Ocean Stranger
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"
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Bone
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Ravens Point
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"
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Algiers
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Rodsley
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"
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Tripoli to Port Said
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Suncrest
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"
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Algiers
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Talma
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"
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Malta to Alexandria
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Tanafjord
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Norwegian
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Port Said
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War Krishna
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British
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Malta to Alexandria
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Escorts: Aug. 9-Aug. 11: Abelia, Asphodel, Clover, Highlander, Pennywort, Winchelsea. Aug. 11-Aug. 14: Jonquil. Aug. 11-Aug. 20 (arrival Port Said): Atherstone, Coltsfoot, Holcombe, Hyderabad, Liddesdale, Rhododendron. Aug. 15-Aug. 20: Honeysuckle, Oxlip. |
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Related external links: U.K.-Gibraltar-West Africa Convoys - In chronological order; also has the returning convoys. To the next KMS convoy in my list KMS 23 |
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