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CONVOY KMS 4

Convoy KMS 4 Cruising Order
Departed Clyde on Nov. 26-1942 and arrived Gibraltar on Dec. 8, Bone Dec. 13 (Arnold Hague says 60 ships).
Received from Robert Martin, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

Note that there was also a faster convoy, KMF 4, which left Clyde on Nov. 27 and arrived Bone on Dec. 7.

For info, some of these ships had previously arrived the U.K. with Convoy HX 211.

Quite a few of the ships in this convoy later returned with Convoy MKS 4.

The form has been divided into a G section, and N section, a B section, an A section, a P section, and an O section.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Am=American, Bel=Belgian
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
11 G
Corrales
(Br)
21 G
Tilapa
(Br)
31 N
Mahout
(Br)
41 N
 Ocean Freedom
(Br)
51 N
 Delane
(Br)
61 A
Ocean Vanquisher*
(Br)
71 A
Fanad Head
(Br)
81 A
Trader
(Br)
91 O
George B. McClellan
(Am)
 101 O
Manchester Commerce
(Br)		 111 O
Ville d'Anvers
(Bel)
12 G
Lewis Luckenbach
(Am)
22 G
Fort Pitt
(Br)
32 N
 City of Perth
(Br)
42 N
 Prometheus
(Br)
52 P
 Conakrian
(Br)
62 A
Barrister
(Br)
72 A
Indian Prince
(Br)
82 A
Cefn-y-Bryn
(Br)
92 O
Charles Carroll
(Am)
 102 O
Carter Braxton
(Am)		 112 O
Empire Gazelle
(Br)
13
23 G
San Amado
(Br)
 33 N
 Dalhanna
(Br)		 43 N
Turkistan
(Br)		 53 P
 Ocean Stranger
(Br)		 63 A
Cochrane
(Br)		 73 A
Explorer
(Br)		 83 A
Empire Cameron
(Br)		 93 O
Ethan Allen
(Am)		 103 O
John Hathorn
(Am)		 113 O
Thomas Heyward
(Am)
14 G
HMS Salvestor
(Br)		 24 G
Cowrie
(Br)		 34
N Ocean Seaman
(Br)		 44 N
William Johnson
(Am)		 54 P
Fort Ellice
(Br)		 64 A
Antonio
(Br)		 74 A
Clausina
(Br)		 84 A
Empire Guinevere
(Br)		 94 O
Robert Morris
(Am)		 104 O
Winfield Scott
(Am)		 114 O
T. J. Jackson
(Am)
15 G
Heranger
(Norw)		 25 35 N
St. Merriel*
(Br)		 45 N
 Seapool
(Br)		 55 B
 Empire Cabot
(Br)		 65 A
 Empire Haven
(Br)		 75 A
Liberian
(Br)		 85 A
Harmattan**
(Br)		 95 A
Nurjehan
(Br)		 105 O
Nashaba
(Am)		 115
16 26 G
Hampton Lodge
(Br)*		 36 N
Kaimata
(Br)
detached
1600/29
(arr. Gib. Dec. 5)

Ocean Traveller
(Br)

 46 B
 Moanda
(Bel)		 56 B
 Anglo African
(Br)		 66 B
Hadleigh
(Br)		 76 A
Stancleeve
(Br)		 86 A
Empire Heywood
(Br)		 96 A
Vanellus
(Br)
(from Gib. - for Algiers)		 106 A
Baltonia
(Br)
(from Gib. - for Algiers)		 116
*Ocean Vanguisher was badly damaged by limpet mines on Dec. 12.
**Harmattan was bombed, and had to be beached to prevent sinking.
* See next convoy, KMS 5, incl. Notes.


Notes:
Commodore was in Delane, Vice Commodore in Fanad Head.

Cruising speed: 7 1/2 knots.

Commodore's narrative on passage is not available.

Escorts:
Tay (S.O.), Wear, Woodruff, Baddeck, Port Arthur, HMS Ardrossan, Worthing, Crocus, Alberni, Ville de Quebec, Lyme Regis, Summerside.

Local escort from Gibraltar: HMS Venomous (S.O.), Velox, Fleetwood, Enchantress.

Escorts - joining and leaving dates (received from Don Kindell):
Nov. 26-Nov. 29: Dunbar
Nov. 26-Dec. 7: Ardrossan, Lyme Regis, Tay, Wear, Worthing
Nov. 26-Dec. 8: Woodruff, Crocus
Nov. 26-Dec. 13: Alberni, Port Arthur, Summerside, Ville de Quebec, Baddeck
Dec. 7-Dec. 13: Enchantress, Fleetwood, Velox, Venomous


Related external links:
Liberty Ships
List of Liberty Ships by Hull No.

Empire Ships listed in alphabetical order (also has a section for Liberty Ships).
This site has more on the "Ocean" (and "Fort") ships mentioned in this convoy.

OG, OS and KMS and KMF Convoys - in chronological order, starting with 1939.

OS/KMS Convoys

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To the next KMS convoy in my list KMS 5


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