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CONVOY MKS 18
Left Gibraltar on July 23-1943, joined up with Convoy SL 133 (from Freetown) on July 26 - arrived Liverpool on Aug. 5.
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Transcribed from Advance Sailing Telegram received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. For info, there was also a faster convoy, MKF 18. Please note that this external website has the names of ships in the combined Convoy SL 133 / MKS 18. |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Destination
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Remarks
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Antonio
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British
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iron ore
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Barrow-in-Furness
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–
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Cape Wrath
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"
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phosphates
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West Hartlepool
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–
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Clearpool
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"
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iron ore
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Cardiff
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From MKS 16
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Empire Darwin
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"
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phosphates
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Clyde / London
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–
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"
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iron ore
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Barrow-in-Furness
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Empire Tide
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"
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phosphates
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Birkenhead
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–
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Empire Wolfe
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"
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general
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Preston
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–
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Ennerdale
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"
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ballast (tanker)
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Clyde f. o.
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–
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Eastern City
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"
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phosphates
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Leith Dock
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–
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Explorer
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"
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phosphates
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Billingham on Tees
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–
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Fauzon
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French
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phosphates - general
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Newport
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–
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Gerard Dou
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Dutch
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phosphates
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Avonmouth
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–
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Hopestar
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British
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not known
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Tyne
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–
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Kingsland
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"
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iron ore
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Tyne
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–
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"
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general
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Mersey
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–
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Stanhope
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"
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iron ore
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Ardrossan
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–
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Star
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Norwegian
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empty petrol drums
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Newport
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–
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Schiaffino
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French
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phosphates
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Aberdeen
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–
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Vinriver
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British
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Badjestan
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"
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iron ore
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Dagenham
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–
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Escorts (also received from Don Kindell, whose own work, covering "Royal & other Navies Day-by-Day in World War 2" can be viewed at this website): |
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Algiers July 21-1943. Transcribed from the document mentioned above, received from Don Kindell, based on A. Hague's own research. (In his "The Allied Convoy System", A. Hague indicates that Convoy MKS 18 had started out in Tripoli on July 17-1943 and arrived Gibraltar on the 23rd). |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Voyage
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Anglo Indian
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British
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Algiers to Gibraltar
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Belgian Airman
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Belgian
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Bone to Gibraltar
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Benedict
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British
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–
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Big Foot Wallace
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American
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–
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British Courage
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British
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Ex Bizerta - arrived w/engine defects
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Cromarty
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"
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–
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Dornoch
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"
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Philippeville to Gibraltar
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Drupa
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"
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Philippeville to Algiers
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Empire Baxter
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"
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Ex Algiers
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Empire Beatrice
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"
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Ex Bizerta
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Empire Cato
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"
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Tripoli to Algiers
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Empire Confidence
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"
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Tripoli to Algiers
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Empire Friendship
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"
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Bone to Gibraltar
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Empire Stalwart
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"
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Bone to Gibraltar
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Ennerdale
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"
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–
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Fort Abitibi
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"
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Ex Algiers
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Fort Stager
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"
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Tripoli to Algiers
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George Rogers Clark
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American
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–
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Harpagus
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British
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Possibly this convoy
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John Holmes
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American
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Bone to Oran
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John Page
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"
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Tripoli to Bizerta
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Joseph Alston
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"
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–
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Kristianiafjord
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Norwegian
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Algiers to Gibraltar
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Nyanza
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British
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Bone to Gibraltar
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Stanhill
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"
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Probably this convoy
Tripoli to Algiers |
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Stirlingville
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Norwegian
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–
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Escorts: July 17-July 22: Bluebell, Chanticleer, Clare, Dianella, Fishguard, Test, Trent. July 18-July 22: Crane, Cygnet, Pheasant, Whimbrel. |
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Related external links: Sl & SL/MKS Convoys - SL 133 / MKS 18 is included. Empire Ships - The site also has a section listing the Liberty ships. To the next MKS convoy in my list MKS 19 |
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