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CONVOY MKS 21
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Left Gibraltar on Aug. 14-1943 and arrived Clyde on the 25th.
Arnold Hague gives 32 ships, and indicates that MKS 21 had started out in Alexandria on Aug. 3, w/arrival Gibraltar on the 14th. |
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Transcribed from documents (Advance Sailing Telegram) received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. For info, several of the ships in this convoy had previously arrived with Convoy OS 51/KMS 20, as will be seen at this external link. (Some are listed in Convoy KMS 21). What follows is the Gibraltar-U.K. convoy. |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Station
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Destination
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Baron Ramsay
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British
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iron ore
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73
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Port Talbot
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Bardistan
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"
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general
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51
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Manchester
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Baxtergate
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"
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iron ore
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22
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Middlesbrough
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Blairnevis
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"
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iron ore
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62
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Barrow-in-Furness
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City of Dieppe
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"
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Naval stores
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81
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Liverpool
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City of Durban
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"
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general
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41
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Leith Dock
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Clan Maciver
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"
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general - potash
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42
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Belfast Dock
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Clan Macneil
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"
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general
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71
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Glasgow
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Coity Castle
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"
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pyrites
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64
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Garston
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Empire Baxter
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"
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iron ore
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21
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Middlesbrough
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Empire Friendship
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"
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iron ore
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91
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Cardiff
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"
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iron ore
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–
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Glasgow
Listed in Convoy MKS 22 |
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Esneh
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"
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wolfram - general
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72
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Liverpool
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Fort Wedderburne
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"
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general
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11
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Hull
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Glaisdale
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"
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iron ore
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63
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Barrow-in-Furness
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Goodwin
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"
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Rescue Vessel
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54
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Clyde
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Empire Conrad
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"
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scrap
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52
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Manchester
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Marsa
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"
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iron ore
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23
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Middlesbrough
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Marwarri
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"
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general
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61
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Glasgow
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Narva
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"
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scrap - general
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74
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Glasgow
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Norfalk
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phosphates
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33
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Hull
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Ogmore Castle
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British
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iron ore
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34
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Barrow-in-Furness
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Ottinge
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"
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pyrites
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24
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Hull
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Pandorian
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"
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wolfram - mercury
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32
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Newport
Detached Aug. 23 for Barry Roads. |
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Peleus
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Greek
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general
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44
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Dundee
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Pendeen
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British
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iron ore
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13
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Middlesbrough
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Saint Bernard
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"
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iron ore
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31
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Middlesbrough
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Seapool
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"
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kernels - ore - general
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12
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London
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Shuna
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"
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scrap - general
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93
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Glasgow
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Sneland I
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Norwegian
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phosphates
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53
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Barrow-in-Furness
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Stanlodge
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British
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phosphates
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82
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London
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Dornoch
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"
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iron ore
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83
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Tyne
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Becheville
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"
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iron ore
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92
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Glasgow
Straggled - boiler defects |
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HMS Laomedon
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"
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–
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94
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Liverpool
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The Rescue Vessel Goodwin was on her 4th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on July 29-1943 with Convoy KMS 22, to Gibraltar Aug. 9, returning to Clyde with Convoy MKS 21, Aug 14-Aug. 26-1943. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). According to my information for Norfalk, this convoy was attacked by a German aircraft on Aug. 17-1943, but was shot down by Liberators. Escorts (transcribed from the document received from Don Kindell, based on A. Hague's own research): |
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A. Hague's list also shows the following (Bizerta, Aug. 9-1943) As mentioned, A. Hague indicates in his "The Allied Convoy System" that MKS 21 started out in Alexandria on Aug. 3, w/arrival Gibraltar on the 14th. Transcribed from the document received from Don Kindell - Source: A. Hague's own research. |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Voyage
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Anne Bradstreet
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American
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Bizerta to Gibraltar
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Argo
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Greek
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Alexandria to Malta as MWS 39
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Baron Douglas
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British
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Philippeville to Gibraltar
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Benrinnes
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"
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Cape Hawke
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"
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Cara
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"
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Unknown to Oran
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Cedardale
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"
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Alexandria to Malta as MWS 39
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City of Durban
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"
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Alexandria to Gibraltar (general cargo)
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Clan Murdoch
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"
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Alexandria to Malta as MWS 39
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David Stone
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American
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Malta to Gibraltar
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Destro
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British
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Alexandria to Tripoli
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Duke of Athens
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"
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Elihu Yale
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American
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Empire Carpenter
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British
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Algiers to Oran
(see also next convoy) |
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Empire Harmony
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"
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Alexandria to Tripoli (until Jan. 9-1944)
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Empire Haven
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"
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Towed to Gibraltar - lay there until June 18-1946
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Empire Kamal
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"
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Alexandria to Tripoli
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Empire Newton
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"
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Malta to Bizerta
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Empire Reynolds
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"
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–
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Ezra Meeker
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American
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Fort Alexandria
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British
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Bone to Gibraltar
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Fort Chipewyan
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"
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Fort Frobisher
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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Fort Rae
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"
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Fort Tadoussac
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"
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Francis Parkman
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American
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Oran to Gibraltar
(prev. Oran/Oran arr. Aug. 9) |
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Francis W. Pettygrove
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"
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Alexandria to Gibraltar
Towed in w/aircraft damage (hit by aircraft torpedo Aug. 13-1943) |
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Frans Hals
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Dutch
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Galway Coast
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British
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Alexandria to Benghazi
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George Davis
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American
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Bizerta to Gibraltar
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George W. McCrary
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"
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Glaucus
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British
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Malta to Gibraltar
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Glenpark
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"
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Algiers to Gibraltar
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Henry Baldwin
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American
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Henry Dundas
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British
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Bizerta to Gibraltar
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HMS Speedy
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"
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Malta to Gibraltar
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HMS Triton
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"
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Philippeville to Algiers
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Jade
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"
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Malta to Algiers
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James G. Blaine
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American
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Oran to Gibraltar
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James W. Marshall
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"
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Bone to Gibraltar
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Jonathan Elmer
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"
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Joseph A. Brown
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"
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Bizerta to Oran
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Louisa M. Alcott
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"
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–
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LST 305
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–
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Malta to Ferryville
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LST 407
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–
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Malta to Ferryville
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Meroe
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British
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Mirabeau B. Lamar
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American
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Unknown to Oran
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Miranda
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Greek
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Alexandria to Benghazi
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Ocean Glory
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British
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Ocean Vision
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"
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Ocean Vulcan
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"
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Palermo
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"
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Paramé
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French
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Unknown to Oran
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Pierre L'Enfant
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American
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Port Alma
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British
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Alexandria to Gibraltar
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Rancher
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"
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Augusta
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Robert Mærsk
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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Serula
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"
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Philippeville to Algiers
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Shirrabank
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"
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Solomon Juneau
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American
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Stanforth
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British
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Alexandria to Benghazi
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Tabitha Brown
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American
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Takliwa
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British
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–
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Talma
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"
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Alexandria to Sfax
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Temple Yard
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"
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Turkistan
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"
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Vasco
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"
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Alexandria to Sicily
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Velox
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Norwegian
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Alexandria to Gibraltar
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Ville de Djidjelli
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French
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Malta to Bizerta
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William T. Barry
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American
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Oran to Gibraltar
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William W. Gerhard
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"
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Yenangyaung
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British
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Alexandria to Benghazi
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Escorts: Aug. 3-Aug. 14: Gawler, Hythe, Ipswich, Maryborough, Romney, Rye, Shoreham, Whitehaven. Aug. 7-Aug. 14: Lismore. Aug. 9-Aug. 14: Speedy. |
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| Related external links: SL, HG and MKS and MKF convoys - In Chronological order. The MKS and MKF convoys start on this page for 1942, while the 1943 convoys are listed on this page. Liberty Ships - Alphabetical list. This site has a list of "Fort" and "Ocean" ships. Empire Ships - Listed in alphabetical order. The site also has a section listing the Liberty ships. To the next MKS convoy in my list MKS 22 |
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