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CONVOY MKS 26
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Left Gibraltar on Oct. 4-1943, joined up with Convoy SL 137 from Freetown the next day and arrived Liverpool on Oct. 17.
Arnold Hague gives 21 ships in the Gibraltar-U.K. convoy, adding that MKS 26 had started out in Alexandria on Sept. 24-1943, w/arrival Gibraltar on Oct. 4, having lost 2 ships (see second table on this page). |
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Transcribed from documents (Advance Sailing Telegram) received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. The ships in the combined Convoy SL 137 / MKS 26 are named at this external website. This first table shows the Gibraltar-U.K. convoy. Note that some of these ships had previously arrived with the Alexandria convoy - see next table on this page. |
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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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Boltonhall
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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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Eastern Prince
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"
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personnel - general
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Greenock
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–
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Adviser
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Algorab
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Dutch
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general
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Empire Archer
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British
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none given
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Cardiff
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–
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Narwik
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Polish
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Empire Snow
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British
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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From MKS 25
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Rossum
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Dutch
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iron ore
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Birkenhead
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Lieutenant St. Loubert Bié
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British (Ex. French - MOWT 5/1941)
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Fort Poplar
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British
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none given
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Barry Dock
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–
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Delane
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"
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none given
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Liverpool
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–
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Van Ostade
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Dutch
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Ocean Pride
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British
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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From MKS 25
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Lancashire
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"
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personnel
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Liverpool
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–
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San Francisco
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Swedish
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general
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Liverpool
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From MKS 25
See also * below |
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Empire Nerissa
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British
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ballast - passengers
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Liverpool
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–
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Drammensfjord
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Norwegian
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none given
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Dalemoor
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British
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none given
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Port Talbot
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–
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"
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ballast
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Not for U.K.
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Harpagus
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"
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none given
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Tyne
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–
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Ocean Valley
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"
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none given
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Cardiff
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–
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Lucijana
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Yugoslavian
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none given
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Manchester
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–
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| * The nationality for San Francisco is given as French in the Advance Sailing Telegram for this convoy. There's a San Francisco listed as cancelled from Convoy MKS 25, but with a different tonnage and listed as Swedish. I believe the ship in MKS 26 is also the Swedish one.
Escorts (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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From Algiers, Oct. 1-1943 As mentioned, A. Hague says in his "The Allied Convoy System" that MKS 26 had left Alexandria on Sept. 24-1943, arriving Gibraltar on Oct. 4 Transcribed from a list of ships in MKS 26 received from Don Kindell - Source: A. Hague's own research. Additional details have been added with the help of: As can be seen in the first table on this page, some of these ships subsequently proceeded to the U.K. with the Gibraltar-U.K. convoy. |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Voyage
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Abangarez
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American
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Algiers to Oran
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African Prince
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British
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Malta to Gibraltar
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Badarpur
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"
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Alexandria to Malta
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Benreoch
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"
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Malta to Gibraltar
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Brønnøy
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Norwegian
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Tripoli to Bizerta
(Listed in MKS 27 to U.K.) |
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Charles Goodyear
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American
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Bizerta to Oran
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Clan Murdoch
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British
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Alexandria to Malta
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Coxwold
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"
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Malta to Algiers
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Crista
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"
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Bizerta to Philippeville
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Dalemoor
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"
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Delane
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"
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Alexandria to U.K.
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Derwenthall
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"
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Malta to Philippeville
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Diplodon
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"
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Alexandria to Malta
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Drammensfjord
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Norwegian
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Alexandria to U.K.
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Duke of Athens
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British
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Malta to Gibraltar
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Empire Capulet
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"
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Alexandria to Malta
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Empire Commerce
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"
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'Forepart only towed P'ville, aircraft"
(A. Hague's own note - see also Notes below) |
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Empire Nerissa
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"
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Malta to Gibraltar
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Empire Perdita
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"
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Bizerta to Philippeville
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Empire Rosalind
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"
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Malta to Bizerta
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Empire Spey
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"
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(Listed in MKS 27 to U.K.)
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Fanad Head
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"
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Tunis to Gibraltar
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Fort Augustus
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"
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Malta to Gibraltar
(See also MKS 28) |
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Fort Cadotte
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"
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Alexandria to Malta
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Fort Charnisay
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"
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Malta to Philippeville
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Fort Frederick
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"
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Alexandria to Malta
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Fort George
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"
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Alexandria to Malta
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Fort Glenlyon
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"
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Alexandria to Malta
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Fort Howe
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"
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Ex Malta - sunk, see Notes below
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Fort Lawrence
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"
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Alexandria to Malta
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Fort Poplar
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"
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Malta to Gibraltar
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Fort St. James
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"
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Malta to Gibraltar
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Fort Stager
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"
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Malta to Algiers
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Fort Walsh
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"
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Malta to Bizerta
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Franka
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Yugoslavian
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Algiers to Gibraltar for Casablanca
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George Gipp
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American
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Alexandria to Oran for U.S.A.
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Glenogle
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British
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Alexandria to Malta
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Gudrun Mærsk
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"
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Malta to Bizerta
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Harpagus
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"
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Malta to Gibraltar
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Henry Wynkoop
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American
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Philippeville to Oran
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Highland Prince
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British
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Alexandria to Malta
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MMS 118
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"
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Algiers to Gibraltar
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MMS 13
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"
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Algiers to Gibraltar
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HMS Blackbird
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"
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Philippeville to unknown port
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John Howland
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American
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Bizerta to Oran
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Kingsborough
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British
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Oran to Gibraltar
(See also MKS 28) |
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Marigot
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French
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Bizerta to Algiers
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Miriam
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British
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Bizerta to Algiers
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Ocean Valley
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"
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Malta to Gibraltar
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R. C. Brennan
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American
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Alexandria to Oran for U.S.A.
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Richard Henry Lee
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"
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Bizerta to Oran
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San Rafael
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Panamanian
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Alexandria to U.K.
(Listed in MKS 27 to U.K.) |
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Stanhill
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British
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Malta to Gibraltar
(Listed in MKS 27 to U.K.) |
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Talma
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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Thistlemuir
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"
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Alexandria to Tripoli
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Toronto
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Norwegian
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Tripoli to Bizerta
(Listed in MKS 27 to U.K.) |
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Ulla
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British
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Malta to Bizerta
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Van Ostade
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Dutch
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Vittorino Zanibon
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Italian
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Malta to Algiers
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Waipawa
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British
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Algiers to Gibraltar for Buenos Aires
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Notes: Empire Commerce, on a voyage from Bone for Algiers in ballast, was torpedoed on Oct. 1 (German time) by U-410. She had a crew of 40, 7 gunners and 4 service personnel passengers - there were no casualties. Fort Howe, on a voyage from Salerno for the U.K. in ballast, was sunk in the same attack. She had a crew of 51 and 20 gunners - 2 gunners were killed. Escorts: |
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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. SL & SL / MKS convoys - Convoy SL 137 / MKS 26 is included. Liberty Ships - Alphabetical list. To the next MKS convoy in my list MKS 27 |
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