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CONVOY MKS 30
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The Advance Sailing Telegram for the Gibraltar-U.K. convoy gives sailing date as Nov. 12-1943, arrival Clyde Nov. 27.
Arnold Hague gives departure Gibraltar on Nov. 13, MKS 30 joining up with Convoy SL 139 from Freetown on Nov. 16-1943, arrival Liverpool on Nov. 26, adding that MKS 30 had started out in Port Said on Nov. 2-1943, arriving Gibraltar on the 13th. |
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Transcribed from documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Ships in the combined convoy SL 139 / MKS 30 are named at this external website. See also the OS / KMS convoys from the same time period (for instance, OS 56 / KMS 29 and others). This first table shows the Gibraltar-U.K. convoy. As can be seen in the second table on this page, some of these ships had previously arrived with the Port Said 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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Remarks
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Baron Graham
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British
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pyrites
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52
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Garston
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–
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Baron Haig
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"
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iron ore
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13
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Boreas
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Norwegian
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iron ore
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33
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Workington
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–
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City of Dunkirk
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British
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none given
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51
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London
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–
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City of Keelung
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"
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Indian general
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21
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London
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–
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Coity Castle
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"
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iron ore
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23
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Tyne
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From MKS 29
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Delius
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"
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none given
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31
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Clyde (for examination)
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Damaged by bomb
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Empire Stour
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"
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chrome ore - cotton
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32
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Manchester
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–
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Empire Thackeray
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"
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pyrites
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53
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Garston
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–
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"
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pyrites
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–
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Garston
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Listed in MKS 31
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Fylingdale
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"
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iron ore
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62
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Cardiff
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–
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"
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pyrites
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–
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Glasgow
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Listed in MKS 31
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Leeds City
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"
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none given
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61
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Liverpool
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–
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Ogmore Castle
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"
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pyrites
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73
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Belfast Dock
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–
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Ocean Vulcan
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"
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iron ore
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11
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Cardiff
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From MKS 29
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Turkistan
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"
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general
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42
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Liverpool
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–
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Winsum
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Dutch
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iron ore
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43
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Barrow-in-Furness
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–
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Temple Yard
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British
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none given
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12
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Salveda
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"
(S/V) |
none given
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62
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Mersey
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–
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Clumberhall
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"
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leenseed
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71
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Hull
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Put into Ponta Delgada (defects)
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Baron Yarborough
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"
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pyrites
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72
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Ardrossan
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–
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Kana
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"
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general
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74
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Preston
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–
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"
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none given
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–
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Belfast f. o.
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Listed in MKS 31
(joining from Azores) |
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Marsa
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"
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iron ore
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56
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Ardrossan
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Sunk - See * below
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Lornaston
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"
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iron ore
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66
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Grangemouth
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–
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Empire Grange
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"
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iron ore
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76
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Manchester
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–
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Kaimata
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"
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none given
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22
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Manchester
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–
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LST 61
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American
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–
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–
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–
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–
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LST 157
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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LST 309
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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LST 325
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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LST 337
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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LST 350
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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LST 355
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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LST 356
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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LST 372
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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LST 373
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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LST 389
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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| A. Hague has also included HMS Ranpura in this convoy (station 41) - listed as cancelled from MKS 29. He has not listed the LST's in this convoy, but he does include them, with destination U.K., in the Port Said convoy below.
*Marsa, on a voyage from Oran and Gibraltar for Ardrossan with 6230 tons of iron ore, was bombed by He 177 aircraft on Nov. 21 in 46 40N 18 18W. She had a crew of 40 and 8 gunners - 1 crew was killed. She was last seen on Nov. 22 at 1:45 p.m. GMT in 46 35N 18 20W. ("Lloyd's War Losses", Vol. I & "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939", R. W. Jordan). See also my text re SL 139 / MKS 30 on my page about Mathilda (sailing in the SL portion). 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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Augusta, Nov. 7-1943 As mentioned, A. Hague says in his "The Allied Convoy System" that MKS 30 left Port Said on Nov. 2-1943 and arrived Gibraltar on the 13th. Transcribed from the list of ships in MKS 30 received from Don Kindell - Source: A. Hague's own research. 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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Abraham Lincoln
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American
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Augusta to Gibraltar for U.S.A.
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Andrew Moore
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Argentina
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"
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Augusta to Algiers
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Atle Jarl
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Norwegian
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Augusta to Bizerta, straggled - arr. Malta
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Auk
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British
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Baron Elgin
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"
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Bougie to Gibraltar
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Benedict
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"
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Alexandria to Bari
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Carter Braxton
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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City of Dunkirk
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British
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Gibraltar for U.K.
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Coombe Hill
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"
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Alexandria to Bari
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Cornelius Gilliam
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American
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Augusta to Oran
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Cornelius Harnett
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Crosby S. Noyes
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Daniel H. Hill
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Delius
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British
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Gibraltar for U.K.
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Edward N. Hurley
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Empire Addison
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British
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Alexandria to Bari
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Empire Glory
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"
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Port Said to Bari
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Empire Grange
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"
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Oran to Gibraltar for U.K.
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Empire Newton
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Empire Raja
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"
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Alexandria to Bari
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Emprie Stour
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"
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Malta to Gibraltar for U.K.
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Erinna
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Dutch
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Eskdalegate
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British
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Algiers to Oran
(Listed in MKS 31 to U.K.) |
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Ethan Allen
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Forest
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British
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Port Said to Augusta
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Fort Dauphin
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"
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Port Said to Bari
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Fort Jasper
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"
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Augusta to Bone
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Fort La Tour
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"
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Bone to Gibraltar
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Fort Mingan
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"
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Algiers to Gibraltar
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Fort Sturgeon
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"
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Bone to Philippeville
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Frans van Mieris
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Dutch
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Augusta to Gibraltar
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FS Quercy
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French
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Algiers to Oran
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Glenogle
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British
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Alexandria to Malta
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HMS Salveda
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"
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Algiers to Gibraltar
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James Barbour
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Jersey Hart
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Joel R. Poinsett
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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John A. Rawlins
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"
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Augusta to Oran
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John Fiske
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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John S. Copley
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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John Trumbull
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"
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Augusta to Oran
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King Neptune
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British
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Alexandria to Gibraltar for W. Africa
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Kwai Sang
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"
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Port Said to Bari
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Leeds City
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"
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Bizerta to Gibraltar for U.K.
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Lewant
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Polish
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Alexandria to Bari
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Lodestone
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British
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Algiers to Gibraltar
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Lornaston
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"
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Oran to Gibraltar for U.K.
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LST 157
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–
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Oran to U.K.
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LST 309
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–
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Oran to U.K.
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LST 325
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–
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Oran to U.K.
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LST 337
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–
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Oran to U.K.
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LST 338
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–
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Oran to U.K.
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LST 350
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–
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Oran to U.K.
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LST 355
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–
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Oran to U.K.
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LST 356
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–
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Oran to U.K.
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LST 372
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–
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Oran to U.K.
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LST 373
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–
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Oran to U.K.
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LST 389
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–
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Oran to U.K.
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LST 61
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–
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Oran to U.K.
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Luther Martin
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American
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Augusta to Oran
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Lwow
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Polish
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Alexandria to Malta for Tripoli
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Marsa
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British
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Oran to Gibraltar for U.K.
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Mont Everest
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Panamanian (ex French)
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Bizerta to Algiers
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Nordeflinge
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British
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Algiers to Gibraltar
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Ocean Liberty
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"
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Alexandria to Bari
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Ocean Vengeance
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Pendeen
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"
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Bizerta to Oran
(Listed in MKS 31 to U.K.) |
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Pilar de Larrinaga
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"
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Listed in MKS 31 to U.K.
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Prince de Liege
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Belgian
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Alexandria to Bari
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Rallus
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British
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Bizerta to Algiers
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Sambrake
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"
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Alexandria to Bari
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Samuel J. Tilden
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Samwater
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British
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Port Said to Bari
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Sidney Sherman
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American
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Malta to Bizerta (arr. late on Nov. 10)
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Slemmestad
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Norwegian
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Algiers to Oran
(Listed in MKS 31 to U.K.) |
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Suiyang
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British
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Port Said to Bari
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Temple Yard
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"
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Algiers to Gibraltar
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Thomas W. Bickett
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Thraki
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Greek
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Philippeville to Algiers
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Townsend Harris
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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William R. Davie
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"
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Augusta to Oran
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Winsum
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Dutch
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Bone to Gibraltar for U.K.
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Escorts: Nov. 2-Nov. 13: Camellia, Soemba, Southern Maid, Southern Seas, Usk. |
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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 - SL 139 / MKS 30 is included. Liberty Ships - Alphabetical list. To the next MKS convoy in my list MKS 31 |
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