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CONVOY MKS 33
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Left Gibraltar on Dec. 13-1943, joined up with Convoy SL 142 from Freetown on the 14th, and arrived Liverpool on Dec. 28. Arnold Hague adds that MKS 33 had started out from Alexandria on Dec. 2, arriving Gibraltar on the 13th.
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Transcribed from Advance Sailing Telegram received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Page 2 only of the AST is currently available (showing Sinnington Court through Robert Mærsk), but the information has been completed with the help of a list of ships in MKS 33 received from Don Kindell, based on A. Hague's own research. The ships in the combined convoy SL 142 / MKS 33 are named at this external website. 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 Alexandria convoy. (See also the 2nd table on my page for MKS 32). |
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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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British
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none given
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Barrow-in-Furness
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Listed in MKS 34
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Spurt
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Norwegian
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bitter oranges
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London
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–
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Tarantia
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British
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general - ground nuts
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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Listed in MKS 34
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Egholm
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"
(Ex Danish) |
phosphates
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Ipswich
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–
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Rippingham Grange
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British
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refrig.
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Liverpool
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–
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Ceronia
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Dutch
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ballast
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Tyne
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–
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Errington Court
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British
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Empire Gareth
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"
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iron ore
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Grangemouth
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–
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Schiaffino
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French
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Robert Mærsk
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British (Ex Da 1940)
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general
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Preston
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–
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In addition to the above ships, A. Hague also has the following in this convoy (all British): Anadyr - general cargo, ground nuts. Baron Forbes - general. Blackheath - general (from MKS 32). Boltonhall - iron ore (from MKS 32). City of Lancaster - potash. Debrett - general. Empire Faith - potash, 2 passengers, 3 mails. Empire Trent - iron ore (from MKS 32). HMS Hilary Masirah - general. Norman Monarch - onions, 16 passengers Rancher - general. Troilus - cargo not given. The Rescue Vessel Fastnet was also with MKS 33. She was on her 2nd voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Nov. 25-1943 with Convoy OS 60 / KMS 34 (available at external link provided at the end of this page), to Gibraltar Dec. 9, then returned to Clyde with Convoy SL 142 / MKS 33, Dec. 14-Dec. 26. Her next voyage was with Convoy ONS 27 / HX 278. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). Convoys KMS 34 and ONS 27 will be added to my site in due course. 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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Alexandria, Dec. 2-1943 As mentioned, A. Hague says in his "The Allied Convoy System" that MKS 33 left Alexandria on Dec. 2-1943 and arrived Gibraltar on the 13th. Transcribed from the list of ships in MKS 33 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. (Note also that some of them are listed in the 2nd table on my page for the previous convoy). |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Voyage
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Aelbert Cuyp
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Dutch
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Alexandria to Augusta
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American Trader
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Anadyr
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British
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U.K.
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Anson Jones
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Balteako
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British
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Augusta to Malta
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Baron Cawdor
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"
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Gibraltar
(Listed in MKS 34 to U.K.) |
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Booker T. Washington
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American
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Bizerta to Oran
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British Vigour
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British
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Bizerta to Bone
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Caleb Strong
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Ceronia
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Dutch
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Algiers to Gibraltar
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Charles Gordon Curtis
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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 Augusta
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Coombe Hill
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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Crosby S. Noyes
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American
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Bizerta to Oran
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Debrett
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British
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Alexandria to U.K.
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Destro
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"
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Augusta
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Edward N. Hurley
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American
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Bizerta to Oran
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Empire Adur
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British
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Malta for Tripoli
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Empire Brook
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"
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Augusta
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Empire Falstaff
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"
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Bizerta to Philippeville
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Empire Gareth
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"
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Oran to Gibraltar for U.K.
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Empire Guinevere
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"
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Augusta to Algiers
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Empire Harbour
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Empire Heywood
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"
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Bizerta to Gibraltar
(Listed in MKS 34 to U.K.) |
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Empire Opal
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"
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Bizerta
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Empire Rock
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Empire Southey
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"
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Augusta to Philippeville
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Enrico
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Italian
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Algiers to Oran - returned
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Errington Court
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British
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Oran to Gibraltar for U.K.
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Esneh
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"
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Bizerta to Algiers
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Fort Brandon
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"
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Bizerta to Bougie
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Fort Dauphin
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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Fort de Douaumont
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French
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Forthbank
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British
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Alexandria to Augusta
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Framlington Court
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"
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Algiers to Gibraltar
(Listed in MKS 34 to U.K.) |
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Grace Abbott
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Gulfcoast
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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HMS Oriana
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British
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Bone to Gibraltar
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James G. Birney
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American
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Bizerta to Oran
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John Hathorn
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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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Bizerta to Oran
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John Trumbull
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Joshua Seney
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Josiah Parker
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Kosciuszko
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Polish
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Malta to Algiers
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Kumanovo
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Yugoslavian
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Augusta to Malta
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Mayo Brothers
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Mirabeau B. Lamar
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"
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Bizerta to Oran
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Nairnbank
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British
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Gibraltar
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Normandy Coast
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"
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Bone to Gibraltar
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Ocean Stranger
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"
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Augusta to Bone
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Oriskany
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"
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Gibraltar
(Listed in MKS 34 to U.K.) |
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Orminster
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"
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Algiers to Oran - returned
(Listed in MKS 35 to U.K.) |
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PLM 21
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French
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Algiers to Oran
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Pencarrow
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British
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Bougie to Algiers
(Listed in MKS 35 to U.K.) |
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Pierre S. Dupont
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Port Lyautey
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British
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Prestol
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"
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Bizerta to Philippeville
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Rancher
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"
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U.K.
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Regent Panther
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"
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Bizerta
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Reliant
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"
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Malta to Bizerta
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Robert Dale Owen
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Robert M. T. Hunter
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"
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Robert Mærsk
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British (ex Danish)
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Bizerta to Gibraltar for U.K.
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Samuel Adams
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American
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Bizerta to Oran
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Schiaffino
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French
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Algiers to Gibraltar
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Sinnington Court
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British
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Bone to Gibraltar
(Listed in MKS 34 to U.K.) |
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Talma
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"
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Augusta to Malta
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Tarvisio
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Italian
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Tautra
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Norwegian
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–
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USS Pumper
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Van der Capelle
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Dutch
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Vigsnes
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Norwegian
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"Probably this convoy"
(A. Hague's own note) |
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Vinriver
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British
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Bone to Gibraltar
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William J. Bryan
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American
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Bizerta
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William R. Davie
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Escorts: Dec. 2-Dec. 13: Campion, Deptford, Friso, Johan Maurits van Nassau, Klo, Whitehaven. Dec. 8-Dec. 13: Seaham. Dec. 9-Dec. 12: Poole. Dec. 9-Dec. 13: Boston, Fowey, Ulster Queen. Dec. 12-Dec. 13: Northern Spray, Northern Sun. |
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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 142 / MKS 33 is included. The site also has a section on the OS / KMS convoys, and OS 60 / KMS 34, mentioned in connection with the Rescue Vessel Fastnet above, is listed. Liberty Ships - Alphabetical list. To the next MKS convoy in my list MKS 34 |
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