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CONVOY MKS 35
The documents from which I've transcribed the information in the first table gives sailing date as Jan. 1-1944, arrival Clyde on the 14th.
Arnold Hague states that MKS 35 left Port Said on Dec. 21-1943, arriving Gibraltar on Jan. 1-1944. In his "Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945" he indicates the convoy left Gibraltar on Jan. 6, together with Convoy SL 144 from Freetown, and arrived U.K. on Jan. 18. He does not, however, list a Gibraltar-U.K. Convoy MKS 35 in his "The Allied Convoy System". |
Transcribed from documents (Advance Sailing Telegram) received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. The Advance Sailing Telegram clearly calls this Convoy MKS 35 with arrival Clyde on Jan. 14-1944. However, as already mentioned, Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" does not list a Gibraltar-U.K. convoy with this designation, though he does indicate there was such a convoy in his "Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945". The AST states that what follows is Page 2 and Page 3, which would indicate there should also be a Page 1(?), unless the pages are numbered wrong. See also this external site about the SL & SL / MKS convoys, where SL 144 / MKS 35 is included. 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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Destination
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Remarks
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British
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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Listed in MKS 36
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Belgian Fisherman
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Belgian
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none given
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Barrow-in-Furness
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Catrine
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British
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general
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Tyne
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City of Eastbourne
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"
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cotton
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Manchester
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City of Lyons
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"
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general
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Dundee
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Deebank
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"
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general
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London
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City of Exeter
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Empire Jessica
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"
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oranges
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Liverpool
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From MKS 34
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Empire Prowess
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"
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none given
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Manchester
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"
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salvages - stores
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Clyde f. o.
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Listed in MKS 36
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Fort Cataraqui
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"
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general
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Manchester
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For Lajoie
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"
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phosphates
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Methil d. g. / Tyne
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|
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Listed in MKS 36
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Fort Carlton
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"
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oranges
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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Fort Louisbourg
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"
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general
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London
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Forbin
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French / MOWT 1940
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general
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Liverpool
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Harlesden
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British
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oranges
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Liverpool
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Kerma
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"
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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Lord Byron
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"
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oranges
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Hull
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Lago
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Norwegian
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iron ore
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Workington
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|
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British
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general
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Manchester
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Meerkerk
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Dutch
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Govt. stores
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Glasgow
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Modasa
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British
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general
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Glasgow
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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Listed in MKS 36
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"
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explosives - general
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Preston
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Ocean Vestal
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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"(? 757 gt)
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ballast
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Tyne
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From MKS 34
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Pandorian
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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Sulev
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"
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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Wayfarer
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"
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copper
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Liverpool
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Samsteel
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"
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general
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Manchester
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San Amado
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"
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none given
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Rosyth / Tyne
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Fort Walsh
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"
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none given
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Barry Dock
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Orminster
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"
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none given
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Middlesbrough
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Pencarrow
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"
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none given
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Middlesbrough
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Southgate
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"
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none given
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Middlesbrough
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Also, the Rescue Vessel Gothland. She was on her 11th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Dec. 15-1943 with Convoy OS 62 / KMS 36 (available at the external link at the end of this page), to Gibraltar Jan. 3-1944, returning to Clyde with Convoy SL 144 / MKS 35, Jan 6-Jan. 18-1944. Her next voyage was with Convoy ON 224 / HX 284. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). Convoys KMS 36 and ON 224 will be added to this site in due course. |
Augusta, Dec. 26-1943 As mentioned, Arnold Hague says in his "The Allied Convoy System" that MKS 35 left Port Said on Dec. 21-1943 and arrived Gibraltar on Jan. 1-1944. Transcribed from a list of ships in MKS 35 received from Don Kindell - Source: Arnold Hague's own research. (Don's work, which covers "Royal & other Navies Day-by-Day in World War 2" can be viewed at this website, a section of Gordon Smith's site Naval-History.net). Automatically assuming A. Hague's info is correct, I have not checked the spelling and nationalities of these ships. As can be seen in the table above, some of these ships are said to have continued to the U.K. with a Gibraltar-U.K. convoy designated MKS 35. (As already stated further up on this page, A. Hague does not list a Gibraltar-U.K. convoy with this designation). |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Voyage
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Remarks
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Afghanistan
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British
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Augusta to Bizerta
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See also MKS 36 (from Bizerta)
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Amos Kendall
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American
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Bizerta to Algiers
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Auk
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British
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Augusta to Bizerta
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See also MKS 36 (from Bizerta)
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Avon Coast
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"
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Malta to Bizerta
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Benjamin Huntingdon
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Betty Zane
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"
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Bizerta to Philippeville
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Bradburn
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British
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Tunis to Gibraltar
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British Engineer
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"
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Oran to Gibraltar
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British Respect
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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British Restraint
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Cap-Pinede
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French
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Bizerta to Algiers
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See also MKS 36 (from Bizerta)
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City of Eastbourne
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British
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For U.K.
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City of Exeter
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"
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For U.K.
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City of Lyons
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"
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For U.K.
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Empire Chivalry
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"
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Bizerta to Gibraltar
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Listed in MKS 37 for the U.K.
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Empire Clive
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"
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Empire Franklin
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"
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Augusta to Gibraltar
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Empire Harbour
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"
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Algiers to Oran
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Empire Prowess
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"
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For U.K.
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Empire Rosalind
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"
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Gibraltar
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Listed in MKS 37
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Empire Sunbeam
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"
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Augusta to Gibraltar
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Felipe De Neve
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American
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Bizerta to Oran
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Fort Bell
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British
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Alexandria to Augusta
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Fort Bourbon
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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Fort Carlton
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"
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For U.K.
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Fort Connolly
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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Fort Fidler
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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Fort La Traite
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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Fort Louisbourg
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"
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Alexandria to U.K.
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Fort Reliance
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Fort Senneville
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"
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Augusta
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Fort St. Regis
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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Fort Sturgeon
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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Fort Walsh
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"
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Francis Amasa Walker
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American
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Bizerta to Oran
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Gabriel Duval
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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George Shiras
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"
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Augusta to Oran
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HMS Mindful
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British
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Bone to Gibraltar
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Houston Volunteers
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American
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Augusta to Philippeville
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James Iredell
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"
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Bizerta to Oran
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Joel Chandler Harris
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"
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Augusta to Algiers
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John Steele
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"
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Augusta to Oran
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John Wise
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"
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Bone to Algiers
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Joseph E. Brown
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"
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Bizerta to Oran
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Kemp P. Battle
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"
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Bizerta to Algiers
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Kepong
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British
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Alexandria to Malta
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LST 65
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Bizerta to Gibraltar
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LST 83
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Bizerta to Gibraltar
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Marion McKinley Bovard
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American
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Augusta to Algiers
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Newborough
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British
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Alexandria to Augusta
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Newton D. Baker
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American
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Augusta to Algiers
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Norfjell
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Norwegian
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Alexandria to Bizerta
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Nurani
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British
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Alexandria to U.K.
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Listed in MKS 36
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Ocean Coast
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"
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Malta to U.K.
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Ocean Vestal
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"
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U.K.
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Orminster
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"
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Pencarrow
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"
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Peter Minuit
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American
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Augusta to Oran
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Petter
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Norwegian
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Alexandria to Bizerta
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See also MKS 37 (from Alexandria)
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Samsteel
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British
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U.K.
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San Amado
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"
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Bizerta to U.K.
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Souliotis
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Greek
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Southgate
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British
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Bone to Gibraltar
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Sulev
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"
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Bougie to U.K.
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Swiftarrow
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American
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Bizerta
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Thorsholm
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Norwegian
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Augusta to Bizerta
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William H. Jackson
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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Escorts: Dec. 22-1943 to Jan. 1-1944: Barle, Dec. 23-1943 to Jan. 1-1944: Bergamot, Bryony, La Malouine, Myosotis |
Related external links: SL & SL / MKS convoys - SL 144 / MKS 35 is included (note that some of the ships listed in my Gibraltar table above have been included in the Freetown portion at this site). The site also has a section on the OS / KMS convoys, and OS 62 / KMS 36, mentioned in connection with the Rescue Vessel Gothland further up on this page, is listed. Liberty Ships This site has more on the the "Fort" and "Ocean" ships mentioned in this convoy. To the next MKS convoy in my list MKS 36 |
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