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CONVOY MKS 37
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The Advance Sailing Telegram for the Gibraltar-U.K. convoy gives sailing date as Jan. 21-1944, arrival Clyde Febr. 3.
Arnold Hagues gives departure Gibraltar on Jan. 22-1944, MKS 37 joining up with Convoy SL 146 from Freetown on Jan. 23, arrived Liverpool on Febr. 2. He adds that MKS 37 had left Port Said on Jan. 10, arriving Gibraltar on the 22nd. |
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Transcribed from documents (Advance Sailing Telegram) received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Some of the ships in Convoy SL 146 / MKS 37 are named at this external website. (See also the OS / KMS convoys from the same time period). 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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Boreas
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Norwegian
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oranges
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Glasgow
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–
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British
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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To MKS 38 - did not sail
Listed in MKS 39 |
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Baltara
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"
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stores
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Middlesbrough
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–
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City of Lille
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"
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zinc concentrates - wool
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Liverpool / Swansea
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–
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Empire Nile
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"
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cotton - stores
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Liverpool
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–
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Empire Rosalind
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"
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ballast (or oranges?)
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Liverpool
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See also MKS 35
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Empire Chivalry
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"
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oranges
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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See also MKS 35
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Empire Planet
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"
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oranges
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Liverpool
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–
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Elisabethville
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Belgian
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78 passengers, 4525 mails
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Clyde
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See also MKS 36 (from Bizerta)
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Fort Carillon
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British
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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See also MKS 36 (from Bizerta)
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"
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fruit
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Clyde f. o.
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Listed in MKS 38
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Fort Maisonneuve
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"
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copper - sugar
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Liverpool
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From MKS 36
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Fort Aklavik
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"
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oranges - onions
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Glasgow
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From MKS 36
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Norwegian
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ballast
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London
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Listed in MKS 38
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Hermiston
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British
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oranges
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Manchester
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From MKS 36
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Malayan Prince
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"
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cotton - stores
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Liverpool
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From MKS 36
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Marvia
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"
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iron ore
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Ardrossan
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From MKS 36
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"
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none given
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Belfast
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Listed in MKS 38
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Norfalk
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Norwegian
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lemons
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Glasgow
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Ex Empire Kittiwake
(see Norfalk) |
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Runswick
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British
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iron ore
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Tyne
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From MKS 36
Put into the Azores |
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Samoa
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"
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dates - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Samana
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"
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tea - pig iron - jute
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Manchester
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–
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Streefkerk
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Dutch
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sugar - chrome ore - copper
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London
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–
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Troubadour
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Norwegian
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sugar - graphite - rum
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London
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–
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Tiradentes
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"
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zinc concentrates - wool
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Liverpool / Avonmouth
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–
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Scottish American
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British
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Escort Oiler
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To transfer
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–
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Stal
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"
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Cape Howe
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"
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stores - 2031 mails
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London
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See also MKS 36 (from Bizerta)
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Chateauroux
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"
(Ex French) |
copper - cotton
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Liverpool
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–
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Oksywie
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Polish
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ground nuts
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Liverpool
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–
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Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Copeland was with this convoy. She was on her 27th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Jan. 4-1944 with Convoy OS 64 / KMS 38 (available at the external link below), to Gibraltar Jan. 17, returning to Clyde with Convoy SL 146 / MKS 37, Jan. 22-Febr. 2. Her next voyage was to Russia with Convoy JW 57, returning with Convoy RA 58, before heading to Halifax with Convoy ON 238, going back to Clyde with HX 296. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). Escorts: |
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Alexandria, Jan. 11-1944 As mentioned, Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" says that MKS 37 left Port Said on Jan. 10-1944 and arrived Gibraltar on the 22nd. The following list of ships, including escorts, was received from Don Kindell - His 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). |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Voyage
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Remarks
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Aelbert Cuyp
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Dutch
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Alexandria to Augusta
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–
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Alexandre Andre
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Belgian
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Alexandria to Augusta
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–
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Antonia
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Dutch
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Malta to Algiers
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–
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Baltara
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British
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Algiers to U.K.
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Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. MKS 37 above
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Baron Fairlie
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"
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Augusta to Gibraltar
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–
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Belgian Seaman
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Belgian
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Algiers to Gibraltar
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–
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Benito Juarez
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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–
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Benjamin R. Milam
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"
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Bizerta to Oran
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–
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British Character
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British
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Augusta
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–
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Calvin Coolidge
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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–
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Cape Howe
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British
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. MKS 37 above
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Chateauroux
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"
(Ex French) |
Algiers to U.K.
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Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. MKS 37 above
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Chief Joseph
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American
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Augusta to Oran
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–
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Chloris
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British
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Augusta to Bougie
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–
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Colin P. Kelly Jr.
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American
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Augusta to Oran
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–
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Colytto
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Dutch
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Augusta to Gibraltar
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–
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Comedian
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British
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Augusta
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–
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Coxwold
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"
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Augusta to Oran
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–
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Crackshot
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"
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Algiers to Gibraltar
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–
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Cushing Eells
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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See also MKS 36 (from Bizerta)
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D. L. Harper
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British
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Augusta to Bizerta
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–
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Drammensfjord
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Norwegian
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Malta to Gibraltar
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–
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Elisabethville
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Belgian
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Algiers to U.K.
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Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. MKS 37 above
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Empire Candida
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British
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Bizerta to Bone
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–
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Empire Capulet
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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–
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Empire Glory
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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–
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Empire Guinevere
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"
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Augusta to Algiers
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–
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Empie Nile
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"
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Alexandria to Gibraltar
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Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. MKS 37 above
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Empire Ray
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"
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Gibraltar
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–
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Empire Tana
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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–
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Empire Torridge
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"
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Augusta to Gibraltar
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–
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Fort Ash
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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–
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Fort Bell
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"
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Augusta to Algiers
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–
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Fort Carillon
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"
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Bone to U.K.
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Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. MKS 37 above
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Fort Chipewyan
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"
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Augusta to Algiers
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–
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Fort Connolly
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"
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Augusta to Algiers
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–
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Fort Dauphin
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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–
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Fort Fidler
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"
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Augusta to Bone
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–
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Fort Glenlyon
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"
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Augusta
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–
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Fort Glenora
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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–
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Fort Gloucester
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"
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Bizerta to Bone
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–
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Fort St. Regis
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"
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Augusta to Bone
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–
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Fort Sturgeon
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"
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Augusta to Algiers
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–
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Gard
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Norwegian
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Augusta to Bizerta
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–
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Germa
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"
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Bizerta to Algiers
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–
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Hardanger
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"
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Augusta to Gibraltar
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–
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Helgøy
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"
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U.K.
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Cancelled from Gibraltar-U.K. MKS 37 above
Listed in MKS 38 |
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HMS Mindful
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British
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Bone to Gibraltar
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–
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James G. Birney
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American
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Augusta to Oran
(via Bizerta) |
–
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John McKinley
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"
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Augusta to Oran (via Bizerta)
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–
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John Milledge
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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–
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Johns Hopkins
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"
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Augusta to Oran (via Bizerta)
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–
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Joseph H. Nicholson
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"
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Augusta to Bizerta
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–
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King Stephen
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British
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Gibraltar
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–
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Lambrook
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"
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Augusta to Algiers
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–
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Louis Marshall
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American
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Augusta to Algiers
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–
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Manchester Commerce
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British
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Algiers to Casablanca
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–
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Manchester Progress
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"
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Algiers to Gibraltar
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–
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Mont Everest
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Panamanian (ex French)
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Augusta to Oran
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–
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Norfalk
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Norwegian
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Augusta to Gibraltar
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Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. MKS 37 above
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Norfjell
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"
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Augusta to Oran
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Petter
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"
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Augusta to Oran
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See also MKS 35 (from Augusta)
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Prosper Schiaffino
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French
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Augusta to Unknown
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–
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Riverton
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British
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Augusta to Algiers
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–
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Robert Trimble
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American
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Augusta to Bizerta
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–
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Ronan
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British
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Oran to Gibraltar
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–
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Samana
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"
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U.K.
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Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. MKS 37 above
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Sambrake
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"
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Alexandria to Augusta
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–
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Samoa
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"
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U.K.
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Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. MKS 37 above
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Samuel V. Shreve
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British
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Augusta to Bizerta
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–
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Shirrabank
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"
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Augusta to Gibraltar
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–
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Sofala
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"
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Alexandria to Benghazi
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–
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Stad Arnhem
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Dutch
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–
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–
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Stal
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British
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Oran to Gibraltar
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Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. MKS 37 above
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Star
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Norwegian
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Augusta to Bougie
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–
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Streefkerk
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Dutch
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U.K.
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Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. MKS 37 above
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Troubadour
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Norwegian
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U.K.
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Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. MKS 37 above
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Wellington Court
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British
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Augusta to Gibraltar
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–
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William Kent
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American
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Augusta to Oran
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–
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Zena
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British
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Augusta to Bizerta
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–
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Escorts: Jan. 11 to Jan. 22: Dart, Gloxinia, Primula, Rosario |
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Related external links: SL & SL / MKS convoys - SL 146 / MKS 37 is included. The site also has a section on the OS / KMS convoys, and OS 64 / KMS 38, mentioned in connection with the Rescue Vessel Copeland above, is listed. Liberty Ships This site has more on the the "Fort" ships mentioned in this convoy. To the next MKS convoy in my list MKS 38 |
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