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CONVOY MKS 8
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Departed Bone on Febr. 17-1943, Gibraltar Febr. 22 - arrived Liverpool on March 1 (Arnold Hague gives 48 ships). |
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Transcribed from A 1 form received from Robert Martin, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. For info, there was also a faster convoy, MKF 8, which had left Algiers on Febr. 2-1943, arrived Clyde on the 9th. There's no date or port of origin visible on the A 1 form, but this appears to show the formation from Gibraltar to the U.K. (see additional ships at the end of this table, with destinations other than the U.K.). Further details have been added with the help of: Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Am=American, Du=Dutch, Po=Polish. |
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Empire Prince Algiers-Clyde (Br) |
21
Alcoa Trader Gibr.-Loch Ewe (Am) |
31
Ocean Wayfarer Algiers-Mersey (Br) |
41
Mahsud Gibr.-Clyde (Br) |
51
Empire Day Gibr.-Newport (Br) |
61
City of Venice Algiers-Clyde (Br) |
71
City of Norwich Algiers-Mersey (Br) |
81
Rajput Algiers-Avonmouth (Br) |
91
Lublin Gibr.-Preston (Po) |
101 Ocean Merchant Bone-Swansea (Br) |
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12
Eastern City Algiers-Mersey (Br) |
22
Anniston City Gibr.-Loch Ewe (Am) |
32
Dahomian Algiers-Mersey (Br) |
42
Alcoa Banner Gibr.-Glasgow (Am) |
52
Jenny Gibr.-Mersey (Norw) |
62
Empire Cameron Algiers-Mersey (Br) |
72
Fort McLeod Algiers-Barry (Br) |
82
Empire Wyclif Algiers-Clyde (Br) |
92
Ousel Gibr.-Preston (Br) |
102 Ocean Virtue Gibr.-Newport (Br) |
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13
Ferncliff Oran-Clyde (Norw) |
23
Kana Gibr.-Loch Ewe (Br) |
33 Ocean Veteran Algiers-Newport (Br) |
43 Empress of Russia Gibr.-U.K. 1300 pers. (Br) |
53 Welsh Trader Gibr.-Barrow (Br) |
63 Empire Newton Algiers-Mersey (Br) |
73 Fort Bourbon Algiers-Mersey (Br) |
83 Kong Sverre Algiers-Clyde (Norw) |
93 Lochee Algiers-Swansea (Br) |
103 Lwow Gibr.-Mersey (Po) |
| 14 Hardingham Gibr.-Mersey (Br) |
24 Port Rush Gibr.-Loch Ewe (Br trawler) |
34 Ocean Volga Algiers-Cardiff (Br) |
44 Ittersum Loch Ewe (Du) |
54 Fort Simpson Gibr.-Barry (Br) |
64 Empire Usk Gibr.-Barrow (Br) |
74 Harpalycus Gibr.-Mersey (Br) |
84 Trefusis? Loch Ewe (Br) See * below |
94 Derwenthall Algiers-Mersey (Br) |
104 Ocean Liberty Gibr.-Swansea (Br) |
| 15 Empire Ruskin Gibr.-Newport (Br) |
25 Robin Gray Loch Ewe (Am) |
35 James Iredell Gibr.-Loch Ewe (Am) |
45 Ocean Vigil Mersey (Br) |
55 Ocean Viscount Gibr.-Swansea (Br) |
65 Clan Macbean Gibr.-Glasgow (Br) |
75 Lewant Gibr.-Barrow (Po) |
85 Macgregor Laird Gibr.-Mersey (Br) |
95 HMS Deptford |
105 Ocean Trader Gibr.-Mersey (Br) |
| * Comparing this with a list of ships received from Don Kindell, based on A. Hague's own research, I find that it agrees with the above, except A. Hauge has not included Trefusis and it does look like she was not in this convoy; she's said to have been in the Gibraltar-U.K. Convoy XK 2 when she was sunk on March 5 (ref. Notes below).
A. Hague has also included the the following ships in his list, which has the heading -Gibraltar Febr. 22-1943-. These ships are not mentioned on the A 1 form (the form shows the ships bound for the U.K. only): Dutch Antonia (Bone to Algiers - also appears, with the same voyage information, in A. Hague's list for Convoy MKS 9) |
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Notes: The American Nathanael Greene, on a voyage from Mostaganem for Algiers was torpedoed and damaged by U-565 on Febr. 24-1943, later further damaged by air torpedo. She had a crew of 61, 4 of whom were killed. Taken in tow by escort and beached - total loss. The escorting HMCS Weyburn struck a mine on Febr. 22-1943 (laid by U-118 on Febr. 1). (See also my text for Thorsholm). Trefusis, on a voyage from Pepel and Gibraltar for London, did not make it to her destination. She was torpedoed and sunk on March 5-1943 by U-130. Crew of 41 and 6 gunners - 3 killed. She's said to have been in the Gibraltar-U.K. Convoy XK 2 at the time. Empire Tower, which had originally been scheduled for Convoy MKS 8, was sunk in the same attack. Escorts (received from Don Kindell, whose own work, which covers "Royal & other Navies Day-by-Day in World War 2" can be viewed at this website): Related external links: The attack on Trefusis 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. This site has more on the the "Fort" and "Ocean" ships sailing in this convoy. To the next MKS convoy in my list MKS 9 |
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