YES,It is me again. From a reliable source the only ship to enter Philippeville at that time was NEA HELLAS: Clyde, Jul 1, 1943 KMF.19 (Clyde - Algiers) Philippeville, Jul 9, 1943 KMF.19A (Algiers - Malta) KMF.19 (Clyde - Algiers) Philippeville, Jul 10, 1943 KMF.19A (Algiers - Malta) Algiers, Jul 12...

I am afraid it is me again. From Roskill’s Volume 3 Part1 The following units embarked from the UK: 1st,2nd and 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigades. (1st Canadian Division) 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade Plus British units. He does say that Canadian forces were to sail in 4 convoys. KMS18A, KMS18B, KMF18...

Welcome to the site. Someone of our gathering may be of help.

I take it that the convoys you have unearthed are: KMF18, KMS18B and KMS 19G.
A search around some other sites besides this one may be dug out by our excavators.
Good hunting

Phil

In addition the following could be added: Empire Seablue Empire Seablue was a 518 GRT coaster which was built by Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Wallsend. Launched on 28 July 1945 and completed in August 1945. Sold in 1950 to Instone Lines Ltd and renamed Seablue. On 13 February 1954 she struck the wreck...

This attached site is a possible starting point:

http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/E-Ships ... h1945.html
Several of this type seemed to have names "EMPIRE SEA????",which is some guide.

Good hunting

Phil

By downloading the picture and enlarging, the letters "AUSTR??" appear. One vessel that may fit could be AUSTRIAN built at Dumbarton in 1894.The apparent dimensions seem to fit. This vessel was believed to have been Norwegian owned at some time. A little more digging: Built as BHAMO at William Denny...

Greetings Jordi

If you are fishing around, the following site may be of some use to you:

https://www.rnsubmusfriends.org.uk/hezl ... apter7.htm

Good hunting
Phil

Greetings Jordi Indications are somewhere off Kristiansund. The following site gives some information: https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16311 Later the same week the vessel also charted the wreck of HMS Salmon after it appeared on her sonar scan. The wreck of the Shark was found by a survey vessel wh...

Greetings Jordi

Go the following address, It will be the local newspaper which has the details that you are looking for:


https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/new ... -on-river/

Good hunting
Phil

Greetings Felix
From a casual scan I don't think that submarine activity was much within the scope of the Armed Guard in WW1.
Try the following site for some data.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_St ... rds_(1917)

Good hunting

Phil

At some stage the original convoy was split, with part of it going to the Bristol Channel, hence another Commodore was appointed for that portion, usually one of the ship's Master. Pilots for the Bristol Channel ports above Swansea and Port Talbot were based at Barry, and are to this day. Good hunti...

Strange, can you give an example?

Phil

Greetings

This could be a German Lloyd classification.
If so:
http://rules.dnvgl.com/docs/pdf/DNVGL/R ... Pt1Ch2.pdf

shows
M Modern Yacht Rigs
The qualifier M is a design additional class notation. (FiS survey requirements are not given)

Good hunting

Phil

The following from convoyweb

Keynes was lost in the East Coast UK on Jan 11, 1940 whilst sailing independently.
Cause of loss: AIRCRAFT.

Good hunting

Phil

Greetings Jordi
Nice to see you still digging.
Go to www.uboat.net and enter HMS Seahorse in the Search. Therein you will find what is known so far.

Good hunting

Phil