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CONVOY KMS 17
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Departed Liverpool as Convoy OS 50 / KMS 17 on June 16-1943, split up on June 27. The Gibraltar portion (KMS 17) arrived there on June 29. The OS portion continued to Freetown, w/arrival on July 8-1943. (Arnold Hague gives a total of 57 ships in the combined convoy, 34 in the Gibraltar portion). |
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| A 1 form was received from Robert Martin, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Robert's information has been compared to and supplemented with details received from Don Kindell; his source: Arnold Hague's research. (Don's work, which covers "Royal & other Navies Day-by-Day in World War 2" can be viewed at this website). This is the KMS portion only. The combined Convoy OS 50/KMS 17 is available at this external site, and as will be seen the "red" portion has some ships that are not mentioned here, while some ships listed here in the Gibraltar portion appear in the blue portion at the site. Some of these ships continued from Gibraltar to other ports - please see the second table below. Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Du=Dutch |
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11
Evviva Bone (Norw) |
21
Pentridge Hill (Br) |
31
Dornoch (Br) |
41
Fort Abitibi (Br) |
51
Dumfries (Br) |
61
Helencrest (Br) |
71
Orangeleaf (Br) |
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12
Norfalk Bone (Norw) |
22
Stad Maassluis (Du) |
32
Empire Harp (Br) |
42
Lysaker V* (Norw) |
52
Corcrest (Br) |
62
Kristianiafjord (Norw) |
72
Richmond Hill (Br) |
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13
Como (Br) |
23
Marga (Norw) |
33 | 43 Dalcross (Br) |
53 Blairesk (Br) |
63 Anglo Indian (Br) |
73 Trevaylor (Br) |
| 14 Baron Ruthven (Br) |
24 Baron Douglas (Br) |
34 Cromarty (Br) |
44 Empire Candida (Br) |
54 Empire Nightingale (Br) |
64 Fort Nipigon (Br) |
74 Empire Fal (Br) |
| 15 Pendeen (Br) |
25 Baron Ramsay (Br) |
35 Merkland* (Br) |
45 Saltwick (Br) |
55 Vigsnes (Norw) |
65 Balteako (Br) |
75 HMS Roberts |
| * The ship in station 42 is listed as Lysaker - this should probably be Lysaker V. (Norway also had a Lysaker IV).
* My document lists the ship in station 35 as Merkland, but it's given as Markland at the external website mentioned above. Britain had ships by both names; Markland was 4454 gt, while Merkland was smaller at 1363 gt. A. Hague's list agrees on the whole with the above, but he has not included Dornoch and Merkland in the Gibraltar portion (he suggests Convoy KMS 19 for Dornoch). He has also listed the following (not mentioned on the A 1 form): Commodore (R. P. Brooks?) was in Helencrest (Algiers), Vice Commodore was the captain of Dalcross (Algiers), Rear Commodore the captain on Pentridge Hill (Bone). Escort (from June 27 to June 29): |
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What follows was transcribed from a document received from Don Kindell; his source: Arnold Hague's research. According to this document the convoy (still designated KMS 17) left Gibraltar on June 30-1943. (Automatically assuming that A. Hague's research is correct, I have not checked the spelling and nationalities of these ships, like I usually do). |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Voyage
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Remarks
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Abbeydale
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British
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–
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–
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Alexandre Andre
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Belgian
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Bizerta to Tripoli, Libya
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–
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Anglo Indian
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British
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Algiers
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See also A 1 form above
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Antietam
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American
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Oran to Bizerta
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–
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Artemus Ward
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"
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Oran
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–
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Baron Douglas
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British
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Tunis
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–
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Benjamin Franklin
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American
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Bone
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–
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Bjørkhaug
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Norwegian
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Oran to Bougie
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Sunk at Algiers, July 16
(see Bjørkhaug) |
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Blairesk
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British
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Algiers
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–
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Brasil
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Norwegian
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Oran to Philippeville
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–
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City of Dieppe
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British
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Algiers to Bizerta
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–
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Cromarty
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"
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Bougie
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–
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Dalcross
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"
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Algiers
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–
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Dumfries
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"
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Algiers
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–
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Empire Harp
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"
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Sfax
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–
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Empire Moon
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"
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Oran
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–
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Empire Nightingale
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"
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Algiers
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See also A 1 form above
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Empire Spitfire
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"
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Algiers
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–
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Empire Valour
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"
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Algiers
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–
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Evviva
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Norwegian
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Bone
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See also A 1 form above
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Export
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Dutch
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Algiers to Bizerta
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–
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Fort Abitibi
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British
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Algiers
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–
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Fort Nipigon
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"
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Algiers
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–
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Good Gulf
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Panamanian
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Oran to Bone
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–
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Gulfprince
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American
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Algiers to Philippeville
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–
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Helencrest
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British
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Algiers
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–
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Helmwood
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"
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Bizerta to Tunis
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–
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MMS 116
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"
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Algiers
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–
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MMS 85
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"
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Algiers
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–
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HMS Abercrombie
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"
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–
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Also mentioned in Gib. portion above
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HMS Jaunty (tug)
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"
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Malta
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–
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HMS Nimble
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"
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Malta
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–
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HMS Roberts
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"
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–
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–
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HMS Salveda
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"
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Algiers
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–
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HMS Salvestor
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"
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Algiers to Malta
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–
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Jacinth
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"
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unknown
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–
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Joaquin Miller
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American
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Bizerta
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–
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John Rutledge
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"
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–
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–
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John Walker
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"
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Oran to Bizerta
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–
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Kristianiafjord
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Norwegian
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Algiers
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See also A 1 form above
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LST 159
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–
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Algiers
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–
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LST 163
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–
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Algiers to Bizerta
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–
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LST 301
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–
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Algiers
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–
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LST 305
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–
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Algiers
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–
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LST 321
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–
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Algiers
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–
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LST 365
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–
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Algiers
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–
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LST 366
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–
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Algiers
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–
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LST 421
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–
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Algiers to Malta
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–
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LST 484
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–
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Algiers
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–
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Lysaker V
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Norwegian
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Algiers
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See also A 1 form above
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Marga
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"
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Unknown
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See also A 1 form above
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Nea
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"
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Bizerta
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–
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Norfalk
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"
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Bone
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See also A 1 form above
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Nyanza
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British
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Bone
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–
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Ocean Coast
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"
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Algiers to Bizerta
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–
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Odysseus
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Dutch
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Algiers to Tunis
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–
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Orangeleaf
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British
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Algiers
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See also A 1 form above
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Pentridge Hill
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"
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Bone
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See also A 1 form above
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Prestol
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"
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Bizerta
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–
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Richmond Hill
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"
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Algiers
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See also A 1 form above
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Saltwick
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"
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Bizerta
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See also A 1 form above
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Shuna
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"
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Oran to Bizerta
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–
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Stad Maassluis
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Dutch
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Bone
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See also A 1 form above
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Stanforth
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British
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Algiers to Malta
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–
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Thorsholm
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Norwegian
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Algiers to Bizerta
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–
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Trevaylor
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British
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Algiers
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See also A 1 form above
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Ville de Bougie
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French
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Algiers to Tunis
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–
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Walter Hines Page
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American
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Unknown
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Escorts: June 30-July 2: Atherstone, Cleveland, Slazak July 2-July 7: Ledbury, Witherington |
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Notes: Commodore's notes are not available. Combined Convoy OS 50 / KMS 17, with cargoes and destinations, is available at the last external link below. Note that all the Norwegian ships mentioned in this convoy are discussed on this website; use the alphabet index at the end of this page to find them. Related external links: OG, OS and KMS and KMF Convoys - in chronological order, starting with 1939. OS/KMS Convoys - OS 50 / KMS 17 is included. To the next KMS convoy in my list KMS 18 |
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