CONVOY MKS 15
Left Gibraltar on June 23-1943, joined up with Convoy SL 131 (from Freetown) the next day, the combined convoy arriving Liverpool on July 4.
| Transcribed from a document (Advance Sailing Telegram) received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. The station numbers were found in a document received from Don Kindell, based on A. Hague's own research. For info, there was also a faster convoy, MKF 15, which had left Algiers on May 28 and arrived Clyde on June 5. Please note that this external website has the names of ships in the combined Convoy SL 131 / MKS 15, w/voyage information. Some of these ships later joined Convoy KMS 21 (see also KMS 22). |
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| Ship |
Nationality |
Cargo |
Station |
Destination |
| Ocean Valentine |
British |
manganese ore |
11 |
Middlesbrough |
| Baron Yarborough |
" |
iron ore |
31 |
Barrow |
| Baron Dunmore |
" |
iron ore |
22 |
Middlesbrough |
| Blairdevon |
" |
iron ore |
13 |
Sunderland |
| Empire Heath |
" |
general |
41 |
Liverpool |
| Fylingdale |
" |
iron ore |
23 |
Middlesbrough |
| Grodno |
" |
iron ore |
34 |
Ardrossan |
| Gullpool |
" |
iron ore |
33 |
Cardiff |
| Framlington Court |
" |
iron ore |
21 |
Tyne |
| Hallfried |
Norwegian |
iron ore |
43 |
Barrow |
| Kingsborough |
British |
pyrites |
42 |
Ardrossan |
| Lublin |
Polish |
general |
44 |
Liverpool |
| Monkleigh |
British |
not known |
12 |
Middlesbrough |
Prince de Liege |
Belgian |
ballast |
– |
Swansea |
| Tynemouth |
British |
iron ore |
24 |
Workington |
| Norheim |
Norwegian (Ex Empire Pearl See Norheim) |
ballast |
32 |
Bowling |
| The Advance Sailing Telegram now has a note saying simply "Joiners", adding the following 2 ships: |
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| Spero |
British |
none given |
– |
Glasgow |
| Finland |
" |
none given |
– |
Newport |
| Spero and Finland are not included in A. Hague's list of ships in the Gibraltar portion, but he agrees with all the others, in addition to which he has named HMS Bustler in station 25, towing HMS Manxman.Escorts (also received from Don Kindell, whose own work, covering "Royal & other Navies Day-by-Day in World War 2" can be viewed at this website): June 23-June 24: Avon Vale, Renoncule, Roselys and Sapper. |
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| A. Hague's list also shows the following (Bizerta, June 17-1943) Transcribed from the document received from Don Kindell, based on A. Hague's own research. |
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| Ship |
Nationality |
Voyage |
| Alexandre André |
Belgian |
Bizerta to Oran |
| Baron Herries |
British |
Not given |
| Empire Commerce |
" |
Bone to Oran |
| Empire Kangaroo |
" |
Bougie to Gibraltar |
| Empire Spey |
" |
Not given |
| Fort Gaspereau |
" |
Not given |
| Fort McLoughlin |
" |
Philippeville to Gibraltar |
| Fort St. James |
" |
Not given |
| George B. Selden |
American |
Bizerta to U.S.A.* |
| Glenartney |
British |
Not given |
| Haakon Hauan |
Norwegian |
Not given |
| Henry B. Brown |
American |
Not given |
| Imperial Transport |
British |
Not given |
| Kong Haakon VII |
Norwegian |
Not given |
| Madras City |
British |
Not given |
| Malakand |
" |
Not given |
| Martand |
" |
Not given |
| Ocean Volunteer |
" |
Not given |
| Socony Vacuum |
American |
Not given |
| Temple Inn |
British |
Philippeville to Gibraltar |
| Wearpool |
" |
Bone to Gibraltar |
| * George B. Selden is listed as returning from the U.S. with HX 251 in Aug.-1943 (the Norwegian Haakon Hauan is also included in that convoy).(Names of escorts are not available). |
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