Convoy MKS 24 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY MKS 24
Left Gibraltar on Sept. 13-1943, joined up with Convoy SL 136 from Freetown on Sept. 14, and arrived Liverpool on Sept. 25.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 17 ships, and indicates that MKS 24 had started out in Alexandria on Sept. 4, w/arrival Gibraltar on the 13th - listed further down on this page.
| Transcribed from a document (Advance Sailing Telegram) received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Ships in the combined convoy SL 136 / MKS 24 are named at this external link. This first table shows the Gibraltar-U.K. convoy. As will be seen in the second table on this page, some of these ships had previously arrived from Alexandria. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship | Nationality | Cargo | Destination | Remarks |
| Accrington | British | Rescue Vessel | Clyde | See * below |
| Baharistan | " | general | Dundee | – |
| City of Canberra | " | rubber - general - 2000 bags mail | Manchester | – |
| Clan Lamont | " | general - 1684 bags mail | Glasgow | – |
| Dalhanna | " | general - 10 bags mail | Dundee | – |
| " | phosphates | London | – | |
| Greathope | " | iron ore | Middlesbrough | – |
| Indian Prince | " | general - 37 bags mail | Liverpool | From MKS 23 |
| Leonardia | Swedish | iron ore | Ardrossan | – |
| Maihar | British | general | Hull | – |
| " | iron ore | Middlesbrough | Listed in MKS 25 | |
| City of Edinburgh | " | tea - rubber | Liverpool | – |
| Empire Sidney | " | ground nuts - manganese ore | London | – |
| Havildar | " | ground nuts - tea | London | – |
| Ocean Hunter | " | ballast | Middlesbrough | – |
| Baron Forbes | " | potash - cork | Glasgow | – |
| Fort Chipewyan | " | ballast | Belfast | Returned to Gibraltar (engine defect) Listed in MKS 25 |
| Fort Tadoussac | " | none given | Cardiff | – |
| Cape Hawke | " | ballast | Cardiff | – |
| Lord Byron | " | linseed | Hull | – |
| * The Rescue Vessel Accrington was on her 7th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Aug. 28-1943 with Convoy OS 54 (available at the 2nd external link at the end of this page), to Gibraltar Sept. 10, then returned to Clyde with Convoy SL 136 / MKS 24, Sept. 13-Sept. 25. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). Her next voyage was with Convoy ONS 20 (will be added) and SC 146.Escorts (received from Don Kindell, whose own work, covering "Royal & other Navies Day-by-Day in World War 2" can be viewed at this website): Sept. 13-Sept. 14: Lord Nuffield, Velox, Witch. |
| MKS 24 - From Alexandria What follows was transcribed from a list of ships in MKS 24 received from Don Kindell - Source: A. Hague's own research. As mentioned, A. Hague says in his "The Allied Convoy System" that MKS 24 left Alexandria on Sept. 4, w/arrival Gibraltar on Sept. 13. As can be seen in the first table on this page, some of these ships proceeded to the U.K. with the Gibraltar-U.K. convoy on Sept. 13. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ship | Nationality | Voyage |
| African Prince | British | Alexandria to Malta |
| Alexander Hamilton | American | For U.S.A. |
| Alresford | British | Oran to Gibraltar |
| Baron Fairlie | " | Algiers to Gibraltar |
| Cape Howe | " | Augusta |
| Carter Braxton | American | Bizerta to Algiers |
| Celerol | British | Malta to Bizerta |
| City of Edinburgh | " | Alexandria to Gibraltar for U.K. |
| Crista | " | Alexandria to Augusta |
| Devon Coast | " | Malta to Augusta |
| Duke of Athens | " | Alexandria to Malta |
| E. Kirby Smith | American | For U.S.A. |
| Elizabeth Massey | British | Oran to Gibraltar |
| Empire Archer | " | Alexandria to Malta |
| Empire Foam | " | Algiers to Gibraltar |
| Empire Mallory | " | Algiers to Gibraltar |
| Empire Prince | " | Algiers to Gibraltar |
| Empire Rain | " | Algiers to Gibraltar |
| Empire Shearwater | " | Malta to Gibraltar |
| Empire Sidney | " | Alexandria to Gibraltar for U.K. |
| Fort Albany | " | Philippeville to Algiers |
| Fort Gaspereau | " | Malta to Gibraltar |
| George Westinghouse | American | For U.S.A. |
| Glarona | Norwegian | Malta to Bizerta |
| Havildar | British | Alexandria to Gibraltar for U.K. |
| Hermelin | Norwegian | Alexandria to Malta |
| Jade | British | Malta to Bone |
| James Monroe | American | Bizerta to Algiers |
| John Woolman | " | For U.S.A. |
| Lou Gehrig | " | Bizerta to Algiers |
| Louis Hennepin | " | For U.S.A. |
| LST 317 | – | Bizerta to Algiers |
| Magician | British | Alexandria to Malta |
| Moray Coast | " | Bizerta to Bone |
| Ocean Coast | " | Alexandria to Augusta |
| Ocean Hunter | " | Oran to Gibraltar |
| Ocean Pride | " | Bizerta to Oran |
| Ravens Point | " | Malta to Augusta |
| Teucer | " | Alexandria to Malta |
| Thomas Stone | American | Bizerta to Oran |
| Torfinn Jarl | Norwegian | Malta to Augusta |
| USS Tarazed | American | Bizerta to Algiers |
| William H. Jackson | " | Algiers to Gibraltar |
| Yenangyaung | British | Malta to Sicily |
| Escorts: Sept. 4-Sept. 13: Carlisle, Gloxinia, Hythe, Protea, Romney, Rye, Southern Isles, Whitehaven. Sept. 5: Adrias, Hursley. |
| Aa–Al | An–Ar | As–Av | Ba | Be | Bi–Bl | Bo | Br–Bu | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | F | G | Ha | He | Hi–Hy | Hø | I | J | K |
| L | M | N | O | PQ | R | Sa–Sc | Se–Sj | Sk–Sn | So |
| Sp–St | Su–Sø | Ta–Te | Th–Ti | To | Tr–Tø | U | V | W | Ø |
