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CONVOY MKS 36
Left Gibraltar on Jan. 11-1944, joined up with Convoy SL 145 from Freetown on Jan. 12, arrived Liverpool on the 24th.
Arnold Hague says that MKS 36 had started out in Port Said on Dec. 31-1943, arriving Gibraltar on Jan. 12-1944 (this arrival date must be a misprint, as he gives departure Gibraltar as Jan. 11).
| Transcribed from documents (Advance Sailing Telegram) received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Ships in the combined convoy SL 145 / MKS 36 are named at this external website. (See also the OS / KMS convoys from the same time period). This first table shows the Gibraltar-U.K. convoy. As can be seen in the second table on this page, some of these ships had previously arrived with the Port Said convoy. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship | Nationality | Cargo | Destination | Remarks |
| Alex | British | iron ore | Ardrossan | From MKS 35 |
| Benedict | " | oranges | Avonmouth | – |
| Dunkeld | " | oranges - cork | Swansea | – |
| Elswick Park | " | general - wolfram | Leith Dock / London | – |
| Empire Boswell | " | oranges | London | – |
| English Prince | " | potash - oranges | London | – |
| " | general - mails 1500 | Liverpool | Listed in MKS 37 | |
| Fort Stikine | " | copper - sisal - general | Liverpool | From MKS 35 |
| " | fruit | Clyde f. o. | Listed in MKS 37 | |
| Glenaffaric | " | dates - general | London | – |
| " | fruit | Clyde f. o. | Listed in MKS 37 | |
| Lisbeth | Norwegian | oranges | Liverpool | – |
| Malancha | British | ground nuts - bauxite | Liverpool | – |
| " | general | Manchester | From MKS 35 Listed in MKS 37 | |
| " | iron ore | Workington | Listed in MKS 37 | |
| New Zealand Star | " | refrigerated - general | Liverpool | – |
| Nurani | " | ground nuts - general | Avonmouth | From MKS 35 |
| " | iron ore | Middlesbrough | Joined MKS 37 - put into Azores | |
| Sambre | " | tea - pig iron - jute | London / Dundee | – |
| Wearpool | " | oranges - onions - 10 passengers | Cardiff | – |
| Matheran | " | general - 6 passengers - 500 mails | Manchester | – |
| Ragnhild | Norwegian | iron ore | Barrow-in-Furness | Ex Empire Carey (see Ragnhild) |
| Nancy | British (Ex Danish) | phosphates | Kings Lynn | – |
| Empire Zephyr | British | iron ore | Bromborough | From MKS 35 (cargo given as salvages and stores) |
| Redgate | " | scrap metal - stores | Tyne | – |
| Antonio | " | iron ore - wine | Middlesbrough | – |
| Escorts: Jan. 11-Jan. 12: Apostolis, Delphinium, Hyderabad, Inver, Sakhtouris |
| Bizerta, Jan. 7-1944 As mentioned, A. Hague says in his "The Allied Convoy System" that MKS 36 left Port Said on Dec. 31-1943 and arrived Gibraltar on Jan. 12-1944 (though this arrival date might be a misprint, as he gives departure Gibraltar as Jan. 11). The following list of ships was received from Don Kindell; his source: Arnold Hague's own research. (Don's work, which covers "Royal & other Navies Day-by-Day in World War 2" can be viewed at this website, a section of Gordon Smith's site Naval-History.net). Automatically assuming Mr. Hague's research is correct, I have not checked the spelling and nationalities of these ships. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ship | Nationality | Voyage | Remarks |
| Afghanistan | British | Bizerta to Gibraltar | See also MKS 35 (from Augusta) |
| Antonio | " | Oran to U.K. | Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. convoy MKS 36 (above) |
| Auk | " | Bizerta to Unknown | See also MKS 35 (from Augusta) |
| Benjamin Goodhue | American | Augusta to Algiers | – |
| Benjamin Tay | British | Augusta to Bougie | – |
| Black Hawk | American | Alexandria to Augusta | – |
| British Confidence | British | Augusta to Bizerta | – |
| Cap-Pinede | French | Algiers to Gibraltar | See also MKS 35 (from Augusta) |
| Cape Howe | British | Bizerta to Oran | Listed in MKS 37 to the U.K. |
| Christopher Gadsden | American | Augusta to Bizerta | – |
| Cliona | British | Alexandria to Bizerta | – |
| Cushing Eells | American | Alexandria to Augusta | See also MKS 37 |
| Destro | British | Augusta to Bone | – |
| Dornoch | British | Augusta to Bone | – |
| Edward P. Costigan | American | Augusta to Algiers | – |
| Elisabethville | Belgian | – | Listed in MKS 37 to the U.K. |
| Elisha Mitchell | American | Augusta to Unknown | – |
| Elizabeth | " | Algiers | – |
| Empire Bairn | British | Malta to Bizerta | – |
| Empire Baxter | " | Algiers to Gibraltar | – |
| Empire Brook | " | Possibly in this convoy | |
| Empire Clive | " | Algiers to Gibraltar | – |
| Empire Damsel | " | Bizerta to Oran | – |
| Empire Meteor | " | Augusta to Gibraltar | – |
| Empire Zephyr | " | Algiers to Gibraltar | Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. convoy above |
| English Prince | " | Alexandria to U.K. | Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. convoy above |
| Far | Norwegian | Augusta to Bizerta | – |
| Fort Carillon | British | Augusta to Bone | Listed in MKS 37 to the U.K. |
| Fort Clatsop | " | Alexandria to Augusta | – |
| Fort Maisonneuve | " | Gibraltar | Cancelled from MKS 36 - Gibraltar-U.K. Listed in MKS 37 to the U.K. |
| Fort McLoughlin | " | Augusta to Gibraltar | – |
| Fort Reliance | " | Bizerta to Algiers | – |
| Franz Klasen | Panamanian | Algiers to Gibraltar | – |
| Gallium | French | Algiers to Gibraltar | – |
| George Vickers | American | Augusta to Bone | – |
| Glenaffaric | British | Gibraltar | Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. convoy above |
| Gleniffer | " | Augusta to Gibraltar | – |
| Grand-Quevilly | French | Augusta to Bizerta | – |
| Harry A. Garfield | American | Bone to Philippeville | – |
| Harry Lane | " | Alexandria to Augusta | – |
| Henry W. Longfellow | " | Bizerta to Oran | – |
| Houston City | British | Gibraltar | – |
| Irvin MacDowell | American | Augusta to Oran | – |
| James Ford Rhodes | " | Augusta to Philippeville | – |
| John A. Campbell | " | Augusta to Bizerta | – |
| John M. Schofield | " | Augusta to Oran | – |
| John Trumbull | " | Augusta to Algiers | – |
| John W. Brown | " | Augusta to Oran | – |
| Malancha | British | Alexandria to U.K. | Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. convoy above |
| Manchester Port | " | Malta to Gibraltar | – |
| Nacella | " | Oran to Gibraltar | – |
| Nyanza | " | Augusta to Gibraltar | – |
| Pierre S. Dupont | American | Augusta to Oran | – |
| Redgate | British | Algiers to Gibraltar | Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. convoy above |
| Sambre | " | U.K. | Continued with Gibraltar-U.K. convoy above |
| Samnebra | " | Alexandria to Augusta | – |
| Samsylvan | " | Alexandria to Augusta | – |
| Silvester Gardiner | American | Malta to Algiers | – |
| Strategist | British | Augusta | – |
| Thomas Pinckney | American | Augusta to Algeirs | – |
| Walter Reed | " | Augusta to Algiers | – |
| Escorts: Jan. 1-Jan. 11: Apostolis, Delphinium, Sakhtouris Jan. 10-Jan. 11: Hyderabad, Inver |
| Aa–Al | An–Ar | As–Av | Ba | Be | Bi–Bl | Bo | Br–Bu | C | D |
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| 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 |
