Convoy KMS 19 Malta-Augusta / Augusta-Malta - warsailors.com

Convoy KMS 19 on passing Gibraltar, July 6-1943
(for Operation Husky -the Allied invasion of Sicily - July 9/10-1943- arrival on July 16)

What follows has been transcribed from a document received from Don Kindell; his source: Arnold Hague's own research.
(Automatically assuming that A. Hague's info is correct, I have not checked the spelling and nationalities of these ships, like I usually do).

The ships denoted * had been present upon the convoy's departure from Clyde on June 25-1943.

Ship

Nationality

Carrying

Remarks

Aelbert Cuyp*

Dutch

–

Ex Empire Hazlitt

Atlantic Coast*

British

cased petrol

–

Cape Howe*

"

–

–

Chertsey*

"

5 pers. - 333 t stores

Arr. Acid North July 18

City of Delhi*

"

–

–

City of Newcastle*

"

–

–

Coxwold*

"

–

Arr. (via Algiers) July 17

Defender*

"

58 pers. - 1193 t stores

–

Dornoch

"

Drupa

"

–

–

Empire Archer*

"

–

–

Empire Falstaff*

"

–

–

Empire Farmer*

"

–

–

Empire Florizel*

"

–

See also Notes at the end of this page

Empire Grange*

"

20 pers. - 296 t stores

Arr. Acid North July 18

Empire Nerissa*

"

–

Arr. Acid North July 18

Empire Newton*

"

1040 t stores - 55 troops

Arr. Acid North July 30

Empire Perdita*

"

–

–

Fort Charnisay*

"

–

–

Fort Fork*

"

–

–

Fort Grahame*

"

–

–

Fort Howe*

"

–

–

Fort Pembina*

"

–

–

Fort Poplar

"

–

–

Fort Walsh*

"

–

–

Fort Yale*

"

–

Arr. Acid North (via Algiers) July 18

Forthbank*

"

–

Arr. Acid North July 31

Frans van Mieris*

Dutch

–

Ex Empire Iseult

Hardingham

British

–

Algiers to Bizerta

Harlesden*

"

–

Jade*

"

cased petrol

–

Jersey Hart*

American

–

–

John Bakke*

Norwegian

1623 t stores - 54 troops

–

Lambrook*

British

357 t stores - 50 troops

Arr. Acid North July 18

Lochee*

"

cased petrol

–

LST 1641*

–

–

–

LST 200*

–

–

–

LST 418*

–

–

–

LST 63*

–

–

–

LST 64*

–

–

LST 98*

–

–

–

Middlesex Trader*

British

–

–

Ocean Vengeance*

"

–

–

Ocean Viking*

"

–

–

Ocean Virtue*

"

–

See also Notes at the end of this page

Pacific Exporter*

"

–

–

Later:
July 6-July 9: Bluebell, Camellia

This is what A. Hague refers to as KMS 19Y, July 14-July 20 (Algiers-Operation Husky)

Also transcribed from the document received from Don Kindell; his source: Arnold Hague's own research.

Ship

Nationality

Remarks

Alexander Graham Bell

American

–

Cape Howe

British

–

Charles Piez

American

–

City of Delhi

British

–

City of Newcastle

"

Via Operation Husky

Dago II

"
(Ex Latvian Dagö 1940)

–

Dalcross

British

–

Daniel Webster

American

–

Defender

British

–

Empire Commerce

"

Algiers to Philippeville

Empire Florizel

"

Sunk - See Notes at the end of this page

Empire Kestrel

"

–

Empire Newton

"

–

Forthbank

"

–

Harry Lane

American

–

John Bakke

Norwegian

–

John M. Schofield

American

–

Lambrook

British

–

Ocean Viking

"

Via Malta July 18, Syracuse July 24 to unload.

Ocean Virtue

"

Via Malta (bombed July 21 - see Notes below)

Richard Jordan Gatling

American

–

William Dean Howells

"

–

Arnold Hague has given this convoy the designation KMS 19M.

A 1 form was received from Robert Martin, England (His source: Public Records Office, Kew),
supplemented with details received from Don Kindell.

(Where a ship is already included in the tables above, I've left out the nationality).

1

2

3

4

11
Empire Newton

21
City of Delhi

31
Defender
1193 t stores - 58 troops

41
City of Newcastle

12
Forthbank

22
Empire Harp
(Br)

32
Coxwold

42

13
Lambrook
357 t stores - 50 troops

23
Jade

* See Notes below.

Escorts:
July 17-July 18: Hambledon, (S.O.), Quantock, Poole, Seaham, Brixham, Polruan, Southern Seas.

Arnold Hague has given this convoy the designation KMS 19A.

A 1 form was received from Robert Martin, supplemented with details received from Don Kindell.

(Where a ship is already included in the tables above, I've left out the nationality).

Note the station numbers of the ships.

85
City of Newcastle

81
City of Delhi

82
Empire Newton

92
Cape Howe

91
John Bakke

83
Defender

84
Forthbank

93
Ocean Viking

95
Jade

71
Lambrook

Commodore H. J. Anchor R.N.R. R.D. was in City of Delhi, Vice Commodore was the captain of Defender.

Escorts:
July 21-July 22: Delphinium, (S.O.), Adrias, Cadmus, Protea, Quantock, Sharpshooter, Southern Seas.

Arnold Hague has given this convoy the designation KMS 19T.

Transcribed from the document received from Don Kindell.

Nationalities for ships already mentioned in tables above have been left out.

Br=British, Am=American

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

11
Fort Charnisay

21
Fort Yale

31
Empire Falstaff

41
Diomed
(Br)

12
Fort Fork

22
Pearleaf
(Br)

32
Empire Perdita

42
Cedardale
(Br)

13

23
Fort Howe

Escorts:
July 23-July 24: Dianella, Farndale, Lotus, Poppy, Starwort, Wilton.