Hurricane

Hurricane

Ships - Basrah



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cargo codes

Vessel Code Loaded Sailed Convoy Destination Arrived Cargo Notes
R.313UK09.11.41Basrah07.02.425H
Ocean VolunteerR.689Swansea05.05.43KMS.14GGibraltar17.05.4354H
R.690Cardiff02.05.43KMS.14GGibraltar17.05.4366H
Empire TideR.691Faslane09.05.43KMS.15GGibraltar30.05.4355H
Empire DarwinR.692Glasgow16.05.43Gibraltar31.05.4356H
S.163Hull09.05.430no a/c
S.164Hull09.05.430no a/c
S.165Middlesborough13.05.430no a/c
S.166Middlesborough13.05.430no a/c
S.167Sunderland11.05.430no a/c
S.168S.Shields11.05.430no a/c
Duke of SpartaLiverpool20.05.43KMS.15GGibraltar30.05.4345H
Empire SplendourLiverpool20.05.43KMS.15GGibraltar30.05.434HSuez 14.6
Vancouver CityLiverpool20.05.43KMS.15GBasrah30.06.4316HGib 30.5
John ViningLiverpool20.05.43KMS.15GBasrah30.06.439H1st ship Gib 30.5
Bradford CityLiverpool20.05.43KMS.15GBasrah30.06.4316H2nd ship Gib 30.5
Empire TrumpetS.171Glasgow20.05.43KMS.15GBasrah30.06.4317H3rd ship. Gib 30.5
George ChamberlainS.175Liverpool20.05.43KMS.15GBasrah06.07.439H4th ship Gib 30.5
Benjamin Williams (US)S.177Newport18.05.43KMS.15GBasrah30.06.439HGib 30.5
CanaraLiverpool02.06.43KMS.16GBasrah12.07.4326Hreship of Explorer (Glasgow 9.2 retd 25.2) etc
EastgateLiverpool20.05.43KMS.16GGibraltar16.06.4346Hcontinued to P.Said
Empire ValourLS.464?Middlesborough27.05.43KMS.16GGibraltar16.06.4312H
BiafraLS.469?Liverpool03.06.43KMS.16GGibraltar21.06.4310H
LS.466Middlesborough11.06.43Hapmat10H11 per EU
LS.46903.06.43Hapmat1H
IcelandMiddlesborough17.06.43KMS.20GGibraltar14.07.4312H
TanafjordLeith25.07.43KMS.22GPort Said20.08.439HPort Said 20.8
EdamLiverpool27.07.43KMS.22GAlexandria19.08.4310HPort Said 9.9 Bombay 20.9
GorjistanLS.414?Manchester25.07.43Basrah14.09.4314Harr Basrah with 10H. arr Karachi with 4H
EskbankLS.415?Liverpool27.07.43KMS.22GBasrah06.09.4330H
BardistanManchester25.09.43KMS.28GBasrah11.11.4326H
Fort SteeleMiddlesborough30.09.43KMS.29GBasrah21.11.4333H
Empire EnvoyLiverpool05.10.43KMS.29GBasrah20.11.436Hbatch of 90 in Nov
Empire MirandaLiverpool06.10.43KMS.29GBasrah27.11.4318H
Empire SymbolGlasgow04.10.43KMS.29GBasrah21.11.437H
SamanaLS.1236Manchester12.03.44Basrah28.04.4425H 3Sp}
AvristanLS.1237Cardiff28.03.44Basrah15.05.445H 15Sp} 30 per schedule

The aircraft shipped to Gibraltar were flown across North Africa and the Middle East to Abadan. All these aircraft were destined for the USSR but many were rejected and were redirected to India and the Middle East.