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Spitfire

Ships - Miscellaneous



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cargo codes

Vessel Code Loaded Sailed Convoy Destination Arrived Cargo Notes
TibaR.437Birkenhead22.03.42Port Sudan11.05.4210Sp 15AnNote 1
HopecrownR.440Barry21.03.42Port Sudan21.05.428SpNote 1
DumfriesR.441Barry22.03.42Port Sudan02.06.428SpNote 1
SussexR.483Glasgow09.05.42WS.19Port Sudan03.07.42(8Sp)
LanarkshireR.485Liverpool09.05.42WS.19Port Sudan03.07.42(8Sp)Middle East
City of EvansvilleNewport23.10.42Port Sudan23.12.426Sp 6H
Peter MaerskLiverpool09.11.42ON.149Port Sudan(18Sp)sunk 7.12.42
TarantiaGlasgow27.11.42Port Sudan29.01.4319Sp 12H
AlgenibGlasgow31.12.42Port Sudan12.03.433Sp 1CaudronSuez
AlgorabGlasgow18.12.42Port Sudan12.03.432Sp 4H
Baron ForbesLiverpool08.11.42Lisbon21.11.42(2Sp)
CastilianLiverpool30.11.42KX.7Lisbon12.12.42(4Sp)
City of LancasterLiverpool07.01.43KMS.7GLisbon20.01.434X(3Sp)
Empire RhodesR.734Swansea14.08.43Lisbon29.08.4310X(4Sp)
Empire ServiceR.735Glasgow16.08.43Lisbon29.08.4313XGib 18.9
Empire MortimerR.736Glasgow15.08.43Lisbon29.08.438X
RugeleyManchester04.09.4318.09.43(1Sp)
Ocean VolunteerNewport13.09.43Lisbon26.09.43(1Sp)
Fort ElliceMiddlesboro13.09.43Lisbon18.09.43(1Sp)plus 1
Telesfora de LarrinagaLiverpool26.09.43KMS.28GLisbon07.10.43(1Sp)
Empire OrtolanLiverpool07.10.43OS.56KMLisbon19.10.43(15Sp)
Baron ForbesLiverpool27.10.43OS.57KMLisbon09.11.43(4Sp)
City of LancasterLiverpool27.10.43OS.57KMLisbon09.11.43(2Sp)
PandorianLiverpool25.11.43OS.60KMLisbon07.12.43(6Sp)
DromoreSouthampton14.01.44KMS.39GLisbon28.01.44(5Sp)
Empire CormorantLiverpool05.02.44KMS.41GLisbon17.02.44(3Sp)
Penrith CastleLiverpool06.10.43Alexandria30.10.43(3Sp)floatplanes
John J McGrawSwansea27.11.45Saigon03.01.46(28Sp)
SamsylvanNewport28.11.45Saigon03.01.46(22Sp)Liverpool 21.11.45
DiomedLiverpool08.12.45Saigon19.01.46(6Sp)
SamtruthKarachi28.09.46trans-shipSingapore66Sp
MaronLiverpool24.09.47Singapore18.10.47(6Sp)
StentorLiverpool25.09.47Singapore03.11.47(4Sp)
EuryadesLiverpool08.11.47Singapore18.12.47(6Sp)
TantalusLiverpool05.12.47Singapore15.01.48(1Sp)
MemnonLiverpool29.03.50Singapore26.04.50(1Sp)
PyrrhusLiverpool14.04.50Singapore07.05.50(2Sp)
AgapenorLiverpool27.09.50Singapore22.10.50(1Sp)

Unmatched aircraft

Note 1: The distribution of aircraft between these three vessels is not certain.

The following aircraft were shipped by sea but cannot currently be matched to a particular vessel:

AB459 AR282 AR489 BM597 BR122 BR420 EF538 EF606 EP237 EP562 EP881 ER164 ER183 ER228 ER563 ER565 ER763 ES187 ES243 ES336 JF294 JF299 JG948 JK315 JK372 JK379 JK386 JK386 JK434 JL162 JL162 JL355 MA264 MA446 MJ360 MT678 NH290 NH315 PV235 PV239 TB233