The Convoy and Close Escorts Through To Malta
- HMS Breconshire (9,776 tons) 'Convoy Commodore' Auxiliary Supply Ship
- SS Ajax (7,797 tons) Blue Funnel Line
- SS City of Calcutta (8,063 tons) Ellerman’s City Line
- SS City of Lincoln (8,039 tons) Ellerman & Bucknall
- SS Clan Ferguson (7,347 tons) Clan Line
- SS Clan MacDonald (9,653 tons) Clan Line
- MV Dunedin Star (13,000 tons) Blue Star Line
- SS Imperial Star (12,427 tons) Blue Star Line
- SS Rowallan Castle (7,798 tons) Union-Castle Line
Their nine close escorts consisted of the destroyers:
- HMS Blankney
- HMS Laforey
- HMS Lightning
- HMS Oribi
- HMS Whitehall
- HMS Witch
- ORP Garland (Polish)
- ORP Piorun (Polish)
- HNLMS Isaac Sweers (Dutch)
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