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9th March 2013, 02:59 PM
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Hi, Does anyone know the destinations of the Andes
Does anyone know the destinations of the Andes during the following period, 6/12/1939 to 13/05/1942. I am interested as my grandfather was on this vessel, the next vessel he was on was the Glenfinlas which was bombed in Bougie Harbour.
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9th March 2013, 08:19 PM
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for Steve Ryan- Andes & Glenfinlas Info
ANDES
Launched 7/3/39
completed24/9/39
A new fast(22kts) ship so would spend most of her war service trooping independently,and in the faster convoys
Clyde, Nov 26, 1939 Independent Liverpool, Nov 28, 1939
Liverpool, Dec 9, 1939 Independent Halifax, Dec 15, 1939
Halifax, Dec 22, 1939 TC.2 (Halifax - Clyde) Clyde, Dec 30, 1939
Clyde, Jan 31, 1940 Independent Marseilles, Feb 5, 1940
Marseilles, Feb 7, 1940 Independent Port Said, Feb 12, 1940
Port Said, Feb 14, 1940 Independent Colombo, Feb 23,
1940 Colombo, Feb 23, 1940 Independent Singapore, Feb 26, 1940
Singapore, Feb 27, 1940 Independent Hong Kong, Mar 2, 1940
Hong Kong, Mar 8, 1940 Independent Wellington, Mar 20, 1940
Lyttelton, May 1, 1940 US.3 (Wellington - Clyde) Clyde, Jun 16, 1940
Clyde, Jun 24, 1940 Escorted Akureyri, Jun 26, 1940
Akureyri, Jun 29, 1940 Escorted Seidisfjord, Jun 30, 1940
Escorted Seidisfjord, Jul 1, 1940 Escorted Clyde, Jul 2, 1940
Clyde, Aug 7, 1940 Freetown, Aug 15, 1940
Freetown, Aug 16, 1940 WS.2F ) Capetown, Aug 25, 1940
Capetown, Aug 30, 1940 WS.2A (Capetown - Dispersed) Suez, Sep 24, 1940
SW.1 (Suez - Durban) Durban, Oct 8, 1940
Durban, Oct 9, 1940 Independent Capetown, Oct 11, 1940
Capetown, Oct 12, 1940 Independent Liverpool, Oct 27, 1940
Liverpool, Nov 17, 1940 WS.4B (Clyde/liverpool - Freetown) Freetown, Nov 29,
1940
Freetown, Dec 1, 1940 WS.4B (Clyde/liverpool - Freetown) Durban, Dec 12, 1940
Durban, Dec 16, 1940 ) Suez, Dec 28, 1940
Suez, Jan 12, 1941 SW.4B (Suez - Durban) Mombasa, Jan 20, 1941
Mombasa, Jan 22, 1941 Independent Capetown, Jan 28, 1941
Capetown, Jan 30, 1941 Independent Clyde, Feb 17, 1941
Clyde, Mar 23, 1941 WS.7 (Clyde - Freetown) Freetown, Apr 7, 1941
WS.7B1 (Freetown - Capetown) Capetown, Apr 16, 1941
Capetown, Apr 20, 1941 WS.7C (Capetown - Dispersal) Independent Suez, May 6, 1941
Suez, May 11, 1941 Independent Capetown, May 22, 1941
Capetown, May 24, 1941 Independent Trinidad, Jun 2, 1941
Trinidad, Jun 3, 1941 Independent Halifax, Jun 8, 1941
Halifax, Jun 21, 1941 TC.11 (Halifax - Clyde) Clyde, Jun 30, 1941
Clyde, Jul 2, 1941 Independent Liverpool, Jul 3, 1941
Clyde, Aug 2, 1941 WS.10 (Clyde - Freetown) Freetown, Aug 17, 1941
Freetown, Aug 21, 1941 WS.10 (Clyde - Freetown) Durban, Sep 5, 1941
Durban, Sep 8, 1941 Independent Capetown, Sep 12, 1941
Capetown, Sep 14, 1941 Independent Trinidad, Sep 25, 1941
Trinidad, Sep 26, 1941 Independent Halifax, Oct 1, 1941
Halifax, Oct 9, 1941 TC.14 (Halifax - Liverpool) Liverpool, Oct 17, 1941
Clyde, Oct 30, 1941 CT.5 (Clyde - Halifax) Halifax, Nov 8, 1941
Halifax, Nov 13, 1941 TC.15 (Halifax - Clyde) Liverpool, Nov 21, 1941
Liverpool, Dec 7, 1941 WS.14 (Oversay - Freetown) Freetown, Dec 21, 1941
Freetown, Dec 25, 1941 WS.14 (Oversay - Freetown) Durban, Jan 8, 1942
Durban, Jan 14, 1942 WS.14 (Oversay - Freetown) WS.14B Bombay, Jan 28, 1942
Bombay, Feb 4, 1942 BA.14 (Bombay - Aden) Aden, Feb 9, 1942
Aden, Feb 9, 1942 Independent Suez, Feb 12, 1942
Suez, Feb 18, 1942 Independent Colombo, Feb 27, 1942
Colombo, Mar 2, 1942 SU.3 (Colombo - Dispersed) Independent Fremantle, Mar 10, 1942
Fremantle, Mar 12, 1942 Independent Adelaide, Mar 15, 1942
Adelaide, Mar 16, 1942 Independent Melbourne, Mar 17, 1942
Melbourne, Mar 22, 1942 Independent Balboa, Apr 9, 1942
Cristobal, Apr 11, 1942 Independent Boston, Apr 19, 1942
Boston, Apr 28, 1942 NA.8 (Halifax - Clyde) Halifax, Apr 29, 1942
Halifax, May 3, 1942 NA.8 (Halifax - Clyde) Liverpool, May 11, 1942
Next convoy departed Liverpool for Freetown and S.Africa on 31st May 1942.
GLENFINLAS
GLENFINLAS (2) was built in 1917 by Hawthorn, Leslie & Co at Newcastle with a tonnage of 7601grt, a length of 455ft 3in, a beam of 56ft 3in and a service speed of 12 knots. She was completed for the China Mutual S.N. Co. as the Elpenor and in 1918 was used as a repatriation troopship between Liverpool and Dublin. In 1922 she was in collision with Nippon Yusen Kaisha's ship Inaba Maru at Kobe. She was transferred to Glen Line in April 1935 as the Glenfinlas to replace the Glenearn (4). On 16th April 1941 she was damaged by bombs and machine gun fire in the North Sea off Harwich during which 9 crew were killed. During the North African 'Torch' landings at Bougie Harbour on 12th November 1942 she was damaged by bombs and allowed to sink in shallow water where she remained until July 1943 when she was raised and managed to take her remaining cargo of aviation spirit to Oran. Unfortunately, a vapour explosion killed two US soldiers. Leaving for the UK she was in collision and suffered bow damage which was repaired at Sunderland the following October. In April 1947 she was renamed Elpenor under the Blue Funnel banner but in August 1950 was transferred back to Glen Line as the Glenfinlas. She was broken up in 1952 at the Blyth yard of Hughes, Bolckow.
(courtesy of red duster site)
Tyne, Jan 8, 1942 FN.599 (Southend - Methil) Methil, Jan 9, 1942
Methil, Jan 11, 1942 EN.31 (Methil - Oban) Loch Ewe, Jan 13, 1942 Independent New York, Feb 2, 1942
New York, Mar 1, 1942 Independent Cristobal, Mar 10, 1942
Balboa, Mar 19, 1942 Independent Wellington, Apr 17, 1942
Wellington, Apr 17, 1942 Independent Melbourne, Apr 24,
1942 Melbourne, May 4, 1942 Independent Sydney NSW, May 12, 1942 Independent Brisbane, May 14, 1942
Brisbane, May 17, 1942 Independent Newcastle NSW, May 19, 1942
Independent Sydney NSW, May 22, 1942 Newcastle NSW, May 22, 1942
Independent Sydney NSW, Jun 3, 1942 Independent Montevideo, Jul 1, 1942
Montevideo, Jul 4, 1942 Independent Freetown, Jul 19, 1942
Freetown, Jul 25, 1942 SL.117 (Freetown - Liverpool) Clyde, Aug 15, 1942
Clyde, Oct 22, 1942 KMS.1G (Clyde - Algiers) Algiers, Nov 8, 1942
Algiers, Nov 10, 1942 Aircraft Bombed Bougie, Nov 11, 1942 STOP
Bougie, Aug 1, 1943 not reported Oran, Sep 23, 1943
not reported Gibraltar, Sep 25, 1943
MKS.25G (Gibraltar - Liverpool) Loch Ewe, Oct 7, 1943
WN.490A (Loch Ewe - Methil) Methil, Oct 9, 1943
Methil, Oct 10, 1943 FS.1243 (Methil - Southend) Sunderland, Oct 11, 1943 STOP
Sunderland, Feb 6, 1944 FN.1258 (Southend - Methil) Methil, Feb 7, 1944
Methil, Feb 9, 1944 EN.344 (Methil - Loch Ewe) Oban, Feb 12, 1944
Oban, Feb 13, 1944 OS.68KM (Liverpool - Convoy Split) KMS.42G (ex OS 68/KMS 42 - Gibraltar) Gibraltar, Feb 25, 1944
Gibraltar, Mar 5, 1944 OS.69 (ex OS 69/KMS 43 - Freetown) Freetown, Mar 15, 1944
Freetown, Mar 19, 1944 STL.15 (Freetown - Lagos) Takoradi, Mar 24, 1944
Takoradi, Apr 1, 1944 STL.16 (Freetown - Takoradi) Lagos, Apr 3, 1944 UGS.82 (Hampton Rds - Gibraltar) Passed Gibraltar, Apr 8, 1944 Lagos, Apr 18,
1944 Independent Calabar, Apr 20, 1944
Independent Calabar, Apr 20, 1944 Calabar, Apr 26, 1944 Independent Calabar, Apr 26, 1944 Independent Lagos, Apr 28, 1944 Lagos, May 1, 1944 LTS.19 (Lagos - Freetown) Takoradi, May 3, 1944 Takoradi, May 12, 1944 LTS.20 (Lagos - Freetown) Freetown, May 16, 1944 Freetown, May 17, 1944 SL.159 (Freetown - r/v WITH MKS 50) SL.159MK (r/v SL 159/MKS 50 - Liverpool) Oban, Jun 10, 1944 Oban, Jun 20, 1944 Independent Liverpool, Jun 21, 1944 L
Liverpool, Jul 10, 1944 ON.244 (Liverpool - NYC) Hampton Roads, Jul 24, 1944
Hampton Roads, Jul 25, 1944 Independent Savannah, Jul 28, 1944
Savannah, Aug 11, 1944 Independent New York, Aug 13, 1944
New York, Aug 17, 1944 HX.304 (NYC - Liverpool) Liverpool, Sep 1, 1944
Liverpool, Sep 24, 1944 OS.90KM (Liverpool - Convoy Split) OS.90 (ex OS 90/KMS 64 - Freetown) Casablanca, Oct 2,
1944 Casablanca, Oct 11, 1944 OS.91 (ex OS 91/KMS 65 - Freetown) Freetown, Oct 19, 1944
Freetown, Oct 22, 1944 Independent Takoradi, Oct 26, 1944
Takoradi, Oct 27, 1944 Independent Lagos, Oct 28, 1944
Lagos, Nov 15, 1944 Independent Calabar, Nov 18, 1944
Independent Calabar, Nov 18, 1944 Calabar, Nov 20, 1944
Independent Calabar, Nov 20, 1944 Independent Congo River, Nov 23, 1944
Congo River, Nov 29, 1944 Independent Lagos, Dec 3, 1944
Lagos, Dec 8, 1944 Independent Takoradi, Dec 9, 1944
Takoradi, Dec 14, 1944 Independent Freetown, Dec 17, 1944
Freetown, Dec 19, 1944 Independent Casablanca, Dec 27, 1944 Gibraltar, Dec 31, 1944 MKS.74G (Gibraltar - Liverpool) Liverpool, Jan 11, 1945
Liverpool, Feb 1, 1945 ON.282 (Liverpool - NYC) Halifax, Feb 17, 1945
Halifax, Feb 19, 1945 HF.159 (Halifax - St John Nb) Independent St John Nb, Mar 1, 1945
St John Nb, Mar 19, 1945 Independent New York, Mar 21, 1945
New York, Mar 23, 1945 UGS.82 (Hampton Rds - Gibraltar) Passed Gibraltar, Apr 8, 1945 Independent Port Said, Apr 15, 1945 Suez, Apr 17, 1945 Independent Aden, Apr 23, 1945
Aden, Apr 23, 1945 Independent Bombay, May 1, 1945
Bombay, May 13, 1945 Independent Cochin, May 16, 1945
Cochin, May 26, 1945 Independent Colombo, May 27, 1945
Colombo, Jun 3, 1945 Independent Calcutta, Jun 10, 1945
Calcutta, Jun 23, 1945 Independent Durban, Jul 12, 1945
Durban, Jul 17, 1945 Independent Montevideo, Aug 5, 1945
Buenos Aires, Sep 8, 1945 Independent Montevideo, Sep 9, 1945
Montevideo, Sep 17, 1945 Independent Cape Verde Islands, Oct 1, 1945
Cape Verde Islands, Oct 3, 1945.........
(Port Movement info courtesy of Convoy Web/Arnold Hague Database)
Best Regards
Gulliver
Last edited by Gulliver; 10th March 2013 at 10:36 AM.
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9th March 2013, 09:39 PM
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destinations of the Andes
The Andes was in one convoy that i sailed in D/Bedford taking troops to to the Middle East that was in 1941
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