Convoy HG 73
Allied merchant ships
A total of 25 merchant vessels joined the convoy in Gibraltar.

Convoy HG 73

Section Title: Allied merchant ships
Table Section Text: A total of 25 merchant vessels joined the convoy in Gibraltar.

Name	Flag	Tonnage (GRT)	Notes

Avoceta (1923)	United Kingdom	3,442	Passenger ship. Sunk by U-203 on 26 Sep, with 123 dead. Convoy Commodore's ship (Rear-Admiral K E L Creighton MVO)

Cervantes (1919)	United Kingdom	1,810	Sunk by U-201 on 27 Sep, with 8 dead

Cortes (1919)	United Kingdom	1,374	Sunk by U-203 on 26 Sep, with all 43 crew dead.

Coxwold (1938)	United Kingdom	1,124

Cressado (1913)	United Kingdom	1,228

Ebro (1920)	Denmark	1,547

Empire Lake (1941)	United Kingdom	2,852

Empire Stream (1941)	United Kingdom	2,911	Sunk by U-124 on 25 Sep, with 8 dead

Finland (1939)	United Kingdom	1,375

Lanarhone (1928)	Ireland	1,221	Bound For Dublin

Lapwing (1920)	United Kingdom	1,348	Straggler. Sunk by U-203 on 26 Sep, with 24 dead, including survivors she had rescued from Cortes and Petrel.

Leadgate (1925)	United Kingdom	2,125

Margareta (1904)	United Kingdom	3,103	Sunk by U-201 on 27 Sep, no deaths. Survivors picked up by HMS Hibiscus and landed at Gibraltar

Marklyn (1918)	United Kingdom	3,090

Meta (1930)	United Kingdom	1,575

Panos (1920)	United Kingdom	4,914

Penhale (1924)	United Kingdom	4,071

Petrel (1920)	United Kingdom	1,354	Sunk by U-124 on 26 Sep, with 22 dead

Rudby (1924)	United Kingdom	4,846

Siremalm (1906)	Norway	2,468	Sunk by U-201 on 26 Sep, with all 27 crew dead

Spero (1922)	United Kingdom	1,589

Starling (1930)	United Kingdom	1,320

Switzerland (1922)	United Kingdom	1,291

Vanellus (1921)	United Kingdom	1,886	Ship’s Master is convoy's Vice-Commodore

Varangberg (1915)	Norway	2,842	Sunk by U-203 on 26 Sep, with 21 dead

Sentence(s)

On 27 September, Cervantes was sunk by U-201 from Convoy HG 73.

final_sentence: On 27 September, Cervantes was sunk by U-201 from Convoy HG 73.