Convoy OB 318
Allied merchant ships

Convoy OB 318

Section Title: Allied merchant ships
Table Section Text: None

Name	Flag	Dead	Tonnage (GRT)	Cargo	Notes

Ixion (1912)	United Kingdom	0	10,263	2,900 tons General cargo	Sunk on 7 May by U-94

Eastern Star (1920)	Norway	0	5,658	General cargo incl. 16 aircraft	Sunk on 7 May by U-94

Bengore Head (1922)	United Kingdom	1	2,609	1,200 tons coal	Sunk on 9 May by U-110

Esmond (1930)	United Kingdom	0	4,976	In ballast	Sunk on 9 May by U-110

Gregalia (1929)	United Kingdom	0	5,802	In ballast	Sunk on 9 May by U-201

Empire Cloud (1941)	United Kingdom	0	5,969	In ballast	Damaged on 9 May by U-201. Arrived Greenock; repaired & re-entered service

Aelybryn (1938)	United Kingdom	9	4,986	General cargo	Damaged on 10 May by U-556 after convoy dispersed. Towed to Reykjavík by HMS Hollyhock (K64)

Empire Caribou (1919)	United Kingdom	34	4,861	2,020 tons of chalk	Sunk on 10 May by U-556 after convoy dispersed

Gand (1919)	Belgium	1	5,086	In ballast	Sunk on 10 May by U-556 after convoy dispersed

Berhala (1927)	Netherlands	3	6,622	General cargo, incl tinplates, locomotives & aircraft	Sunk by U-38 after convoy dispersed

Colonial (1926)	United Kingdom	0	5,108	General cargo	Sunk by U-107. Carried convoy commodore RADM W B MacKenzie

British Prince (1935)	United Kingdom	4,879	Carried Vice-Commodore Capt E Rees DSC RNR

Agioi Victores (1918)	Greece	4,344

Athelsultan (1929)	United Kingdom	8,882

Atlantic Coast (1934)	United Kingdom	890

Baron Cawdor (1935)	United Kingdom	3,638

Benlomond (1922)	United Kingdom	6,630

Burma (1914)	United Kingdom	7,821

Chaucer (1929)	United Kingdom	5,792

City of Cairo (1915)	United Kingdom	8,034

City of Kimberley (1925)	United Kingdom	6,169

Edam (1923)	Netherlands	8,871

El Mirlo (1930)	United Kingdom	8,092

Gyda (1934)	United Kingdom	1,695

Hercules (1914)	Netherlands	2,317

Hoyanger (1926)	Norway	4,624

Iron Baron (1911)	Norway	3,231

King Edwin (1927)	United Kingdom	4,536

Lima (1918)	Sweden	3,762

Lucerna (1930)	United Kingdom	6,556

Nagina (1921)	United Kingdom	6,551

Nailsea Moor (1937)	United Kingdom	4,926	Destination Montreal

New York City (1917)	United Kingdom	2,710

Orminster (1914)	United Kingdom	5,712

Pontfield (1940)	United Kingdom	8,319	Belfast Lough

Sommerstad (1926)	Norway	5,923

Tornus (1936)	United Kingdom	8,054

Tureby (1936)	United Kingdom	4,372

Zwarte Zee (1933)	Netherlands	793

Borgfred (1920)	Norway	2,183	Sailed from Reykjavík with No.3 Escort Group on 6 May

Bradglen (1930)	United Kingdom	4,741	Sailed from Reykjavík with No.3 Escort Group on 6 May

Cardium (1931)	United Kingdom	8,236	Sailed from Reykjavík with No.3 Escort Group on 6 May

Gunvor Maersk (1931)	United Kingdom	1,977	Sailed from Reykjavík with No.3 Escort Group on 6 May

Sentence(s)

U-556 sank Empire Caribou and Gand.

final_sentence: U-556 sank Empire Caribou and Gand.