November 1941 – August 1942
Glasgow (Clyde) – Durban – Singapore – Tjilatjap – Fremantle – Basra – Trinidad – Atlantic
Departure | Arrival | Remarks | ||
1941 | ||||
Clyde | Nov 12 | Freetown | Nov 25 | WS.12Z (Clyde – Freetown) |
Freetown | Nov 28 | Durban | Dec 18 | WS.12Z (Clyde – Freetown) |
Durban | Dec 24 | WS.12Z (Clyde – Freetown) | ||
1942 | ||||
Singapore | Jan 13 | DM.1 ( From Ws 12 – Singapore) | ||
Singapore | Jan 30 | Oosthaven | Feb 01 | Independent |
Oosthaven | Feb 15 | Tjilatap | Feb 17 | Independent |
Tjilatap | Feb 27 | Fremantle | Mar 04 | Independent |
Fremantle | Mar 18 | Bunbury | Mar 19 | Independent |
Bunbury | Mar 29 | Fremantle | Mar 30 | Independent,slepers, locomotives cereal, wheat |
Fremantle | Apr 04 | Colombo | Apr 18 | Independent, slepers, locomotives cereal, wheat |
Colombo | May 15 | Basra | May 23 | Independent,slepers, locomotives, wheat |
Basra | May 28 | Abadan | May 29 | Independent |
Abadan | Jun 01 | Durban | Jun 14 | Independent, in balast,First the plan was for another voyage to australia and back with weath |
Durban | Jul 02 | Trinidad | Jul 21 | Independent, in balast |
Trinidad | Aug 15 | Aug 24 | Independent, sugar, mail |
Dear Peter,
Great website. Thanks for all the work. I too am the son of a sailor from that era who was on the Marblehead before, during, and after her bombing. As time permits, I write biographies on the sailors who were on Marblehead at that time. These are posted on http://www.ussmarblehead.com. I have not yet covered all of the info on your site, but I am wondering whether or not you have passenger lists for the Feb – Mar 1942 escape from Tjilatjap to Fremantle, if such were kept. If they were kept but you don’t have them, do you know who might have copies of them?
Many thanks again,
Steve, son of Frank V. Wade, BM2c, USS Marblehead, 1939-1945