RFA Rapidol

RFA Rapidol Convoys

RFA Rapidol (2nd 2,000 Ton Class Oiler) 1917

Convoy                 Depart                                             Arrive

WS.115     Formed at Sea 4th September 1941 – Freetown 15th September 1941

SL.92        Freetown 6th November 1941 – Liverpool 1st December 1941
                 ( For trials of the Escort Oiler Concept)

OS.10       Liverpool 25th October 1941 – Freetown 18th November 1941
                 (Escort Oiler)

SL.93        Freetown 19th November 1941 – Liverpool 10th December 1941
                  (Escort Oiler)

TS.14       Takoradi 12th August 1942 – Freetown 19th August 1942

SL.122      Freetown 14th September 1942 – Liverpool 6th October 1942
                  (Detached for the Clyde in ballast)

UR.68        Loch Ewe 24th March 1943 – Reykjavik 28th March 1943

RU.111      Reykjavik 9th March 1944 – Loch Ewe 12th March 1944

WN.556     Loch Ewe 13th March 1944 – Methil 15th March 1944

EN.371      Methil 13th April 1944 – Loch Ewe 15th April 1944

ETM.6       Southend 11th June 1944 – Seine Bay 12th June 1944
                  (Joined from Southampton)

ECM.22     Falmouth 4th July 1944 – Seine Bay 5th July 1944
                  (Joined from Portsmouth)

EBC.45     Barry 18th July 1944 – Seine Bay 20th July 1944
                  (Joined from the Solent)

FBC.54      Seine Bay 14th August 1944 – Bristol Channel 16th August 1944
                   (Detached to Plymouth)

EPM.53      Portland 5th September 1944 – Seine Bay 5th September 1944

FBC.84      Seine Bay 16th September 1944 – Bristol Channel 18th September 1944
                   (Detached to Portsmouth)

MTC.31      St Helen’s Roads 9th November 1944 – Southend 10th November 1944

OS.111/KMS.85   Liverpool 17th February 1945 – Convoy Split 21st February 1945
                    (Detached for Aden)

KMS.85G    ex OS.111 on the 21st February 1945 – Gibraltar 25th February 1945