MS Sobieski in 1943

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  1. Grant A

    Grant A Member

    My uncle had a rather long passage from the UK to Egypt and says the last stage was on the Sobieski from Durban, where he was in late June 1943, to Port Said. Can anyone confirm the ship's movements in June/July?

    Thank you,
    Grant
     
  2. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Arnold Hague Ports database

    Freetown, Mar 30, 1943 WS.28 (Oversay - Freetown) Durban, Apr 14, 1943
    Durban, Apr 18, 1943 WS.28 (Oversay - Freetown) Aden, Apr 30, 1943
    Aden, May 1, 1943 Independent Suez, May 6, 1943
    Port Said, Jul 5, 1943 MWF.36 (Port Said - Sicily Op Husky) Op. Husky, Jul 10, 1943
    Malta, Jul 11, 1943 MEF.36 (Malta - Port Said) Port Said, Jul 15, 1943
    Port Said, Aug 7, 1943 Escorted Alexandria, Aug 8, 1943

    TD

    MS Sobieski - Wikipedia
     
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  3. Tricky Dicky

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  4. Grant A

    Grant A Member

    Thank you for the information.

    Unfortunately, it does not quite match with other information - my Uncle said that he spent his 21st Birthday (June 18) in Durban. I wonder if he was confused about when he was on the Sobieski? Was there another sailing from Durban up to Port Said?

    Grant
     
  5. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Check out the links provided

    TD

    Arnold Hague Ports database the last time it left Durban was 18th Apr 1943, never to return until possibly after 1945
     
  6. Grant A

    Grant A Member

    Sorry, I was not as explicit as I should have been.

    What I meant was that perhaps my uncle had confused when he sailed on the Sobieski. Instead of sailing on it from Durban to Port Said, maybe it was from Port Said to Malta? I was asking if there were any other sailings from Durban to Port Said by vessels other than the Sobieski to tally with my uncle's story that he was in Durban on June 18.

    Grant
     

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