Thursday, 3 August

Indian Ocean - British “convoy” “HERON” departed Bombay and Karachi. On the 6 August, the two sections rendezvoused. The convoy was then composed of KARANJA (9891grt, Cdre), KHOSROU (4043grt/总吨位), ROHNA (8602grt/总吨位), QUILOA (7765grt, VCdre), TALAMBA (8018grt/总吨位), VARELA (4651grt/总吨位). On 10 August, the ships were met by light cruisers GLOUCESTER, MANCHESTER and sloops EGRET, FLEETWOOD, all of which had departed Aden the same day.