Eastward around the World RMS Andes (1939)

in 1942 armed merchant cruiser hms corfu escorted convoy ws 14b, in andes sailed durban bombay

ws 14 left clyde on 9 december, reached freetown on 21st, stayed until christmas day , continued south african waters off durban, divided sections. andes, nova scotia, british-india sn co troopship dilwara , 4 cargo ships formed convoy ws 14b. escorted armed merchant cruisers hms corfu , esperance bay headed out indian ocean on 19 january 1942, reaching bombay on 28 january.

on 4 february andes, strathallan , unladen durban castle left bombay convoy ba 14. convoy, had no naval escort, reached aden 3 days later. andes left aden independently on 9 february , reached suez 3 days later.

on 18 february andes left suez independently , on 27 february reached colombo. on 2 march andes, orcades , strathallan, carrying troops, left colombo unescorted convoy su 3. convoy dispersed @ sea , andes, 3,200 troops, continued independently australia. called @ fremantle on 10–12 march, adelaide on 15–16 march , reached melbourne on 17 march.

in 1942 hms avenger escorted convoy na 8, in andes sailed nova scotia clyde

on 22 march andes left melbourne independently return britain. reached balboa, panama on 9 april, made first passage through panama canal , 2 days later left cristóbal on panama s caribbean coast. reached boston, ma on 19 april, dry docked repairs. left on 28 april , reached halifax next day, became 1 of 5 troopships in convoy na 8. others batory , orcades, p&o s cathay , anchor-donaldson line s letitia. na 8 left halifax on 3 may, escorted escort carrier hms avenger , 8 navy destroyers. convoy crossed north atlantic without loss , reached clyde on 11 or 12 may.

andes had completed first round-the-world voyage. had taken 5 months, covered 38,000 miles , had carried 4,500 men. clyde continued liverpool stayed 18 days repairs.