The image on the stamp is identical to that shown on page 81 of The D-Day Ships published by WSS. Once again, however, the designer has used artistic license and added a second ship on the right of the stamp. If you look closely you will see this is the same image of the SHERWOOD.
SHERWOOD – owned by Wm France, Fenwick & Company
Built as the SEATON by Craig Taylor of Stockton on Tees for H. Harrison Ltd, London and launched on 17 June 1924 and completed in August of the same year.
GRT 1530, 11168 net, 898 dwt.
Length: 248 Ft (75.6m) ; Beam: 36.7 Ft (11.2m)
Screws/Mchy/Speed(kn): one 3-cyl. triple expansion steam engine, manufactured by N.E. Marine Eng. Co. Ltd., Sunderland, 168 nhp, speed 9 knots.
1932 SHERWOOD, owned by Wm France, Fenwick & Company
1956 MASTER NICOLAS, Trafalgar SS Co Ltd (Tsavliris Ltd), London.
1957 NICOLAOS TSAVLIRIS, Salamis Shipping Co, Piraeus.
1957 LIBYA, John S. Latsis, Piraeus.
31 August 1960 scrapped at La Spezia.
SHERWOOD's wartime convoy history
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy EC.6 (Apr 1941: Southend - Clyde)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy EC.23 (May 1941: Southend - Clyde)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy EC.44 (Jul 1941: Southend - Clyde)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy EC.69 (Sep 1941: Southend - Clyde)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy ETC.2Z (Jun 1944: Southend - Seine Bay)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy ETC.23 (Jun 1944: Southend - Seine Bay)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy ETC.40 (Jul 1944: Southend - Seine Bay)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy ETC.55 (Aug 1944: Southend - Seine Bay)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy ETC.71 (Aug 1944: Southend - Seine Bay)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy ETC.93 (Sep 1944: Southend - Seine Bay)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FN.11 (Sep 1939: Southend - Methil)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FN.133 (Mar 1940: Southend - Methil)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FN.201 (Jun 1940: Southend - Methil)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FN.220 (Jul 1940: Southend - Methil)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FN.227 (Jul 1940: Southend - Methil)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FN.246 (Aug 1940: Southend - Methil)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FN.299 (Oct 1940: Southend - Methil)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FN.315 (Oct 1940: Southend - Methil)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FN.327 (Nov 1940: Southend - Methil)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FN.336 (Nov 1940: Southend - Methil)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FN.338 (Nov 1940: Southend - Methil)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FN.347 (Nov 1940: Southend - Methil)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.24 (Oct 1939: Methil - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.47 (Dec 1939: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.57 (Dec 1939: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.85 (Feb 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.90 (Feb 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.107 (Feb 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.128 (Mar 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.136 (Apr 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.143 (Apr 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.150 (Apr 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.159 (May 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.167 (May 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.174 (May 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.180 (May 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.188 (Jun 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.197 (Jun 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.214 (Jul 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.231 (Jul 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.241 (Aug 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.251 (Aug 1940: Tyne - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.309 (Oct 1940: Methil - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FS.385 (Jan 1941: Methil - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FTC.3 (Jun 1944: Seine Bay - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FTC.7 (Jun 1944: Seine Bay - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FTC.10A (Sep 1944: Seine Bay - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FTC.12 (Jun 1944: Seine Bay - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FTC.27 (Jul 1944: Seine Bay - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FTC.44 (Jul 1944: Seine Bay - Southend)
SHERWOOD (Br) in Convoy FTC.61 (Aug 1944: Seine Bay - Southend)
Gambia 2005 80d sgMs2005. St Vincent 1994 $5 sg2781, scott2085.
Tanzania 1944 200s sg2004, scott1274a
Sources: Mirimar. Roots Web - Mariners-L Archives. The Arnold Hague Convoy Database - http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/
Peter Crichton