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CONVOY SC 12
Departed Sydney, C.B. on Nov. 13-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 29th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 17 ships in this convoy.

Transcribed from original documents (Advance Sailing Telegram) received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
The station numbers and names of escorts have been extracted from documents recived from Don Kindell, based on Arnold Hague's database - see ships in all SC convoys.

There's a note on the original documents saying:
"Consequent on holding of convoys at assembly ports owing to ocean raider, following will sail together and rendezvous on Nov. 26.

Former rendezvous dates:
SC 12 - Nov. 26
HX 86 (Bermuda) - Nov. 16. May not be able to bunker and store in time, and if so, would come with HX 89. (Note that the Bermuda convoy intended for HX 86 returned to port - see BHX 86. BHX 89 also returned. The Bermuda convoy that joined Convoy HX 86 was BHX 87 - all 3 are external links).
HX 87 (Halifax) - Nov. 20
HX 87 (Sydney) - Nov. 20
HX 88 - Nov. 24" (convoy will be added - see Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all HX convoys)

The "raider" in question was Admiral Scheer - see Convoy HX 84.

Crossed out ships did not sail.

MoWT = Ministry of War Transport
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Station
Destination
Remarks
Norwegian
Tanker B
72
River Mersey
–
"
lumber
32
Methil
–
Empire Kittiwake
British
steel - scrap
–
Milford Haven for Swansea
From SC 11
Sailed in HX 86
Yorkmoor
"
grain
61
Liverpool
From HX 86?
Norwegian
lumber
–
Hull
From SC 11
To SC 13 - did not sail
To SC 14 - did not sail
To SC 15 - did not sail
Listed in SC 16
Theoskepasti
Greek
iron ore
52
Glasgow
From SC 11
Eugena Cambanis
"
lumber
–
Sharpness
See also SC 7 & earlier convoys
To SC 13 - foundered Nov. 28
Norwegian
pulp wood
–
Medway
Had already sailed in SC 11
André Thomé
French (MoWT?)
iron ore
21
Middlesbrough
From SC 11
Norwegian
pulp
–
Preston
Listed in SC 13
Vulcain
French / MoWT 1940
iron ore
71
Newport
–
Dimitrios Chandris
Greek
steel
–
Glasgow
From SC 11
Listed in SC 13
Clam
British
Admiralty tanker B
41
Liverpool
From HX 87
Michalios
Greek
wheat
–
Dublin
–
Wigry
Polish
paper pulp
22
Methil d.g. / Grimsby
–
Empire Scout
British
pit props
31
Immingham
–
Norwegian
pit props
33
Hull
–
Marcrest
British
steel - lumber
–
Hull
Listed in SC 13
Norwegian
pit props
–
Tyne
Listed in SC 13
"
pit props
42
West Hartlepool
–
"
pit props
43
Sunderland
–
Adamas
Greek
iron ore
–
Glasgow
Listed in SC 13
Norwegian
pulp
–
Grangemouth
Also cancelled from SC 15
Listed in SC 17
"
scrap iron
–
Ardrossan
To SC 13 - put into to St. John's
To SC 15 - did not sail
To SC 20 - returned
Joined SC 24 - returned
To SC 26 - did not sail
Joined SC 28 - returned to port
To SC 29 - not listed
(Follow link to Bernhard)
Frances Dawson
British
grain
–
London
Listed in SC 13
Agios Georgios*
Greek
phosphates
–
Belfast
Listed in SC 13
Birgitte
Danish / MoWT 1940
lumber
53
Boston
–
Mariston
British
steel
–
Newport
Listed in SC 13
Bonnington Court
"
lumber - wheat
11
Ipswich
See also HX 86
(& BHX 87 - external)
Norwegian
steel - lumber
23
Ipswich
–
Meandros
Greek
iron ore
81
Belfast d. g. / Port Talbot
From HX 85
Susan Mærsk
Danish / MoWT 1940
pulp wood
51
Ridham Dock
–
* Note that this was the 4241 gt ship - there was also an Aghios Georgios of 3283 gt.

Notes:
Commodore was in Yorkmoor, Vice Commodore in Empire Scout.
Barry Commodore in Vulcain.

The convoy arrived rendezvous on Nov. 26.

Escorts (extracted from this list of SC convoy escorts, based on Arnold Hague's database, received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year):
Arbutus - From 27/11/40 to 29/11/40
Camellia - From 27/11/40 to 29/11/40
Folkestone - From 27/11/40 to 29/11/40
Leith - From 13/11/40 to 29/11/40
Verity - From 27/11/40 to 29/11/40
Witherington - From 27/11/40 to 29/11/40

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