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CONVOY SC 135
Advance Sailing Telegram and Cruising Order
(Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at
ships in all SC convoys. See also SC escorts).

Departed Halifax on June 27-1943 and arrived Liverpool on July 11
(Arnold Hague gives 73 ships)

Advance Sailing Telegram

Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

(See also westbound convoys ONS 5 and ONS 7).

Crossed out ships did not sail.

MOWT = Ministry of War Transport

Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Bosworth
British
general
Liverpool
From SC 134
Agios Georgios
Greek
pulp
Ellesmere Port
From SC 134
Ioannis Frangos
"
grain
Newcastle
Elisabeth Dal
British
grain
Immingham
(ex Elisabeth Lensen 1942)
Leonidas N. Condylis
Greek
steel - pulp
London
From SC 134
Harberton
British
grain
Avonmouth
For de Troyon
Free French
general
Liverpool
Listed in SC 136
Christian Holm
Danish / MOWT 1941
Tanker B - mail
Milford Haven f. o.
From SC 134
Carrier
Norwegian
steel - lumber
Sharpness
From SC 134
To SC 136 - did not sail
North Devon
British
grain
Loch Ewe f. o.
Listed in SC 136
Scorton
"
grain
Hull
From SC 134
Elizabeth Massey
"
grain
Leith Dock
From SC 134
Sulev
Estonian / MOWT 1940
steel - lumber
Hull
Director
British
general
Liverpool
Marie Bakkke
Norwegian
general
Liverpool
Howra
British
general
Hull
Flomar
American
general - mail
Avonmouth
Clam
British
Tanker B
Clyde
Nemaha
American
general
London
From SC 134
Hindoo
Panamanian
general
Loch Ewe for Iceland
(See also RU 83)
Stad Haarlem
Dutch
steel - lumber
London
Western Queen
American
general
Manchester
Skeldergate
British
steel - lumber
London
Moorby
"
sugar - general
Liverpool
Empire Flame
"
grain
Clyde / Manchester
William Homan
"
steel - lumber
Liverpool
(See also this forum posting)
Empire Gazelle
"
general
Newcastle
Commandant Dorise
French / MOWT 1941
general
London
Empire Snow
British
grain - general
Leith Dock
Sréca
Yugoslavian
general
Newcastle
Empire Advocate
British
general
Liverpool
Geddington Court
"
grain
Hull
Mariposa
"
steel - lumber
London
Nicolaos Michalos
Greek
grain
Avonmouth
Picotee
British
grain
London
Caithness
"
general - grain
Liverpool
Charles W. Eliot
American
general
Newport
Daylight
"
Adm. tanker B
Clyde
Dilworth
"
Tanker B
Clyde
Dimitrios Chandris
Greek
general
Swansea
Empire Garden
British
Tanker B
Milford Haven f. o. (Devonport)
Empire Caxton
"
sugar
Greenock
Empire Summer
"
general
Hull
Gunvor Mærsk
Danish (MOWT 1940?)
lumber
Bristol
Karabagh
British
Tanker W
Stanlow
Leonardia
Swedish
lumber
Kings Lynn
Listed in SC 136
Maycrest
British
grain - mail
London
From SC 134
Mauna Kea
American
general
London
Mokihana
"
general
Glasgow
Margarita Chandris
Greek
grain
Sharpness
Nicolaou Virginia
"
grain
Manchester
Pan Gulf
American
general
Cardiff
Randfontein
Dutch
general
Cardiff
Ragnhild
Norwegian
lumber
London
Stalowa Wola
Polish
general
Manchester
Solstad
Norwegian
Tanker B
Mersey
Sahale
American
general
Loch Ewe for Iceland
(See also RU 83)
Tercero
Norwegian
general
Liverpool
Veni
"
steel - lumber
Hull
Ville d'Oran
Free French
general
Avonmouth
West Kyska
American
general
Hull
Winkleigh
British
grain
London
West Keene
American
general - mail
Liverpool
William Howland
British
steel - lumber
Hull
From HX 245
(See also this forum posting)
Slemmestad
Norwegian
general
Newcastle
Margit
Danish / MOWT 1940
lumber
Ipswich
El Grillo
British
Adm. tanker B
Milford Haven f. o. (Falmouth)
Brimanger
Norwegian
general
Glasgow
From HX 245
Kimball Harlow
British
steel - lumber
Garston
From HX 245
(See also this forum posting)
Freeman Hatch
"
steel - lumber
Belfast Dock / Glasgow
From HX 245
(ref. forum posting)
Joining from Sydney C.B. (SSC 135)
(sailed June 28?)
Lornaston
British
grain - trucks
London
From SSC 134
Euthalia
Greek
grain
London
From SSC 134
Baron Scott
British
steel - newsprint
London
Yearby
"
grain
Leith Dock
From SC 134
Anna N. Goulandris
Greek
grain - trucks
London
Lisbeth
Norwegian
steel - lumber
Grimsby
Ashbel Hubbard
British
steel - lumber
Grimsby
Listed in SC 136
(See also this forum posting)
John W. Arey
"
steel - lumber
Mersey
To SC 136 - did not sail
Listed in SC 137
(ref. forum posting)
Joining from Newfoundland
(sailed June 29?)
Lord Cochrane
British
grain - flour
Hull
From SC 134

Convoy SC 135 Cruising Order
Form received from Ted Agar - His source: A diary.

This form shows Halifax ships only.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
11
Elizabeth Massey
21
Empire Summer
31
Empire Snow
41
Geddington Court
51
Winkleigh
61
Caithness
71
Empire Flame
81
Director
91
Bosworth
101
Brimanger
111
Kimball Harlow
121
Harberton
131
Freeman Hatch
12
Howra
22
Commandant Dorise
32
Nemaha
42
West Kyska
52
Mariposa
62
Clam
72
El Grillo
82
Daylight
92
Christian Holm
102
Karabagh
112
Solstad
122
West Keene
132
Randfontein
13
Picotee
23
Elisabeth Dal
33
Empire Gazelle
43
Mauna Kea
53
Slemmestad
63
Scorton
73 83
Empire Garden
93
Dilworth
103
Empire Advocate
113
Pan Gulf
123
Gunvor Mærsk
133
Ville d'Oran
14
Ragnhild
24
Leonardia
34
Skeldergate
44
William Howland
54
Sréca
64
Sulev
74 84
Flomar
94
Moorby
104
Stalowa Wola
114
Western Queen
124
Dimitrios Chandris
134
Margarita Chandris
15 25
Sahale
35
Hindoo
45
Maycrest
55
Stad Haarlem
65
Veni
75 85
Mokihana
95
Tercero
105
Marie Bakke
115
Nicolaos Michalos
125
Charles W. Eliot
135
16 26 36 46
Leonidas N. Condylis
56
Margit
66
Ioannis Frangos
76 86
Empire Caxton
96
William Homan
106
Nicolaou Virginia
116
Agios Georgios
126 136


Notes:
Commodore was in Empire Flame, Vice Commodore in Empire Snow.
Also, Bosworth - to Mersey
Caithness - to Glasgow
Harberton - to Belfast.

Related external link:
Empire Ships - Alphabetical list.

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