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CONVOY SC 145
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 Oct. 24-1943 and arrived Liverpool on Nov. 7
(Arnold Hague gives 31 ships)
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Advance Sailing Telegram Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
MOWT = Ministry of War Transport. (See also ON 202 / ONS 18). |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Destination
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Remarks
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Sulev
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Estonian / MOWT 1940
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lumber
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Belfast Dock
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From SC 144
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Benedick
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British
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Tanker B
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Belfast Dock
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From SC 144
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Kingman
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Panamanian
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general - lumber
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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(See also RU 98)
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Agwistar
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American
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sugar
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Liverpool
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From SC 144
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Gudvor
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Norwegian
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general - lumber
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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(Later in RU 99)
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Boston City
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British
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general
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Bristol
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–
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Maycrest
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"
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steel - lumber
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London
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From SC 144
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Clam
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"
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o. (Devonport)
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–
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San Valerio
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"
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Tanker B
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Scapa
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–
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El Ciervo
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"
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Tanker B
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Londonderry
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–
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Vav
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Stanlow
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–
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Van de Velde
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Dutch
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general
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London
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–
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Fort Slave
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British
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steel - lumber - grain
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Hull
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–
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Delmar
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American
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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–
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Baron Dunmore
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British
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sugar
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London
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–
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Sarazen
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American
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sugar
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London
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–
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Michigan
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Panamanian
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general - lumber
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London
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–
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Athelprince
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British
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Atlantic
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Panamanian
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general - mail
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Liverpool
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–
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Bayou Chico
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American
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steel - general
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Newport
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–
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"
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steel - general
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Mersey f. o.
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Listed in SC 146
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Chr. Th. Boe
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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London (Shellhaven)
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–
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El Grillo
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British
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Tanker W
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Clyde
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–
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Gyda
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British (Ex Danish)
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Norwegian
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asphalt - sugar
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London
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Not listed until SC 149
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Wisla
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Polish
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general
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Manchester
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–
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H. M. Flagler
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Panamanian
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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San Felix
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British
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none given
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Clyde
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–
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Leerdam
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Dutch
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general - metals
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Liverpool
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–
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Orwell
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Scapa
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–
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LST 264
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American
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general
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Clyde f. o.
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Joining from Sydney C.B. (SSC 145)
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Bonaire
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Dutch
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flour - aluminium
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Bristol
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–
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Greek
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steel - lumber
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London
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Listed in SSC 146
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Joining from St. John's N.F. (WSC 145)
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Baltrover
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British
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fish
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Liverpool
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–
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Pacific Shipper
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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| The Rescue Vessel Dundee (requisitioned Apr. 18-1943) was also with this convoy. She was on her 2nd voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound convoy ONS 19 on Sept. 26-1943 (to Halifax Oct. 14), returning with SC 145 from Halifax on Oct. 24, to Clyde Nov. 7. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). | ||||
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| Form received from Ted Agar - His source: A diary.
Halifax ships only are shown here. |
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11
Michigan |
21
Maycrest |
31
Baron Dunmore |
41
H. M. Flagler |
51
Leerdam |
61
Atlantic |
71
Gyda |
81
Wisla |
91
Boston City |
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12
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22
Chr. Th. Boe |
32
El Ciervo |
42
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52
San Valerio |
62
Athelprince |
72
Benedick |
82
El Grillo |
92
Sulev |
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13
Gudvor |
23
Van de Velde |
33 San Felix |
43 | 53 Vav |
63 Orwell |
73 Clam |
83 Bayou Chico |
93 Sarazen |
| 14 Fort Slave |
24 Kingman |
34 Dundee |
44 |
54 LST 264 |
64 |
74 Delmar |
84 Agwistar |
94 |
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