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CONVOY SC 149
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 Dec. 15-1943 and arrived Liverpool on the 30th
(Arnold Hague gives 33 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 |
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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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Heimgar
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Norwegian
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sugar - asphalt
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London
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–
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Arosa
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"
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pit props
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Immingham
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From SC 148
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Dimitrios Chandris
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Greek
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general
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Swansea / (Southampton)
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–
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Katla
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Icelandic
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lumber - general
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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(Later in RU 105)
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Fjordheim
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Norwegian
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general
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Swansea
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–
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El Ciervo
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British
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Tanker B
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Belfast Dock
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–
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Oilreliance
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"
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Tanker B
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Londonderry
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–
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Acavus
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"
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Empire Mouflon
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Bowling
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Fjallfoss
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Icelandic
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general - lumber
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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(Later in RU 105)
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Henrik Ibsen
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Norwegian
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lumber
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London
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–
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Persier
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Belgian
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steel - pulp - cotton
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Barrow-in-Furness
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–
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Gitano
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British
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general
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Hull
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–
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Agios Georgios
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Greek
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grain - flour
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London
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–
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Ioannis Frangos
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"
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grain - general
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Hull
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–
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Empire Bunting
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British
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general - resin
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Glasgow
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–
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Hegira
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American
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general
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Swansea / (Plymouth)
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–
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Western Queen
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"
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general
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Tyne
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–
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Saxet
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British
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Tanker B
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Belfast Dock
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From SC 148
(See also this message) |
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Kenmar
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American
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grain - lumber - general
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Hull
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–
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Blenheim
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"
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sugar - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Uranienborg
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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steel - lumber
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Sharpness
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–
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French (MOWT 1940?)
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wood pulp
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Rochester
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Listed in SC 150
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British Faith
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British
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Tanker W
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Avonmouth
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–
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Panamanian
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steel - lumber
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London
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Listed in SC 150
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Greek
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grain
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London
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Listed in SC 150
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Elax
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British
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Ferncliff
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Hjelmaren
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Swedish
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sugar
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Liverpool
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Returned to Halifax
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Lieutenant de la Tour
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French / MOWT 1940
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steel - general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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American
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general
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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Listed in SC 150
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Prins Maurits
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Dutch
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Petter II
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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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Suderøy
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"
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Tanker B
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Miford Haven f. o. (Famouth)
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–
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San Felix
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British
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Tanker B
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Clyde / Scapa
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–
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Vinland
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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Tanker B
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Ardrossan
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Listed in SC 151
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Wanderer
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British
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sugar - rum - general
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Greenock
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–
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Joining from St. John's N.F.
(sailed Dec. 17) |
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Fort Richelieu
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British
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steel - lumber
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London
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From SSC 148
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| The Rescue Vessel Dewsbury (requisitioned July 24-1941) was also with this convoy. She was on her 11th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ONS 23 on Nov. 17-1943 (to Halifax Dec. 1), returning with Convoy SC 149 from Halifax on Dec. 15, to Clyde Dec. 30. ("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hague). | ||||
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| Form received from Ted Agar - His source: A diary.
Halifax ships only are included here. |
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10
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11
Gitano |
21
Kenmar |
31
Western Queen |
41
Wanderer |
51
Persier |
61
Empire Bunting |
71
Hjelmaren |
81
Hegira |
91
Saxet |
101 Uranienborg |
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12
Katla |
22
Petter II |
32
Henrik Ibsen |
42
El Ciervo |
52
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62
Oilreliance |
72
San Felix |
82
Elax |
92
British Faith |
102 Dimitrios Chandris |
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13
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23
Fjallfoss |
33 Ioannis Frangos |
43 Heimgar |
53 Acavus |
63 Suderøy |
73 Empire Mouflon |
83 Ferncliff |
93 Arosa |
103 |
| 14 | 24 Agios Georgios |
34 Prins Maurits |
44 Dewsbury (Br) RV |
54 | 64 Blenheim |
74 Fjordheim |
84 Lieutenant de la Tour |
94 Vinland |
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Notes: Commodore was in Empire Bunting. To the next SC convoy in my list SC 150 |
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