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

Further details have been added with the help of:
"Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two", Jürgen Rohwer
"The World's Merchant Fleets 1939", R. W. Jordan.
"Lloyd's War Losses", Vol. 1 & II.

Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined ships returned to port (except those that are linked, which will automatically be underlined. The Norwegian Atle Jarl, however, did return, as did Spind and Rym).

MoWT = Ministry of War Transport

Notes:
Commodore was in Dartford, Vice Commodore in Llanwern.
Barry Commodore in Miguel de Larrinaga.

* A. Hague says that Spind did join but returned to port. This ship is crossed out on the original Advance Sailing Telegram, but according to her Voyage Record she did put back to Halifax on Dec. 12. Also, he says that Rym returned. This is not noted on the Advance Sailing Telegram, but it agrees with the information found on my page about this ship, which says she put back to St. John's, N.F. on Dec. 18, and did not head to the U.K. until Jan. 31-1941, when she shows up in Convoy SC 21. See also her voyage record for this period.

**There's a note for Gulhaug in connection with Convoy SC 16 (for which she was scheduled) saying she may, in fact, have gotten away with Convoy SC 15. Going back to A. Hague's listing for SC 15, we see that he has her in station 53, with a note saying she returned with defects. According to her Voyage Record, she arrived Halifax on Dec. 10.

Anastassia, on a voyage from Newcastle, N.B. for Belfast and Sharpness was torpedoed on Dec. 18 by the Italian submarine Veniero, 54 24N 19 04W. She had a crew of 28, 18 of whom died, 10 were taken prisoners, 1 of whom died. The captain of Flowergate reported sighting the derelict ship awash on Dec. 20.

Amicus, on a voyage from Tampa for Ipswich with 5600 tons phosphates, was torpedoed and sunk on Dec. 19-1940 by the Italian submarine Alpino Bagnolini, 54 10N 15 50W. She had a crew of 35 and 2 gunners, all of whom died (compare w/details found at the external link below).

According to R.W. Jordan's "The World's Merchant Fleets 1939", Anthippi N. Michalos sank following a collision with the British Beaverdale on Dec. 22-1940, 53 10N 05 03W.

Peterton, on a voyage from Sorel for Ipswich with maize, and a crew of 35, experienced some sort of difficulties on Dec. 24-1940. She arrived Rothesy Bay in tow leaking on Dec. 28. ("Lloyd's War Losses", Vol II).

The convoy arrived rendezvous on Dec. 20.

A. Hague names the British Cilicia as AMC escort from Dec. 8.

Related external link:
Alpino Bagnolini - Operational life. The date of the attack on Amicus is given as Dec. 11, but when reading the relevant paragraph (which says she reached her patrol area on the 18th) it becomes obvious it's a simply misprint. Also, the site says the entire crew was rescued. There's also a page about Veniero, mentioning the attack on Anastassia.

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