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CONVOY SC 150
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. 30-1943 and arrived Liverpool on Jan. 14-1944
(Arnold Hague gives 19 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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Acasta
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B
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Belfast Dock / Londonderry
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–
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"
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Tanker B
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Bowling
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Baltrover
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British
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refrig. - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Larranga
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American
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general
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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From SC 149
(See also RU 107) |
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Euthalia
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Greek
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grain
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London
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From SC 149
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Gloucester City
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British
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grain - general
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Bristol
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–
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Panamanian
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general - lumber
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Loch Ewe for Iceland
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Listed in SC 151
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Cap Cantin
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French (MOWT 1940?)
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wood pulp
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Leith Dock / Rochester
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From SC 149
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Ancylus
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British
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Adm. tanker B
(MAC) |
Clyde
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–
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British Freedom
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Scapa
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Athelprince
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"
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Tanker B
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Bowling
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–
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Exmouth
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American
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general
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London
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–
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Clam
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Martaban
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Culebra
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Panamanian
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steel - lumber
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London
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From SC 149
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Gold Shell
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British
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Tanker W
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Swansea
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–
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American
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Listed in HX 273
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Pomona
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"
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general
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London
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–
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Shirvan
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British
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Tanker W
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Milford Haven f. o. (Falmouth)
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–
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Solstad
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Stanlow
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American
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Tanker W
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Stanlow
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Listed in SC 151
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Tercero
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Norwegian
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Joining from St. John's N.F.
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Filleigh
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British
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concentrates
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U.K.
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Returned to St. John's
Listed in next convoy |
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Nicolaos Michalos
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Greek
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newsprint - sulphate - pulp
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London
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–
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| The Rescue Vessel Zamalek (requisitioned in March-1940) was also with this convoy. She was on her 22nd voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ONS 24 on Nov. 30-1943 (to Halifax Dec. 17), returning from Halifax with Convoy SC 150 on Dec. 30 to Clyde Jan. 14-1944. ("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hague). | ||||
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| Form received from Ted Agar - His source: A diary.
Halifax ships only are included. |
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11
unknown |
21
Exmouth |
31
unknown |
41
Baltrover |
51
Acasta |
61
unknown |
71
Gloucester City |
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12
Euthalia |
22
British Freedom |
32
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42
Athelprince |
52
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62
unknown |
72
unknown |
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13
Culebra |
23
Clam |
33 unknown |
43 unknown |
53 Zamalek (Br) RV |
63 Gold Shell |
73 unknown |
Notes: Commodore was in Baltrover, Vice Commodore in Gloucester City, Rear Commodore in Exmouth. To the next SC convoy in my list SC 151 |
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