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CONVOY SC 158
Departed Halifax on Oct. 4-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 18th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 72 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
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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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Grey County
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Taxiarchis
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Greek
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pulp
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London
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–
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Agia Marina
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"
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grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Cairnvalona
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British
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general - refrig.
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Hull
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From HX 310
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Nashaba
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American
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Army general
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Oban f. o.
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From HX 309
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Adula
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British
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Keilehaven
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Dutch
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lumber
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Grangemouth
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–
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Athelduke
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British
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molasses - general
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Mersey / Greenock
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–
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Athelregent
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"
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molasses
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Saltend
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From HX 310
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Commandant Dorise
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French / MOWT 1941
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sugar
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London
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–
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Culebra
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Panamanian
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steel - lumber
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Barry Dock
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From HX 309
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Edward B. Haines
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American
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explosives
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Clyde f. o.
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From HX 311
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Evagoras
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British
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sugar
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Greenock
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–
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Evanger
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Norwegian
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Generton
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British
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Helencrest
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"
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sugar - general
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Hull
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–
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Henry J. Raymond
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American
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Jurko Topic
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Yugoslavian
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Joseph N. Nicollet
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American
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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K. I. Luckenbach
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"
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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Returned to Halifax
Listed in HX 313 |
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Liberty Glo
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 309
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Lornaston
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British
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sugar - general
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London
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–
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Masunda
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"
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sugar - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Norvarg
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Norwegian
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sugar
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Liverpool
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(Ex Empire Elk)
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Ovula
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Dutch
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Tanker B
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Dingle / Mersey
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–
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Paul Hamilton Hayne
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American
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general
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Oban f. o.
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–
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Samuel T. Darling
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"
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general
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Newport
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–
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Skotaas
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Slemmestad
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"
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sugar - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Spinanger
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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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Tropic Star
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Vera
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"
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven f. o. (Portsmouth)
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–
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Volunteer
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American
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general
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Oban f. o.
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From HX 309
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Alaska
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Norwegian
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Empire Ploughman
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British
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general - wheat
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Liverpool
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From HX 311
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Amberton
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"
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grain
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Hull
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–
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Coulmore
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"
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lumber
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London
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–
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Mimosa
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Greek
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lumber
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Sharpness
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–
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British
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lumber
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London
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Listed in SC 159
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Danby
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"
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sugar
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London
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–
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Stalowa Wola
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Polish
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general
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Manchester
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–
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| Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Gothland - See Notes below (not mentioned in the Advance Sailing Telegram). | ||||
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Joining from Sydney, C. B. - Sailed Oct. 4
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Westmoor
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British
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lumber
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Leith
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From HX 309
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Crete
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Greek
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general - flour - steel
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Liverpool
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–
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Empire Treasure
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British
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general - refrig.
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Liverpool
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–
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Eskdalegate
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"
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lumber
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London
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–
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Keila
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Estonian
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lumber
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Liverpool
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–
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Mathilda
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Norwegian
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pulp
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Belfast Dock
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–
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Sveti Vlaho
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Yugoslavian
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grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Heimgar
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Norwegian
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grain
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Ipswich
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–
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Celtic Monarch
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British
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grain
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London
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–
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Norwegian
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pulp
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Gravesend
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Listed in SC 159
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Fort Gibraltar
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British
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grain - general
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London
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–
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Nicolaou Virginia
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Greek
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grain
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Glasgow
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–
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Margarita Chandris
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"
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grain
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London
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–
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Snar
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Immingham
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–
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Bonita
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Panamanian
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lumber
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Hull
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–
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Veni
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Manchester
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–
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British
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paper
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Mersey
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Listed in SC 159
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"
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lumber
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W. Hartlepool
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Listed in SC 159
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Rutenfjell
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Boston (Linc.)
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–
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Empire Puma
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British
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grain
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Glasgow
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–
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Dimitrios Chandris
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Greek
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general
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London
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–
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Henrik Ibsen
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Norwegian
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grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Ann Stathatos
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Greek
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Elg
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Norwegian
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grain - general
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Hull
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–
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Senga
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Yugoslavian
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pulp
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Glasgow
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–
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Mount Othrys
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Greek / Pan. flag
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grain
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Belfast Dock
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–
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Framlington Court
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British
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wood pulp
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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lumber
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Mersey
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Listed in SC 159
(Halifax portion) |
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Stanridge
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"
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flour
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London
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From HX 312
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Empire Pendennis
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"
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general - meat - maize
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London
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From HX 312
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Peterston
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"
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pulp
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Manchester
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–
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Joining from St. John's, N.F. - Sailed Oct. 6
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Empire Mallory
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British
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concentrates - fish
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Swansea
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–
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Seapool
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"
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newsprint
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London
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–
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Peebles
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"
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pit props
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Cardiff
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–
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British Chemist
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"
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Tanker W
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Stanlow
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From HX 311
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Fort MacPherson
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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From HX 311
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Minerva
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Norwegian
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general - planes - trucks
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Liverpool
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From HX 311
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| At the very bottom of the last page of the Advance Sailing Telegram the following is written: "Edouard Jeramec (US) - Cable Grounds" |
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Notes: Related external links: Empire Ships - In alphabetical order. Liberty Ships - Some of the American ships in this convoy were Liberty Ships. To the next SC convoy in my list SC 159 |
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