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CONVOY SC 16
Departed Halifax on Dec. 15-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 31st.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 15 ships in this convoy.

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

Crossed out ships did not sail.
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Station
Destination
Remarks
Norwegian
Adm tanker B
–
Liverpool
From HX 92
Sailed in SC 17
"
grain
62
Ipswich
–
"
Tanker B
–
Oban f. o.
Listed in SC 17
Shaftesbury
British
steel - trucks
42
Swansea / Cardiff
–
Texas
–
pilot boat
–
Glasgow
–
Hartington
British
steel - scrap iron - special
51
Grangemouth
–
Titus
Dutch
phosphates
–
King's Lynn
From HX 93
Listed in SC 18
Frumenton
British
grain
21
London
–
Anglo Peruvian
"
general
41
London
From HX 94
Norwegian
scrap iron
–
Grangemouth
Listed in SC 17
Ashby
British
grain
31
Leith
From HX 96
Norwegian
lumber
–
Preston
"Shown as sailed in SC 15,
no advice as yet that she has returned"
Pandias
Greek
steel
52
Swansea
–
Sirikishna
British
grain
71
Avonmouth
From HX 94
Norwegian
lumber
22
Hull
From SC 15
Scottish Standard
British
Adm tanker B
11
Scapa
From SC 15
Baron Elgin
"
steel - pit props
–
Hull
Listed in SC 17
Swinburne
"
steel
61
Liverpool
–
Kingsland
"
steel - pit props
–
Tyne
To SC 17 - did not sail
Listed in SC 18
Norwegian
timber
12
King's Lynn
–
Lorca
British
steel - special
32
Clyde / Middlesbrough
From HX 96
Boltonhall
"
steel
33
Grangemouth
From SC 15
Aeas
Greek
grain
43
Manchester
From HX 96

Notes:
Commodore was in Hartington, Vice Commodore in Swinburne.
Barry Commodore in Sirikishna.

The convoy arrived rendezvous on Dec. 28.

Escorts (extracted from this list of SC convoy escorts, based on Arnold Hague's database, received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year):
Active - From 29/12/40 to 30/12/40
Antelope - From 29/12/40 to 30/12/40
Georgetown - From 29/12/40 to 30/12/40
Heather - From 29/12/40 to 31/12/40
Lady Madeleine - From 29/12/40 to 31/12/40
Picotee - From 29/12/40 to 31/12/40
Royal Sovereign - 16/12/40

  

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