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CONVOY SC 166
Departed Halifax on Jan. 31-1945 and arrived Liverpool on Febr. 13.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 26 ships in this convoy.
(Note that between Convoy SC 165 and SC 166 the following eastbound convoys had sailed:
HX 333, CU 55, HX 334, CU 56, and HX 335).
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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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Empire Balfour
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British
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meat - metal - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Mount Rhodope
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Greek
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pit props
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Cardiff
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–
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Empire Pendennis
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British
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meat
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London
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–
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Mui Hock
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Norwegian
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general - lumber
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Belfast for Iceland
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(See also RU 155)
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British
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pulp
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Rochester
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Glarona
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B
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Liverpool
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From SC 165
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Pilar de Larrinaga
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British
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sugar
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Liverpool
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From SC 165
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Gyda
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British (Ex Da.)
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general - lumber
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Belfast for Iceland
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From HX 332
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Empire Moulmein
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British
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general - explosives
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London
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From HX 333
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Harpefjell
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Grangemouth
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–
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Empire Chamois
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Bonita
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Panamanian
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Amberton
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British
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grain
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Glasgow
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From SC 165
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Swedish
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pulp
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Rochester
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Listed in SC 167
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British
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Adm. tanker B (MAC)
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Clyde
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Listed in HX 336
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Mersey
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Listed in SC 167
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B
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Mersey
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Listed in SC 167
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Bernhard
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"
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corn
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Hull
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–
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Dimitrios Chandris
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Greek
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Lombardy
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British
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sugar - mail
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London
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–
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Lord Byron
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"
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lumber
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Preston
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–
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Morgenen
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Stanlow
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–
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Nordanger
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"
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Tanker B
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Mersey / Stanlow
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–
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Norwegian
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British
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general - explosives
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Swansea
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From HX 335
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Norsktank
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Shellhaven
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–
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Greek
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pit props - general
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Mersey
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Listed in SC 167
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San Velino
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British
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Tanker W
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Cherbourg
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–
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Strix
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Barton
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–
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Tanafjord
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Katla
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Icelandic
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none given
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Belfast for Iceland
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From HX 335
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Empire MacKendrick
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British
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none given (MAC)
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Liverpool
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| Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Rathlin - See Notes below. | ||||
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Joining from N.F. - sailed Febr. 2
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Anglo Indian
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British
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newsprint
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London
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Notes: The Rescue Vessel Rathlin was on her 22nd voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Jan. 8-1945 with the westbound Convoy ON 277 - to Halifax Jan. 21, then returned to Clyde with Convoy SC 166, Jan. 31-Febr. 13. Her previous voyage had been with Convoy JW 62 / RA 62. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). Related external links: Empire Ships - In alphabetical order. To the next SC convoy in my list SC 167 |
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