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CONVOY SC 23
Departed Halifax on Febr. 18-1941 and arrived U.K. on March 9.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 34 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from original documents received from Tony Cooper (Advance Sailing Telegram) - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Further details have been added with the help of:
MoWT = Ministry of War Transport |
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Ship
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Nationality
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Cargo
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Station
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Destination
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Remarks
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Erna III
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Danish / MoWT 1940
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sulphate
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12
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Rochester
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From SC 20
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Chr. J. Kampmann
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Danish / MoWT 1940
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general
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62
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Preston
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–
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Norwegian
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lumber
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13
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London / Grimsby
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From SC 21
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"
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lumber
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–
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Methil f. o.
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"
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pit props
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33
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Hull
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Belgian
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timber
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–
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Sharpness
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(Does not show up again until SC 36
See ships in all SC convoys) |
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Ullapool
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British
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grain
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61
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Liverpool
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Sunk - See Notes
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Empire Sambar*
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"
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steel - scrap iron
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52
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Glasgow
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–
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Jobshaven
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Dutch
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steel - lumber
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84
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Belfast / Newport
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From SC 22
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Clumberhall
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British
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grain
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31
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London
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From SC 22
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American / MoWT 1941
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steel - scrap iron
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–
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Liverpool
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Janelew
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American / MoWT 1941
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phosphates
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41
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London
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Renamed Empire Plover
See also HX 104 |
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Anglo Norse
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British
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Tanker B
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54
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Glasgow
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From SC 22
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Marionga
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Greek
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sulphur
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73
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Manchester
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From HX 108
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Hawkinge
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British
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lumber
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44
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London
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–
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Ilissos
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Greek
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grain
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72
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Manchester
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–
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Antiope
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British
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steel - trucks
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63
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Birkenhead
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From SC 22
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Empire Springbuck
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"
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steel
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83
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Newport
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From SC 22
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Thirlby
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"
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grain
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43
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Hull
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Elizabeth Massey
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"
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grain
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21
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London
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From SC 22
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Norwegian
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lumber
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23
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London
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–
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British
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grain
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–
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Ipswich
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From HX 109
Listed in SC 24 |
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Kordecki
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Polish
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steel
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65
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Belfast d. g. / Sharpness
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From SC 20
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Amstel
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Dutch
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phosphates
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34
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Leith
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–
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Greek
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grain
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–
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Manchester
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Listed in SC 24
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Norwegian
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pulp
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–
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Gravesend
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From SC 22
Listed in SC 24 See also page about Borgfred |
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Gravelines
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British
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timber
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91
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Preston
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From SC 21
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Norwegian
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pulp
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53
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Rochester
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From SC 20
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Brave Coeur
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American / MoWT 1941
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steel - trucks
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94
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Newport
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Renamed Empire Gull
From HX 109 Returned Listed in SC 24 |
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Scotia
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Swedish
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bauxite
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92
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Belfast d. g. / Newport
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–
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Norwegian
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lumber
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24
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Great Yarmouth
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Returned
(follow link to Havørn) |
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Dutch
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phosphates
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–
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Leith
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Listed in SC 24
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Lily
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Greek
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scrap - steel
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64
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Grangemouth
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–
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"
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phosphates
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–
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Avonmouth
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Listed in SC 25
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British
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steel - lumber
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–
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Manchester
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To SC 24 - did not sail
(does not show up again until SC 31) |
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"
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wheat
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–
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London
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Listed in HX 111
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Norwegian
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pit props
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–
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Methil f. o.
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Achilles
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Dutch
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phosphates
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75
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Aberdeen
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–
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British
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grain
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–
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Hull
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Listed in SC 24
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Norwegian
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bauxite
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–
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Larne
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Listed in SC 24
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Saltwick
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British
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grain
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42
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Hull
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–
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Danish / MoWT 1940
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pit props
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–
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Methil f. o.
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Listed in SC 24
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Norwegian
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pulp wood
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22
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Rochester
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–
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Dalemoor
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British
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grain
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11
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Hull
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From HX 108
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Gunvor Mærsk
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Danish / MoWT 1940(?)
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pulp - paper
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14
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London
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–
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Fintra
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British
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timber
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15
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London
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–
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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32
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Liverpool
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From HX 109
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Corabella
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British
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steel
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51
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Avonmouth
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From HX 110
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Eastmoor
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"
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steel - trucks
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71
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Hull
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–
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Pagasitikos
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Greek
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steel - scrap
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74
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Belfast d. g. / Manchester
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Empire Frost
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British
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wheat
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81
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Barry Docks
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From HX 110
Sunk - See Notes |
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Empire Gemsbuck
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"
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pig iron
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82
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Swansea
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From SC 22
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Norwegian
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bauxite
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93
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Larne
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From SC 22
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| *According to Arnold Hague, Empire Sambar (ex American Waban) had an engine room explosion on March 6. Later renamed Empire Beaver (then Norhauk). Again, see Hague's listing for SC 23 at ships in all SC convoys (as well as the external link at the end of this page and my page about Norhauk). | |||||
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Notes: Empire Frost, on a voyage from Baltimore for Barry with 9150 tons of wheat, was abandoned and taken in tow on March 12 by Dutch tug Seine (according to A. Hague, she had been in an air attack that day). Sunk by aircraft, while in tow, on March 13 in 51 35N 05 54W. She had a crew of 41 and 2 gunners - 6 crew lost. Ullapool, cargo of 7605 tons wheat for Liverpool, was struck by a parachute mine on March 13, approx. 215°, 1500 feet from North End of Princes Stage, River Mersey, and broke in two. She had a crew of 38, 15 of whom died, including 1 gunner. (Wreck demolished). The convoy arrived rendezvous on March 5 (according to Advance Sailing Telegram). 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): Related external link: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 24 |
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