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CONVOY SC 32
Departed Halifax on May 19-1941 and arrived Liverpool on June 7.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 28 ships in this convoy.

Transcribed from original documents received from Tony Cooper - 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, underlined returned to port (except those that are linked, which will automatically be underlined. The Norwegian Marita, however, did return to port).

MoWT = Ministry of War Transport
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Station
Destination
Remarks
Empire Cormorant
British
steel - scrap iron - special
–
Clyde
Listed in SC 33
Polyktor
Greek
grain
–
Sharpness
Listed in SC 33
Norwegian
lumber
–
Garston
Listed in SC 33
Baron Kinnaird
British
sugar
42
Immingham / Hull
–
Empire Ptarmigan
"
pig iron - scrap iron
–
Clyde
Listed in HX 129
(See also * in Notes)
Antiope
"
grain
64
Manchester
–
Empire Lynx
"
scrap iron
–
Clyde
Listed in SC 33
Roxby
"
grain
–
Avonmouth
Listed in SC 33
Saltwick
"
grain
23
Hull
–
Empire Fusilier
"
phosphates - T.N.T.
–
Billingham-on-Tees
Listed in SC 33
Norwegian
grain
72
Sharpness
From SC 31
Aarø
Danish / MoWT 1940
bauxite
–
Burntisland
From SC 31
Listed in SC 34
Michael L. Embiricos
Greek
grain
93
Avonmouth
From SC 30
Norwegian
dry pulp
52
Mersey
From SC 31
Glaisdale
British
grain
33
Tyne
–
Lagarto
"
general
–
Liverpool
From SC 31
Listed in SC 34
Brynhild
Danish / MoWT 1940
lumber
91
Sharpness
From SC 31
Norwegian
Adm tanker B
41
Scapa
From SC 31
Flensburg
Dutch
steel - scrap iron
–
Swansea
From SC 31
Listed in SC 33
Norwegian
steel - timber
–
Portishead
From SC 31
Listed in SC 33
Milcrest
British
scrap iron
–
Hull
Listed in SC 34
Katwijk
Dutch
phosphates
34
London
From SC 31
Nordlys
Danish / MoWT 1940
wheat
–
Sharpness
From HX 126
Listed in SC 33
Norwegian
timber
82
Bristol
From SC 31
Returned to port
(St. John's - See Notes)
To SC 35
North Devon
British
grain
31
Ipswich
–
Zypenberg
Dutch
steel - scrap iron
83
Hull
(See also SC 18)
Flynderborg
Danish / MoWT 1940
lumber
81
Bristol
From SC 31
Lars Kruse
"
lumber
12
London
–
Norwegian
lumber
74
Portishead
–
Juno
Dutch
phosphates
73
Londonderry
–
Maplewood
British
grain
51
Manchester
From HX 127
Dalemoor
"
grain
21
Leith
From SC 31
Rosenborg
Danish / MoWT 1940
lumber
92
Sharpness
–
Rajahstan
British
wheat
22
Liverpool
From HX 127
Picotee
"
grain
63
Liverpool
Returned to Halifax for engine repairs
Listed in SC 35
Stalowa Wola
Polish
general - special
43
Manchester
From SC 29
Empire Meteor
British
grain - flour
32
London
–
Western Ocean
American / MoWT 4/1941
steel - scrap iron - special
71
Sharpness
(Renamed Empire Opossum)
From HX 127
Welsh Prince
British
general - 4 Lockheads - 4 tanks - special
61
Glasgow
From HX 123
Nurtureton
"
wheat
11
London
From HX 128
Stonepool
"
grain
53
U.K.
Returned to Halifax for boiler repairs
Listed in SC 33
West Saginaw
American / MoWT 2/1941
phosphates - T.N.T.
62
Leith Roads
(Renamed Empire Cougar)
From SC 30
Chagres
Panamanian
general - special
84
Liverpool
From HX 128
Additionally, according to the Commodore's notes for Convoy HX 128, La Paz (British) and the Norwegian Inger Lise, initially sailing in that convoy, were sent to join Convoy SC 32 on May 28 (follow link to HX 128).
The HX 128 Commodore adds that this convoy with SC 32 and HMS Revenge formed one convoy of 72 ships from May 28 for 3 days.

Notes:
The Rescue Vessel Zamalek was also with this convoy for a while. She was on her 6th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on May 30-1941 with Convoy OB 328 until dispersed June 2, then joined SC 32 that same day to return to Clyde, June 7. ("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hague).

The Norwegian Marita is said to have picked up survivors from Empire Storm from Convoy HX 128, which was sunk by U 557 on May 29. This would be the reason why she returned to port - follow the link to my page about this ship.

* Note that Empire Ptarmigan is listed in some previous convoys on this website as American Abercos. (See also Norelg).

A. Hague names the following 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):
Beagle - From 02/06/41 to 07/06/41
Boadicea - From 02/06/41 to 07/06/41
Bramble - From 03/06/41 to 07/06/41
Cobalt - From 19/05/41 to 20/05/41
Collingwood - From 19/05/41 to 20/05/41
Egret - From 03/06/41 to 07/06/41
Gossamer - From 03/06/41 to 07/06/41
Heliotrope - From 29/05/41 to 07/06/41
Hepatica - From 01/06/41 to 07/06/41
Laconia - From 19/05/41 to 31/05/41 (as AMC escort)
Lady Madeleine - From 03/06/41 to 07/06/41
Mayflower - From 01/06/41 to 07/06/41
Petunia - From 29/05/41 to 07/06/41
St. Loman - From 03/06/41 to 07/06/41
Talisman - From 19/05/41 to 30/05/41
Trillium - From 01/06/41 to 07/06/41
Verbena - From 29/05/41 to 07/06/41
Windflower - From 02/06/41 to 07/06/41

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