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CONVOY SC 48
Advance Sailing Telegram
Departed Sydney, C.B. on Oct. 5-1941 and arrived Liverpool on the 22nd

Cruising order and Commodore's notes are available on page 2

Transcribed from original documents received from Roger Griffiths (Advance Sailing Telegram) - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined returned (except those that are linked, which will automatically be underlined).

Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Norwegian
flour
Glasgow
Baron Elgin
British
sugar
Clyde f. o.
From SC 47
Listed in SC 49
(both will be added - see ships in all SC convoys)
Gudmundrå
Swedish
sugar
Belfast d. g. / Liverpool
From SC 47
See * in Notes
To SC 52 (Wabana portion) - did not sail
See SC 53 (Wabana portion)
Capsa
British
Adm. tanker B
Scapa
From SC 47
Scottish Heather
British
Adm. tanker B
Clyde
From SC 46
(will be added)
Knud
"
(Ex Danish)
lumber
Boston
From SC 47
Frances Dawson
"
maize
Belfast
From SC 47
Karabagh
"
Tanker W
London
From SC 47
Listed in SC 49
(see ships in all SC convoys)
Norwegian
steel - general
Glasgow
From SC 47
Sunk - see page 2
"
steel - canned goods
Cardiff
From SC 47
Empire Moonbeam
British
sugar
London
From SC 47
(Vice Commodore)
Norwegian
general - 2 passengers
Manchester
From SC 47
San Gaspar
British
Tanker B
Mersey
Norwegian
general
Hull
Spar
Dutch
sulphur
London
From SC 47
Grodno
British
general
Methil d. g. / London
Rosenborg
"
phosphates
Aberdeen
Euthalia
Greek
wheat - general
Belfast
From SC 44
(will be added)
Welsh Trader
British
general
Clyde
Peterton
"
sugar
Clyde f. o.
Norwegian
lumber
Boston
Peder Bogen
British
Tanker B
Clyde
Norwegian
Tanker B
Clyde
From SC 47
Sunk - see page 2
Kingsborough
British
steel - food stuffs
Belfast
Clan Ranald
"
general
Belfast d. g. / Manchester
From SC 46
(will be added)
Empire Gull
"
scrap
Swansea
From SC 47
Empire Heron
"
sulphur
Manchester
From SC 47
Sunk - see page 2
Norwegian
nitrate
Newport
Listed in Convoy HX 152
Philip T. Dodge
British
newsprint - steel
Manchester
Rossum
Dutch
phosphates
Ipswich
Saltersgate
British
phosphates
Newport
Stamos
Greek
barley
Liverpool
Listed in SC 49
(see ships in all SC convoys)
Silvercedar
British
general
Liverpool
Sunk - see page 2
Castalia
"
general
Liverpool
Commodore vessel
Defender
"
general - mail 23
Liverpool
Lornaston
"
sulphur
Hull
From SC 47
Mount Taurus
Greek
grain
London
Norwegian
lumber
Londonderry
Sunk - see page 2
Exterminator
Panamanian
general
Liverpool
Listed in SC 51
Norwegian
phosphates
Garston
Sunk - see page 2
Fairwater
British
sugar
Clyde
Manchester Spinner
"
steel - cotton
Holyhead / Manchester
Silverelm
"
general
Manchester
Vassilios A. Polemis
Greek
general
Avonmouth
Not listed on the A 1 form,
see page 2
Danae II
British (Ex Fr.)
timber
Sharpness
Empire Beaver
British
phosphates
Clyde f. o.
Listed in SC 49
Norwegian
steel - pulpwood
Ridham Dock
Not included on A 1 form,
see page 2
Seapool
British
steel - cotton
Tyne
Markland
"
aluminum - paper
Manchester
To SC 49 - returned
Listed in SC 50
Seringa
"
iron ore
Middlesbrough
Noted as "doubtful speed"
To SC 49 - did not sail
To SC 51 - did not sail
W. C. Teagle
"
Tanker B
Swansea
Sunk - see page 2
Empire Moon
"
wheat
Liverpool
From SC 46
Marietta E
"
general
Methil d. g. / London
From HX 152
Bold Venture **
Panamanian
general
Liverpool
Sunk - see page 2
Enseigne Maurice Préchac
French
iron ore
Cardiff
From SC 46
Scheduled from Wabana
To SC 49 - returned
Listed in SC 50
(see ships in all SC convoys)
Ioannis Frangos
Greek
pulp
Ellesmere Port
From Wabana
Listed in SC 49
Anna
"
wheat
London
From SC 45
(will be added)
From Wabana
Mauritz
Swedish
lumber
London
From SC 46
Empire Antelope
British
steel
Immingham
Evros
Greek
iron ore
Ardrossan
From HX 151
Sunk - see page 2
Manaquí
British
rum - sugar
London
Not included on A 1 form,
see page 2
Norwegian
Tanker W
Milford Haven f. o.
From HX 152

Notes:
* Gudmundrå left SC 48 in Belle Isle Str. at 23:00 on Oct. 17 with engine trouble (see page 2).

** Bold Venture is crossed out with the word "NOT" next to the name (all the other crossed out names also have "NOT" next to them). However, this ship must have sailed afterall, because she's listed as sunk in this convoy (see Page 2).

Some sources list Vancouver Island as a straggler from this convoy. This appears to be an error, see this posting to my Ship Forum.

Continue to cruising order - page 2
Misc. reports - page 3

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Will be added: SC 49 and SC 50
To the next available SC convoy in my list SC 51


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