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CONVOY SC 51
Departed Sydney, C.B. on Oct. 23-1941 and arrived Liverpool on Nov. 9.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 38 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. See also Convoy ON 12 and other westbound convoys from this time period. Further details have been added with the help of:
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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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Latvian / MoWT 1940
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wheat
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–
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Dublin
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Antonio
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British
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sulphur
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84
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Liverpool
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From SC 50
(will be added) |
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"
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iron ore - calcium carbide
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–
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Middlesbrough
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Empire Redshank
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"
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carbon black - aviation gas
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44
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Archangel
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From SC 50
Returned to Sydney w/engine trouble To SC 52 - did not sail Listed in SC 60 Later joined Convoy PQ 7B to Murmansk |
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Odysseus
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Greek
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sulphur
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64
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Mersey
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From SC 50
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Empire Elk
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British
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sulphur
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41
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Glasgow
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From SC 50
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Sithonia
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"
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sulphur
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53
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Manchester
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–
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Gallant Fox
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Panamanian
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corn
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23
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Belfast
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–
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Kingman
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"
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coal in bags
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34
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Reykjavik
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From HX 155
(will be added - See ships in all HX convoys) |
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"
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steel - general
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–
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Glasgow
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To SC 52 - did not sail
Listed in SC 53 |
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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–
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London
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Rajahstan
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British
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rock phosphate
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91
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Avonmouth
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–
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Sabor
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"
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grain - cotton - cased meat - mail
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33
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London
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–
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Iroquois
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"
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Tanker W
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72
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Manchester
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From SC 50
(will be added - See ships in all SC convoys) |
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Empire Lawrence
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"
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grain
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81
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Liverpool
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–
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Norwegian
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general
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24
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Leith
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From SC 50
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Baron Ruthven
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British
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phosphates
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21
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Tees
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–
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Exterminator
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Panamanian
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general
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74
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Liverpool
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From SC 48
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Polyktor
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Greek
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general
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13
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Leith
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From SC 50
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"
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general
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–
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Avonmouth
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Achilles
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Dutch
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sugar
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42
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Greenock
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–
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Norwegian
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steel
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–
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Mersey
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Berkel
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Dutch
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phosphates
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14
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London
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–
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British
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sugar
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–
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London
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To SC 52 - returned
Listed in SC 54 |
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Empire Sunbeam
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"
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steel - general
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31
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Grangemouth
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From HX 155
(See ships in all HX convoys) |
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Vernon City
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"
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steel - cotton
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63
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Leith / Immingham
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–
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Baltrover
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"
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general
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65
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Liverpool
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From SC 50
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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82
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Milford Haven / Southampton
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From HX 155
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Grangepark
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British
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sulphur
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61
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Manchester
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–
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Lord Byron
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"
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steel - canned goods - general
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62
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Manchester
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–
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Luxor
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"
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Tanker B
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32
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London (Purfleet)
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–
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Nemanja
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Yugoslavian
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sugar
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54
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Liverpool
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–
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Tilsington Court
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British
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steel - general
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52
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Holyhead / Mersey
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–
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Norwegian
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sugar
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73
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Liverpool
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–
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Welsh Prince
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British
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general
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51
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Leith / London
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–
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Aristides
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Panamanian
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general
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83
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Liverpool
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–
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Baron Ogilvy
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British
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sugar
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22
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London
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–
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Norwegian
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general
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93
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Preston
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–
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Empire Livingstone
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British
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phosphates
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11
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London
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See * in Notes
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Empire Cheetah
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"
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grain - steel - cotton
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71
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Holyhead/ Manchester
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–
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"
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general
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–
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Swansea
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To SC 52 - returned
Listed in SC 54 |
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B
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45
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Clyde
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–
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Essex Lance
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British
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general
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43
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Liverpool
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–
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Dayrose
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"
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iron ore
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12
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Tees (Middlesbrough)
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–
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Norwegian
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lumber
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92
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Bristol
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–
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Greek
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sugar
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–
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London
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Joined SC 52 - ashore
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British
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iron ore
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–
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Not for U.K.
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From SC 49
(will be added - See ships in all SC convoys) |
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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–
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Loch Ewe f. o.
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To SC 52 - returned
Listed in SC 54 |
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Empire Gazelle
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"
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sulphur
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85
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Garston
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–
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"
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general
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–
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Liverpool
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To SC 52 - returned
Listed in SC 54 |
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Ships joining from Wabana (Convoy WSC 51)
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Rose Schiaffino
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French / MoWT 1941
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iron ore
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?
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Cardiff
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From WSC 50
Said to have returned to port, See also ** in Notes |
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PLM 13
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British
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iron ore
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?
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Tees (Middlesbrough)
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Returned to port
Listed in SC 53 |
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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–
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Loch Ewe f. o.
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British
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paper
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–
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London
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To SC 52 - returned
Listed in SC 53 |
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Taxiarchis
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Greek
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iron ore
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?
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Newport
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From SC 50
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Notes: ** Rose Schiaffino, on a voyage from Wabana (Oct. 26) for Cardiff, via St. John's (left Oct. 31) with 4200 tons of iron ore, was torpedoed and sunk by U-374 on Oct. 31-1941. She had a crew of 37 and 4 gunners, all of whom died. (R. W. Jordan gives U-105 as the culprit, with the date as Oct. 28, east of White Bay, Newfoundland). The convoy arrived rendezvous on Nov. 3. 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 links: The Empire Ships - Provides more information on the Empire Ships sailing in this convoy. Russian Convoy Series - PQ 7B is included (and as can be seen, Empire Redshank is listed). To the next SC convoy in my list SC 52 |
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