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CONVOY SC 82
Advance Sailing Telegram and Cruising Order

Departed Halifax on Apr. 30-1942 and arrived Liverpool on May 16
(Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 31 ships)

Advance Sailing Telegram

Transcribed from several original documents received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
Station numbers and names of escorts have been extracted from documents recived from Don Kindell, based on the late Arnold Hague's database - see his listing for SC 82 at ships in all SC convoys.

Additional details have been added with the help of:
"Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague.

Crossed out ships did not sail.

MoWT = Ministry of War Transport
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Station
Destination
Remarks
Norwegian
steel - pulp
83
Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
–
Chr. J. Kampmann
Danish / MoWT 1940
general
74
Preston
–
Norwegian
sealer
–
Clyde
From SC 79
Listed in SC 83
Flowergate
British
general
73
Newport
From SC 81
Empire Liberty
"
grain
52
Liverpool
–
Cotati
American / MoWT 1942
(Empire Avocet)
frozen meat
41
Liverpool
From SC 80
Baltrover
British
general
51
Liverpool
–
Starstone
"
general
42
Liverpool
From SC 81
Linge
Dutch
phosphates
32
Ipswich
From SC 81
Anneberg
Finnish / MoWT 1941
mechanical pulp
24
Rochester
–
Norwegian
general
–
Dundee
From SC 81
Listed in SC 83
Ilissos
Greek
grain
–
Newcastle
From SC 81
Listed in SC 83
Norwegian
steel - tobacco
63
Manchester
–
Roxby
British
general
71
Manchester
–
Nicolaou Virginia
Greek
grain
43
London
–
Norwegian
general
81
Avonmouth
From SC 81
Oregon I
Danish / MoWT 1940
grain
82
Barry Dock
From SC 81
Joannis
Greek
steel - lumber
44
Immingham
From SC 81
Norwegian
grain
22
Hull
–
Fintra
British
flour
92
Milford Haven f. o.
–
Norwegian
flour
23
Mersey
–
Campus
British
general
62
Manchester
–
Gloxinia
"
Tanker B
(lub. oil)
72
Avonmouth
–
Empire Razorbill
"
steel - cotton
–
Mersey
(Shows up again in SC 87)
Norwegian
Tanker B
–
Loch Ewe f. o.
Listed in SC 83
Aruba
Dutch
general
–
Cardiff
Listed in SC 83
Empire Mariner
British
general
–
Swansea
Listed in SC 83
Hampton Lodge
"
sulphur
–
Manchester
Listed in SC 83
Scorton
"
general
–
Liverpool
Listed in SC 83
Lord Byron
"
grain
21
Hull
–
Anastassios Pateras
Greek
grain
93
Avonmouth
–
Norwegian
timber
(A. Hague says: Wooden sleepers)
13
Middlesbrough
–
Amberton
British
grain
12
London
–
Empire Trent
"
grain
54
Manchester
–
Empire Ibex
"
general
91
Glasgow
–
Essex Lance
"
general
53
Liverpool
–
Norwegian
flour
–
Leith
Listed in SC 83
Port Adelaide
British
frozen - general - wool - mail 170
61
Liverpool
–
Saturnus
Dutch
general - mail 158
–
Mersey
Listed in SC 83
Dartford
British
grain
31
London
–
Empire Darwin
"
grain
11
Glasgow
–
Empire Leopard
"
steel - general
14
Hull
–
The Rescue Vessel Gothland (requisitioned in Nov.-1941, entered service Febr. 24-1942) was also with this convoy, sailing in station 55. She was on her 2nd voyage as such, having started this voyage at Clyde on Apr. 11 with the westbound Convoy ON 85 (to Halifax Apr. 22), then returned with SC 82 from Halifax Apr. 30 to Clyde May 16-1942.

Convoy SC 82 Cruising Order
Received from Ted Agar. His source: A diary.

The stations given are the intitial convoy stations on departure; these may have changed as the voyage progressed.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
Empire Darwin
21
Lord Byron
31
Dartford
41
Cotati
51
Baltrover
61
Port Adelaide
71
Roxby
91
Empire Ibex
12
Amberton
32
Linge
42
Starstone
52
Empire Liberty
62
Campus
72
Gloxinia
82
Oregon I
92
33
Hampton Lodge		 43
Nicolaou Virginia		 53
Essex Lance		 63
Rena		 73
Flowergate		 83
Ada		 93
Fintra
14
Empire Leopard		 24
Anneberg		 34 44
Joannis		 54
Empire Trent		 64
Imperoyal*
(Br)		 74
Chr. J. Kampmann		 84 94
Anastassios Pateras
15 25 35
Connector*
(Br)		 45
Belle Isle*
(Br)		 55
Gothland
(Br)
RV		 65
PLM 17*
(Br)		 75 85 95
* Note that these 4 ships are not included in the Advance Sailing Telegram (nor are they included in A. Hague's listing - again, see SC 82 at ships in all SC convoys), which would indicate they were not part of the convoy. According to A. Hague, Connector and Imperoyal had arrived Halifax on Apr. 17 in Convoy CL 22 (external link), but they must have left port on Apr. 30 for other reasons than to join SC 82. PLM 17 is listed in the AST for the next convoy, SC 83.


Notes:
Commodore was in Baltrover, Vice Commodore in Lord Byron.
Liverpool Commodore: In Roxby
Belfast Commodore: In Port Adelaide.

The ships left port in the following order (according to the diary):
The first to leave at 11:07 was Baltrover (Commodore Ship), followed at 11:12 by Cotati, and with a few minutes between each ship, Roxby, Empire Ibex, Grey County, Gloxinia, Lord Byron, Linge, Nicolaou Virginia, Empire Liberty, Joannis, Flowergate, Chr. J. Kampmann, Essex Lance, Amberton, Novasli, Fintra, Oregon I, Connector, Campus, Tore Jarl, Ada, Borgfred, Anastassios Pateras, Anneberg, Starstone, PLM 17, Rena, Gothland, Empire Darwin (Catapult freighter), Imperoyal, Port Adelaide, Belle Isle (soldiers), Empire Trent, Dartford, then Empire Leopard at 15:05.

The convoy arrived Clyde on May 16.

A. Hague names the following escorts (extracted from this list of SC convoy escorts, received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year):
Anemone - From 04/05/42 to 16/05/42
Arrowhead - From 30/04/42 to 04/05/42
Asphodel - From 04/05/42 to 15/05/42
Charlottetown - From 07/05/42 to 12/05/42
Highlander - From 04/05/42 to 15/05/42
Molde - From 15/05/42 to 16/05/42
Pennywort - From 04/05/42 to 15/05/42
St. Clair - From 30/04/42 to 04/05/42
Vanquisher - From 30/04/42 to 04/05/42
Weyburn - From 30/04/42 to 04/05/42
Winchelsea - From 04/05/42 to 16/05/42

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