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CONVOY SC 84
Advance Sailing Telegram and Cruising Order
(Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all SC convoys. See also SC escorts).
Departed Halifax on May 14-1942 and arrived Liverpool on the 29th
(Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 45 ships)
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Advance Sailing Telegram Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew). Additional 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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Destination
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Remarks
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Veni
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Norwegian
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steel - pulp
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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Ruth I
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"
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general
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West Hartlepool
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–
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Daniel Morgan
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American
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general
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Iceland (N. Russia)
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From SC 83
Joined Convoy PQ 17 - sunk |
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Norluna
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"
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general
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Iceland
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From SC 83
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John Witherspoon
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"
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general
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Iceland (N. Russia)
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From SC 83
Joined Convoy PQ 17 - sunk |
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Oregonian
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"
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general
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Iceland (N. Russia)
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From SC 83
(Later joined Convoy PQ 18 - sunk) |
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Bristol City
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British
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general
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Bristol
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From SC 83
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Richard Bland
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American
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general
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Iceland (N. Russia)
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From SC 83
(Not listed in Russian convoy until JW 51A - Dec.-1942) |
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Iron Baron
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Norwegian
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general
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Methil d. g. / Hull
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–
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Philip T. Dodge
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British
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steel - newsprint
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Manchester
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–
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Yemassee
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Panamanian
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general
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Reykjavik
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–
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Sulev
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Estonian / MOWT 1940
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flour
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Swansea
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–
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Campfire
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American
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general
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Iceland (N. Russia)
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(Later joined Convoy PQ 18)
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Beauregard
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"
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general
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Loch Ewe f. o. (N. Russia)
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(Not listed in Russian convoy
until JW 51A - Dec.-1942) |
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Carbella
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Panamanian
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general
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Iceland
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–
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Aneroid
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"
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general
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Loch Ewe f. o. (N. Russia)
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(Not listed in any convoy
to Russia in this period) |
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Fjallfoss
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Icelandic
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general
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Iceland
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From SC 83
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Inger Lise
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Norwegian
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wood pulp
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Grimsby
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–
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Noreg
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Iceland
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–
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Dorothy Luckenbach
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American
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general
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Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
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From SC 83
(Not listed in any convoy to Russia) |
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Lago
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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Para
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Condylis
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Greek
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grain
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Hull
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–
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Cydonia
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British
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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flour
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Glasgow
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Listed in HX 191
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"
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grain
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Avonmouth
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Listed in SC 85
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Glaisdale
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"
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grain
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Manchester
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–
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Greek
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grain
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Avonmouth
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To HX 191 - did not sail
Listed in SC 85 |
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Maud
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Norwegian
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grain
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Cardiff
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–
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Spero
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"
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flour
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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Antinous
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American
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general
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Clyde f. o. (N. Russia)
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(Not listed in any
convoy to Russia) |
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Boreas
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Egton
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British
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grain
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Dublin
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–
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Elizabeth Massey
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"
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grain
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Manchester
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–
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Fylingdale
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"
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grain
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Leith / London
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–
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"
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general
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Belfast Dock
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Listed in HX 191
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British Pride
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"
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fuel
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Manchester
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–
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Castilian
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"
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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"
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steel - timber
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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Listed in SC 85
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Egba
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"
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general - 1 passenger
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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"
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grain
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Avonmouth
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Listed in SC 85
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Belgian
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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Listed in SC 85
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Trolla
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Belfast d. g. / Garston
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–
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Dutch
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flour
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Leith
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Listed in SC 85
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British
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general
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Cardiff
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Listed in SC 85
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Dutch
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flour
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Bristol
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Listed in SC 85
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Norwegian
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pulp
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Gravesend
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Listed in SC 85
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Empire Gazelle
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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USS Stratford
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American
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Govt. stores
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Iceland
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–
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USS Polaris
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"
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Govt. stores
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Iceland
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–
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Bonde
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Norwegian
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timber
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Immingham
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–
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Joining from Newfoundland
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Shaftesbury
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British
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general
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Swansea (Southampton)
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(See also SC 63)
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"
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steel - scrap
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Hull
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Listed in SC 85
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Peter Helms
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American
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coal
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Reykjavik
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(See also SC 73)
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Empire Sunrise
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British
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grain - flour
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Liverpool
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From SC 83
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Atland
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Swedish
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Keila
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Estonian
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pulp
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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| The Rescue Vessel Dewsbury (requisitioned July 24-1941) was also with this convoy. She was on her 4th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Apr. 22-1942 with the westbound Convoy ON 88 (to Halifax May 6), returning with SC 84 on May 14, to Clyde May 28. | ||||
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| Received from Ted Agar. His source: A diary.
The stations given are the initial convoy stations on departure Halifax; these may have changed as the voyage progressed. |
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11
Fylingdale |
21
Castilian |
31
Inger Lise |
41
British Pride |
51
Egba |
61
Elizabeth Massey |
71
Egton |
81
Bristol City |
91
Glaisdale |
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12
Spero |
22
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32
Iron Baron |
42
John Witherspoon |
52
Dorothy Luckenbach |
62
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72
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82
Lago |
92
Maud |
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13
Ruth I |
23
Daniel Morgan |
33 Campfire |
43 Richard Bland |
53 Beauregard |
63 Bonde |
73 Empire Gazelle |
83 Trolla |
93 Veni |
| 14 Condylis |
24 | 34 Fjallfoss |
44 Noreg |
54 Yemassee |
64 Aneroid |
74 Para |
84 Philip T. Dodge |
94 Sulev |
| 15 | 25 Antinous |
35 Polaris |
45 Norluna |
55 Dewsbury (Br) RV |
65 Carbella |
75 | 85 |
95 |
| Oregonian, Cydonia, Boreas, Shaftesbury, Peter Helms, Empire Sunrise, Atland, Keila, and Stratford were not included in Ted's list and, therefore, station numbers for these ships are not known. | ||||||||
The ships left Halifax in the following order: The first to leave at 11:20 was the Egba (Commodore ship), followed at 11:24 by Fylingdale, and with a few minutes between each ship, John Witherspoon, Bristol City, Egton, Dorothy Luckenbach, Beauregard, Yemassee, Castilian, Inger Lise, Glaisdale, Daniel Morgan, Spero, Ruth I, Iron Baron, Noreg, Empire Gazelle, Richard Bland, Trolla, Veni, Dewsbury, Sulev, Philip T. Dodge, Carbella, Campfire, Lago, Elizabeth Massey, Polaris (F 11), Norluna, Para, Fjallfoss, Antinous, Condylis, Maud, British Pride, Aneroid, and the last to leave was Bonde at 14:54. More details on all the Norwegian ships in this convoy can be found with the help of the alphabet index below. Related external link: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 85 |
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