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CONVOY SC 88
(Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all SC convoys. See also SC escorts).
Departed Sydney, C.B. on June 19-1942 and arrived Liverpool on July 4
(Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 33 ships)
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. See also Convoy ON 92. Additional 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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Destination
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Remarks
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Csikos
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Panamanian
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grain - trucks
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London
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From SC 87
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Portsea
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British
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lumber
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Belfast Dock
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Argolikos
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Greek
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grain - general
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London
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–
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Evinos
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"
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general
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Tyne
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–
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Neva
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Swedish
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lumber
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Methil d. g. / London
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From SC 87
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Torfinn Jarl
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Belfast Dock
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From SC 87
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Aun
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"
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lumber
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Garston
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From SC 87
Put into St. John's w/boiler trouble. Listed in WSC 89 |
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Andreas
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Greek
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wheat
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London
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From SC 87
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Empire Lynx
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British
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steel - general - 1 passenger
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Belfast
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From SC 87
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Selvistan
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"
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grain
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Hull
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From SC 87
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Amakura
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"
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sugar - mail - 23 passengers - mail 5
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Liverpool
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–
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Ingertre
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Immingham
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–
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Winsum
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Dutch
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steel - lumber
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London
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From SC 87
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Norjerv
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Norwegian
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steel - cotton
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Liverpool
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(Ex Empire Eagle)
From SC 87 |
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Empire Planet
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British
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general
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Avonmouth
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From SC 87
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Solstad
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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London
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–
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Empire Woodcock
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British
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steel - cotton
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Glasgow
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–
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Maycrest
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"
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general - steel
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Hull
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Belgian Fisherman
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Belgian
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Empire Waterhen
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British
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general
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Newport
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–
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Dolius
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"
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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Loreto
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Empire Cranmer
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"
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Bonneville
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Forresbank
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British
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general
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Belfast Dock
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–
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Tilemachos
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Greek
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lumber
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Milford Haven f. o.
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Returned to Sydney
(lost convoy in fog) Listed in SC 89 |
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North Devon
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British
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grain
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Leith / Ipswich
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–
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Armathia
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Greek
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lumber
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Barry Dock
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–
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Dimitrios Chandris
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"
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general - grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Theoskepasti
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"
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Aeas
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"
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grain - trucks
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London
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–
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Achilles
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Dutch
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flour
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Hull
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–
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Dinara
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Yugoslavian
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grain
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Glasgow
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–
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Berto
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Swansea (Southampton)
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–
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Joining from Newfoundland (Convoy WSC 88)
Sailed June 21 |
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British
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steel scrap - wood pulp
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Manchester
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Kelbergen
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Dutch
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nitrates
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London
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From SC 87
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Ashbury
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British
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iron ore
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Ardrossan
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–
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Nicolaos Michalos
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Greek
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iron ore
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Newport
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From SC 87
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| The Rescue Vessel Toward was also with this convoy. She was on her 20th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on May 20-1942 with the westbound Convoy ON 96, to Halifax, June 5. She then sailed with HS 12 from Halifax to Sydney, C.B. (June 12-June 14), joining Convoy SC 88 there on June 19 to return to Clyde, July 1. | ||||
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Notes: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 89 |
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