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CONVOY SC 89
(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 26-1942 and arrived Liverpool on July 11.
(Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 51 ships)
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - 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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Ramava
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Latvian
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grain
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London
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–
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Elisabeth Lensen
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British
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grain
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Leith / London
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–
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Timok
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Yugoslavian
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wheat
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Sharpness
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–
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Tennessee
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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grain
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Swansea
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–
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Tbilisi
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Russian
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general
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Iceland
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(Later joined Convoy PQ 18)
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Meanticut
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American
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general
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Iceland
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(Later joined Convoy PQ 18)
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Norwalk
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"
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general
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Iceland
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From SC 87
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Medina
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"
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Army supplies
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Iceland
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–
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Larranga
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"
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general
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Iceland
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From SC 87
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Northern Sword
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"
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general
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Iceland
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From SC 87
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Colorado
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"
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general
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Iceland
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From SC 87
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Bollsta
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Manchester
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–
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British Governor
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Hvalfjord
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–
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Måkefjell
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Norwegian
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paper pulp
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Rochester
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–
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Prins Maurits
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Dutch
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sugar - mail 17
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Greenock
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–
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Nadin
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Greek
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steel - pulp
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Manchester
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–
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Gunvor Mærsk
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Danish / MOWT 1940(?)
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lumber
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Manchester
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–
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Nea
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Norwegian
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lumber
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London
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–
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Comedian
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British
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sugar - pitch - 8 passengers - mail 13
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Liverpool
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–
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Vojvoda Putnik
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Yugoslavian
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general
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Newport
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–
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Arica
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French / MOWT 1942
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general
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London
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–
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Montreal City
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British
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general
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Bristol
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–
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Zagloba
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Polish
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Maritima
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British
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Rio Verde
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Norwegian
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general
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Garston
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–
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Panamanian
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general
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Belfast Dock
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Listed in SC 90
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West Maximus
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American
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steel - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Marsa
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British
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phosphates
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Garston
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–
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Agia Marina
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Greek
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grain
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London
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–
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Empire Panther
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British
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steel
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Glasgow
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–
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Helencrest
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"
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grain - general
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Cardiff
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–
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Empire Opossum
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"
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steel - tobacco
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Manchester
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–
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Empire Rhodes
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"
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grain - general
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Clyde (for trials) / Manchester
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From HX 195
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Tore Jarl
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Norwegian
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wood pulp
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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Graiglas
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Keystone
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American
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general
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Mersey
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–
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Collingsworth
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"
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Army stores
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Belfast Dock
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–
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Virginia Dare
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"
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general
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Iceland
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(See also SC 81)
(Later joined Convoy PQ 18) |
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St. Olaf
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"
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general
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Iceland
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(Later joined Convoy PQ 18)
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El Coston
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Panamanian
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general
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Iceland
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–
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Murena
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Dutch
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Adm. tanker B
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Iceland
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–
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Sapelo
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American
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none given
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Iceland
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–
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Cetus
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Sharpness
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–
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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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From SC 88
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Tilemachos
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Greek
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steel - lumber
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Sharpness
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From SC 88
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Maycrest
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British
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steel - general
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Hull
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From SC 88
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Joining from Newfoundland (Convoy WSC 89)
Sailed June 28 |
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Mariposa
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British
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steel scrap - wood pulp
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Manchester
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From SC 88
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Cantal
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French / MOWT 1941
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iron ore
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Cardiff
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–
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Oneida
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American
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general
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Iceland
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–
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Ostende
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Belgian
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sulphurite
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Mersey
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(See also SC 63)
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Aun
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Garston
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From SC 88
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Lorient
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French / MOWT 1940
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iron ore
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Newport
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| The Rescue Vessel Stockport was also with this convoy. She was on her 5th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on May 26-1942 with the westbound Convoy ON 98, to Halifax June 11. She then sailed with HS 15 from Halifax to Sydney C.B. (June 19-June 21), joining Convoy SC 89 there on June 26 to return to Clyde (July 10). | ||||
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Notes: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 90 |
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