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CONVOY SC 90
(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 July 3-1942 and arrived Liverpool on July 16.
(Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 32 ships)
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. See also Convoy ON 122 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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Coulmore
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British
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Ioannis Frangos
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Greek
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steel - timber
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Barry Docks
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–
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Philipp M
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British
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flour
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Liverpool
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–
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Theomitor
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Greek
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steel - lumber
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Hull
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–
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Prins Willem Van Oranje
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Dutch
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sugar - rum - mail 9
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Greenock
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–
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Merchant Royal
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British
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general
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Hull
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–
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Brika
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"
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nitrates
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Leith
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–
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Dux
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Norwegian
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timber
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Grimsby
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–
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Clydebank
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British
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wheat
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Liverpool
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–
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Trevilley
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"
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wheat
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Hull
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–
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Granfoss
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Norwegian
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pulp
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Grimsby
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–
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Losada
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British
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general - mail 55
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Liverpool
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–
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Mount Pindus
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Greek
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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British
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general
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Belfast f. o.
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Listed in SC 91
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Keilehaven
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Dutch
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aluminium - pulp
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Ardrossan
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–
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Mount Taygetus
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Greek
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general - trucks
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Bristol
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–
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Tovelil
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Danish /MOWT 1940
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paper - lumber
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Cardiff
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–
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Dutch
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lumber
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Belfast Dock
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Listed in SC 91
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Katvaldis
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Latvian / MOWT 1940
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steel - pulp
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Milford Haven f. o.
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–
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Wisla
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Polish
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Empire Mersey
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British
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general
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Belfast d. g. / Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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Pan Gulf
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American
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Army stores
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Mersey
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–
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Sheaf Mount
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British
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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Empire Activity
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"
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steel
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Glasgow
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–
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Norvarg
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Norwegian
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steel
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Newport
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(Ex Empire Elk)
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Innesmoor
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British
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Empire Lightning
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"
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general
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Holyhead / Manchester
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–
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Lifland
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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lumber
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London
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–
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Norelg
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Norwegian
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general
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Glasgow
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Cape Wrath
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British
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wheat
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London
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–
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Hollinside
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"
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manganese
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Workington
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–
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Evanger
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Marylyn
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British
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general
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Manchester
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–
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Chagres
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Panamanian
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general
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Belfast Dock
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From SC 89
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Joining from Newfoundland
Sailed July 5 |
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Modlin
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Polish
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wood pulp
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Swansea (Southampton)
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| The Rescue Vessel Perth was also with this convoy. She was on her 15th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on June 9-1942 with the westbound Convoy ON 102 (rescued survivors from Seattle Spirit), to Halifax June 24. She then sailed with HS 19 from Halifax to Sydney C.B. (June 30-July 2), joining Convoy SC 90 there on July 3 to return to Clyde (July 15). | ||||
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Notes: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 91 |
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