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CONVOY SC 93
(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 24-1942 and arrived Liverpool on Aug. 7.
(Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 41 ships)
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Further details have been added with the help of:
See also Convoy ON 122, ON 124 (and other ON convoys from that period). 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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Norwegian
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general - trucks
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Glasgow
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Manø
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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lumber
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Boston
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From SC 92
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Parklaan
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Dutch
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grain
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London
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From SC 92
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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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From SC 92
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Bruarfoss
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Icelandic
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general
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Iceland
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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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Bristol
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–
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Fagersten
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Norwegian
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lumber
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London
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–
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Empire Scout
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British
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grain
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Newcastle
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Returned to Sydney C.B.
(engine trouble) Listed in SC 94 |
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Parthenon
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Greek
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Solhavn
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Grimsby
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–
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Empire Wagtail
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British
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general
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Mersey f. o.
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–
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Empire Heath
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"
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grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Lagarfoss
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Icelandic
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grain - general
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Iceland
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–
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Fairwater
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British
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grain
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Newcastle
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–
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American
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general
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USSR
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Listed in HX 200
(Later joined PQ 18) |
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"
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general
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USSR
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"
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general
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USSR
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From SC 91
Listed in HX 200 (Later joined PQ 18) |
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"
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general
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USSR
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Listed in HX 200
(Later joined PQ 18) |
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Norlago
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"
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general
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Iceland
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–
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Empire Zephyr
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British
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general
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Glasgow
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–
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Dutch
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steel - lumber
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Hull
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(Shows up again in SC 99)
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Nashaba
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American
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general
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Avonmouth
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–
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Sommerstad
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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London (Thameshaven)
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–
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Kolsnaren
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Swedish
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steel
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Mersey
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–
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Rio Branco
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Campus
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British
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steel - general
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Manchester
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–
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American
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general
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U.K.
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To SC 94 - did not sail
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Barrington Court
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British
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Briarwood
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"
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phosphates
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Ipswich
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–
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Cydonia
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"
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grain
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London
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–
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Empire Cabot
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"
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phosphates
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Avonmouth
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–
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Vest
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Norwegian
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Macbrae
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British
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lumber
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London
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–
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Empire Franklin
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"
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grain - trucks
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Liverpool
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–
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Rena
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Norwegian
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steel - lumber
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Manchester
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–
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Yemassee
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Panamanian
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general - mail 35
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Iceland
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–
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Pan York
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American
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general - petrol
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Iceland
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–
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Spokane
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Panamanian
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general
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Iceland
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–
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Granville
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"
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general
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Iceland
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–
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Kingman
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"
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not known
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Iceland
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Norwegian
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steel - sulphite - pulp
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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Listed in SC 94
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Katingo Hadjipatera
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Greek
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steel - lumber
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Glasgow
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–
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Empire Dunstan
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British
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pulp
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London
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–
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From Newfoundland - WSC 93
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Senta
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Norwegian
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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From WSC 92
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Botlea
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British
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iron ore
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Cardiff
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From WSC 92
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Picotee
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"
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iron ore
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Port Talbot
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–
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Joannis
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Greek
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iron ore
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Barry Dock
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–
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PLM 13
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–
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Sirehei
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Norwegian
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iron ore
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Ardrossan
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–
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Pacific
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British
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iron ore
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Newport
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–
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Ogmore Castle
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"
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zinc concentrates
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West Hartlepool
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–
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Norwegian
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wood pulp
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Milford Haven f. o.
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| * Ruth I is not mentioned in subsequent convoys. The AST for SC 99 is not available. The Rescue Vessel Bury was also with this convoy. She was on her 5th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on June 30-1942 with the westbound Convoy ON 108, to Halifax July 15. She then sailed with HS 33 from Halifax to Sydney C.B. (July 22-July 23), and joined Convoy SC 93 there on July 24 - to Clyde Aug. 6. |
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Notes: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 94 |
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