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CONVOY SC 149
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 Dec. 15-1943 and arrived Liverpool on the 30th
(Arnold Hague gives 33 ships)

Advance Sailing Telegram

Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined returned to port.

MOWT = Ministry of War Transport

Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Heimgar
Norwegian
sugar - asphalt
London
Arosa
"
pit props
Immingham
From SC 148
Dimitrios Chandris
Greek
general
Swansea / (Southampton)
Katla
Icelandic
lumber - general
Loch Ewe for Iceland
(Later in RU 105)
Fjordheim
Norwegian
general
Swansea
El Ciervo
British
Tanker B
Belfast Dock
Oilreliance
"
Tanker B
Londonderry
Acavus
"
Tanker B
Clyde
Empire Mouflon
"
general
Liverpool
Nordanger
Norwegian
Tanker B
Bowling
From SC 148
To SC 150 - did not sail
Listed in SC 151
Fjallfoss
Icelandic
general - lumber
Loch Ewe for Iceland
(Later in RU 105)
Henrik Ibsen
Norwegian
lumber
London
Persier
Belgian
steel - pulp - cotton
Barrow-in-Furness
Gitano
British
general
Hull
Agios Georgios
Greek
grain - flour
London
Ioannis Frangos
"
grain - general
Hull
Empire Bunting
British
general - resin
Glasgow
Hegira
American
general
Swansea / (Plymouth)
Western Queen
"
general
Tyne
Saxet
British
Tanker B
Belfast Dock
From SC 148
(See also this message)
Kenmar
American
grain - lumber - general
Hull
Blenheim
"
sugar - general
Liverpool
Uranienborg
Danish / MOWT 1940
steel - lumber
Sharpness
Cap Cantin
French (MOWT 1940?)
wood pulp
Rochester
Listed in SC 150
British Faith
British
Tanker W
Avonmouth
Culebra
Panamanian
steel - lumber
London
Listed in SC 150
Euthalia
Greek
grain
London
Listed in SC 150
Elax
British
Tanker B
Clyde
Ferncliff
Norwegian
general
Liverpool
Hjelmaren
Swedish
sugar
Liverpool
Returned to Halifax
Lieutenant de la Tour
French / MOWT 1940
steel - general
Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
Larranga
American
general
Loch Ewe for Iceland
Listed in SC 150
Prins Maurits
Dutch
sugar
Liverpool
Petter II
Norwegian
Tanker B
London (Shellhaven)
Suderøy
"
Tanker B
Miford Haven f. o. (Famouth)
San Felix
British
Tanker B
Clyde / Scapa
Vinland
Norwegian
general
Liverpool
Vanja
"
Tanker B
Ardrossan
Listed in SC 151
Wanderer
British
sugar - rum - general
Greenock
Joining from St. John's N.F.
(sailed Dec. 17)
Fort Richelieu
British
steel - lumber
London
From SSC 148
The Rescue Vessel Dewsbury (requisitioned July 24-1941) was also with this convoy. She was on her 11th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ONS 23 on Nov. 17-1943 (to Halifax Dec. 1), returning with Convoy SC 149 from Halifax on Dec. 15, to Clyde Dec. 30. ("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hague).

Convoy SC 149 Cruising Order
Form received from Ted Agar - His source: A diary.

Halifax ships only are included here.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Gitano
21
Kenmar
31
Western Queen
41
Wanderer
51
Persier
61
Empire Bunting
71
Hjelmaren
81
Hegira
91
Saxet
101
Uranienborg
12
Katla
22
Petter II
32
Henrik Ibsen
42
El Ciervo
52
62
Oilreliance
72
San Felix
82
Elax
92
British Faith
102
Dimitrios Chandris
13
Euthalia
23
Fjallfoss
33
Ioannis Frangos
43
Heimgar
53
Acavus
63
Suderøy
73
Empire Mouflon
83
Ferncliff
93
Arosa
103
14 24
Agios Georgios
34
Prins Maurits
44
Dewsbury
(Br)
RV
54 64
Blenheim
74
Fjordheim
84
Lieutenant de la Tour
94
Vinland
104


Notes:
Commodore was in Empire Bunting.

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