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CONVOY SC 33
Departed Sydney, C.B. on June 1-1941 and arrived Liverpool on the 21st.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 43 ships in this convoy.

Transcribed from original documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
The station numbers and names of escorts have been extracted from documents recived from Don Kindell, based on Arnold Hague's database - see
ships in all SC convoys.

Further details have been added with the help of:
"Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague
"Lloyd's War Losses", Vol. I.

Sailing date in this Advance Sailing Telegram is given as May 30-1941.

Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined returned to port (except those that are linked, which will automatically be underlined).

MoWT = Ministry of War Transport

Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Station
Destination
Remarks
Vulcanus
Dutch
phosphate
43
Ipswich
From HX 128
Fintra
British
lumber
12
London
Zurichmoor
"
wheat - trucks
71
Barry Dock
Lily
Greek
wheat
74
Avonmouth
Groenlo
Dutch
lumber
55
Barry Dock
From SC 29
Roxby
British
wheat
81
Avonmouth
From SC 32
Polyktor
Greek
grain
73
Sharpness
From SC 32
Norwegian
lumber
75
Grimsby
From SC 32
Empire Lynx
British
scrap metal
54
Grangemouth
From SC 32
Norwegian
asphalte - bauxite
42
London
Amstel
Dutch
phosphates
83
Garston
Trompenberg
"
phosphates
85
Avonmouth
Winterswijk
"
wheat
93
Swansea
Norwegian
lumber - pit props
Cardiff
To SC 34 - returned
Listed in SC 36
(see ships in all SC convoys - but follow link to Einvik)
Flensburg
Dutch
steel - scrap
94
Swansea
From SC 32
Nordlys
Danish / MoWT 1940
wheat
72
Portishead
From SC 32
Empire Cormorant
British
steel - scrap
34
Middlesbrough
From SC 32
Norwegian
nitrate
84
Clyde
From SC 31
Haifa Trader
Palestinian
wood pulp - steel
11
Methil / London
Returned to port (Sydney, C.B.)
Listed in SC 35
See also SC 29
Antlanticos
Greek
wheat
25
London
Nicolaos Piangos
"
grain - trucks
63
Manchester
Returned to port (Sydney, C.B.)
Listed in SC 34
Norwegian
bauxite
36
Burntisland
Fanø
Danish / MoWT 1940
timber
91
Cardiff
Zeus
Greek
wheat
44
Hull
Norwegian
steel - lumber
92
Portishead
From SC 32
Flowergate
British
wheat
31
Immingham
Norwegian
lumber
13
London
Empire Fusilier
British
phosphates
21
Tees
From SC 32
Thistleglen
"
planes - tractors - flour
33
Hull
Framlington Court
"
wheat - oatmeal
41
Glasgow
Empire Springbuck
"
iron - steel - explosives
52
Clyde
Maritima
"
grain - flour
46
Glasgow
Returned to port (St. John's)
Dayrose
"
flour - trucks
62
Manchester
Trongate
"
grain
53
Glasgow
Margit
Danish / MoWT 1940
bauxite
65
Ellesmere
Returned to Halifax (boiler trouble)
Listed in SC 34
Barrhill
British
grain
32
London
Sunk - See Notes
Norwegian
phosphates
35
Aberdeen
From HX 129
"
steel - lumber
45
London
Culebra
British
sugar
51
London
Parklaan
Dutch
grain
76
Avonmouth
Gypsum Queen
British
sulphur
61
Garston
From SC 31
Reedpool
"
grain
Liverpool
Listed in SC 34
Radchurch
Yug. Vid / MoWT 1941 (renamed)
lumber
Milford Haven f. o.
Listed in SC 36
(see ships in all SC convoys)
Parkhaven
Dutch
wheat
14
London
From HX 129
Stonepool
British
grain
82
Avonmouth
From SC 32
Innerton
"
grain - trucks
22
London
From HX 129
Calobre
Panamanian
general - special
23
Liverpool
From SC 31
Nailsea Moor
British
flour - trucks
24
Avonmouth
Norwegian
Tanker B
56
Manchester
See also HX 126
Grodno
British
bauxite - pitch
64
Manchester
Norwegian
nitrates
?
Newport
Transferred at sea from HX 130
See also Notes on this page

Notes:
Commodore was in Framlington Court.

The Rescue Vessel Copeland was also with this convoy for a while. She was on her 7th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with Convoy OB 331 on June 8-1941 until detached on the 12th, then joined SC 33 on June 15 to return to Clyde, June 21.

Barrhill, on a voyage from New York for London with 7000 tons of grain, did not make it to her destination. She was bombed and sunk by German aircraft on June 27/28 (midnight) - She had a crew of 38 and 2 gunners, 5 crew died.

Escorts (extracted from this list of SC convoy escorts, based on Arnold Hague's database, received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year):
Agassiz - From 04/06/41 to 15/06/41
Alberni - From 07/06/41 to 15/06/41
Ariguani - From 15/06/41 to 20/06/41
Aubretia - From 15/06/41 to 20/06/41
Banff - From 15/06/41 to 18/06/41
Britomart - From 15/06/41 to 21/06/41
Bulldog - From 15/06/41 to 19/06/41
Burnham - From 07/06/41 to 14/06/41
Carnation - From 15/06/41 to 20/06/41
Daneman - From15/06/41 to 20/06/41
Derbyshire - From 01/06/41 to 15/06/41 (as AMC escort)
Fishguard - From 13/06/41 to 18/06/41
Hollyhock - From 15/06/41 to 20/06/41
Raccoon - From 01/06/41 to 04/06/41
Salamander - From 15/06/41 to 21/06/41
St. Apollo - From 15/06/41 to 20/06/74
St. Croix - From 01/06/41 to 03/06/41
Wetaskiwin - From 04/06/41 to 15/06/41

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