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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)

Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.

Additional details have been added with the help of:
"Convoys to Russia 1941-1945", Bob Ruegg & Arnold Hague.
"Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague.

Crossed out ship did not sail.

MOWT = Ministry of War Transport

Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Destination
Remarks
Ramava
Latvian
grain
London
Elisabeth Lensen
British
grain
Leith / London
Timok
Yugoslavian
wheat
Sharpness
Tennessee
Danish / MOWT 1940
grain
Swansea
Tbilisi
Russian
general
Iceland
(Later joined Convoy PQ 18)
Meanticut
American
general
Iceland
(Later joined Convoy PQ 18)
Norwalk
"
general
Iceland
From SC 87
Medina
"
Army supplies
Iceland
Larranga
"
general
Iceland
From SC 87
Northern Sword
"
general
Iceland
From SC 87
Colorado
"
general
Iceland
From SC 87
Bollsta
Norwegian
lumber
Manchester
British Governor
British
Adm. tanker B
Hvalfjord
Måkefjell
Norwegian
paper pulp
Rochester
Prins Maurits
Dutch
sugar - mail 17
Greenock
Nadin
Greek
steel - pulp
Manchester
Gunvor Mærsk
Danish / MOWT 1940(?)
lumber
Manchester
Nea
Norwegian
lumber
London
Comedian
British
sugar - pitch - 8 passengers - mail 13
Liverpool
Vojvoda Putnik
Yugoslavian
general
Newport
Arica
French / MOWT 1942
general
London
Montreal City
British
general
Bristol
Zagloba
Polish
general
Manchester
Maritima
British
general
Glasgow
Rio Verde
Norwegian
general
Garston
Chagres
Panamanian
general
Belfast Dock
Listed in SC 90
West Maximus
American
steel - general
Liverpool
Marsa
British
phosphates
Garston
Agia Marina
Greek
grain
London
Empire Panther
British
steel
Glasgow
Helencrest
"
grain - general
Cardiff
Empire Opossum
"
steel - tobacco
Manchester
Empire Rhodes
"
grain - general
Clyde (for trials) / Manchester
From HX 195
Tore Jarl
Norwegian
wood pulp
Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
Graiglas
British
general
Liverpool
Keystone
American
general
Mersey
Collingsworth
"
Army stores
Belfast Dock
Virginia Dare
"
general
Iceland
(See also SC 81)
(Later joined Convoy PQ 18)
St. Olaf
"
general
Iceland
(Later joined Convoy PQ 18)
El Coston
Panamanian
general
Iceland
Murena
Dutch
Adm. tanker B
Iceland
Sapelo
American
none given
Iceland
Cetus
Norwegian
lumber
Sharpness
Portsea
British
lumber
Belfast Dock
From SC 88
Tilemachos
Greek
steel - lumber
Sharpness
From SC 88
Maycrest
British
steel - general
Hull
From SC 88
Joining from Newfoundland (Convoy WSC 89)
Sailed June 28
Mariposa
British
steel scrap - wood pulp
Manchester
From SC 88
Cantal
French / MOWT 1941
iron ore
Cardiff
Oneida
American
general
Iceland
Ostende
Belgian
sulphurite
Mersey
(See also SC 63)
Aun
Norwegian
lumber
Garston
From SC 88
Lorient
French / MOWT 1940
iron ore
Newport
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).

Notes:
Commodore was in Comedian.

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