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CONVOY ON 122
Code Word MAGOG
Commodore's report on attacks is available on Page 2 
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Departed Liverpool on Aug. 15-1942, dispersed on Sept. 3 (Arnold Hague says 36 ships, agreeing with the Commodore's notes). |
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| Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
See also SC 91, SC 92 and other SC convoys from the same time period. Info on ships sunk and casualties added with the help of: Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Pa=Panamanian, Am=American, Du=Dutch, Sw=Swedish, Po=Polish, Gr=Greek, Lat=Latvian, Da=Danish, (MOWT=Ministry of War Transport) Ships sailing from: s= sunk, †= dead |
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11 (Bel)
(Br) |
21 (L)
Empire Wagtail (Br) |
31 (L)
Silverelm (Br) |
41 (L)
Empire Breeze s - 1 † (Br) |
51 (G)
Athelprince tanker (Br) |
61 (L)
Fintra (Br) |
71 (L) Trolla s - 6 † (Norw) |
81 (G) (Br) |
91 (M) Katvaldis s - 3 † (Lat / MOWT 1940) |
101 (L) Inger Toft (Da/MOWT 1940) |
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12 (L)
Kolsnaren (Sw) |
22 (L)
Stad Arnhem (Du) |
32 (A)
Gloxinia tanker (Br) |
42 (M)
tanker (Norw) |
52 (G)
(Br) |
62 (M)
Rolf Jarl (Norw) |
72 (M) Modlin (Po) |
82 (M) Atland (Sw) |
92 (M) Ingerfire (Norw) |
102 (A) Jan (Norw) |
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13 (G)
City of Lancaster (Br) |
23 (G)
Van der Veldt* (Du) |
33 (A) Baron Herries (Br) |
43 (M) Parismina (Am) |
53 (A) Ramava (Lat) |
63 (G) Sirehei (Norw) |
73 (M) Inger Elisabeth (Norw) |
83 (A) Tenax (Br) |
93 (A) Lifland (Da/MOWT 1940) |
103 (L) Mariposa (Br) |
| 14 (A) Empire Chamois (Br) |
24 (A) Merchant Royal (Br) |
34 (A) Ingman** (Br) |
44 (L) Rio Branco (Norw) |
54 (G) Stockport Rescue Vessel (Br) |
64 (A) Amberton (Br) |
74 (A) Souliotis (Gr) |
84 (A) Isabel (Isobel?) (Pa) |
94 (M) Sheaf Mount s - 31 † (Br) |
104 (A) Start Point (Br) |
| The cancelled Empire Waterhen, Carslogie and Llangollen are listed in Convoy ON 124 Aug. 22. * There's a ship listed as Van de Velde in Convoy SC 92 (6389 gt) - same ship? ** The ship in station 34 is listed as Ingman on this form, but as Ingham on the 2nd form. For info, Lifland and Parismina later joined Convoy SC 101 to return to the U.K. (Lifland was sunk). |
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on arrival splitting point |
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7
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11
Merchant Royal Boston |
21
Empire Wagtail New York |
31
Silverelm New York |
41
Athelprince New York |
51
Rio Branco Sydney C.B |
61
Fintra St. John N.B. |
71 Amberton Halifax |
81 Inger Toft Sydney C.B. |
91 Ingerfire Sydney C.B. |
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22
Stad Arnhem New York |
32
Baron Herries New York |
42
Parismina Boston |
52
Ramava Sydney C.B. |
62
Rolf Jarl Halifax |
72 Inger Elisabeth Halifax |
82 Atland Sydney C.B. |
92 Modlin Halifax |
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13
City of Lancaster New York |
23
Van der Veldt New York |
33 | 43 | 53 Jan Sydney C.B. |
63 Sirehei Sydney C.B. |
73 Isabel Halifax |
83 Tenax Sydney C.B. |
93 |
| 14 Empire Chamois New York |
24 | 34 | 44 | 54 Stockport Halifax |
64 Ingham? Sydney C.B. |
74 Mariposa (Halifax |
84 | 94 |
Notes: Commodore Captain S. H.(?) White R.N.R. was in Athelprince. Vice Commodore vessel was intended to be Llangollen, but this ship is crossed out on the convoy form (listed in ON 124, as mentioned). Rear Commodore was in Silverelm. Columns were to be 3 cables apart during the day and 5 cables apart during the night, with the ships in each coulumn to be 2 cables apart. Empire Breeze was torpedoed by U-176 and U-438 on Aug. 25 with the loss of 1 man, 48 survived. Stockport (requisitioned July 8-1941) was on her 6th voyage as rescue vessel. She joined from Clyde on Aug. 16-1942 and arrived Halifax on Sept. 1, then returned to the U.K. with Convoy SC 99 from Halifax on Sept. 5 - to Clyde Sept. 20. All the Norwegian ships in this convoy are included on this website - see alphabet index below. Escorts: Continue to Commodore's Report on attacks Related external links: To the next ON convoy in my list ON 123 |
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