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CONVOY SC 143
Advance Sailing Telegram and Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on Sept. 28-1943 and arrived Liverpool on Oct. 12
(Arnold Hague gives 39 ships)
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Advance Sailing Telegram Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew). Further details have been added with the help of:
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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Scorton
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British
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steel - pit props
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Hull
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–
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Estionian / MOWT 1940
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lumber
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Belfast Dock
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Storaa
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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pulp
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London (Gravesend)
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From SC 142
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El Mirlo
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Scapa
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–
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Empire Gulf
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Londonderry
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–
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Daylight
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American
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Adm. tanker B - trucks
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Milford Haven f. o. (Devonport)
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–
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Rapana
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Mount Rhodope
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Greek
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steel - pulp
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Glasgow
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–
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Fjordheim
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Norwegian
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general
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Swansea
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–
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Saluta
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British
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Tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Western Queen
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American
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Sommerstad
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Manchester
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From SC 142
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Maud
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"
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sugar
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Greenock
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–
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F. J. Wolfe
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British
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Tanker B
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Liverpool
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–
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Dunav
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Yugoslavian
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Tonkana
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British
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Tanker B
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Cardiff
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–
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"(?)
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general
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Bristol
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From SC 142
Listed in SC 144 |
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Empire Defiance
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"
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grain - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Ferncliff
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Norwegian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Gloucester City
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British
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general
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Bristol
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–
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Jefferson Myers
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American
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general
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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Suderøy
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Clyde / Mersey
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–
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Stad Haarlem
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Dutch
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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West Keene
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American
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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W. S. Farish
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"
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Adm. tanker B - aircraft
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Clyde
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–
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Walter Jennings
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"
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Tanker B
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Avonmouth
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–
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Yorkmar
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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Sunk - See Notes
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Dagrun
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Norwegian
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steel - lumber
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Hull
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–
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LST 216
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–
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general
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Liverpool / Clyde
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–
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LST 217
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–
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Tanker
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Liverpool / Clyde
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–
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Joining from Sydney C.B. (SSC 143)
(sailed Sept 29) |
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Archangelos
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Greek
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grain
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Barry Dock
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From SSC 142
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Picotee
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British
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steel - lumber
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Grangemouth
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–
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Yearby
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"
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Sréca
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Yugoslavian
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steel - lumber
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Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
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–
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Margit
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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lumber
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Boston (Lincs.)
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–
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Merton
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British
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grain - flour
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Leith Dock
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–
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Lago
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Norwegian
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steel - lumber
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London
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–
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Manø
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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lumber
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Great Yarmouth
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–
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Dallington Court
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British
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grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Belgian Sailor
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Belgian
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steel - lumber - phosphorus - pulp
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London
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–
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Joining from N.F. (WSC 143)
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John A. Poor
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American
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general
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Avonmouth
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From HX 256
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| Form received from Ted Agar, England - His source: Halifax diary.
The ships listed below are those that sailed from Halifax only. No ships are listed for the 1st and 2nd column (perhaps they were reserved for the Sydney portion?). |
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10
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11
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11
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21
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31
Empire Defiance |
41
Stad Haarlem |
51
Scorton |
61
Sommerstad |
71
Western Queen |
81
West Keene |
91
Ferncliff |
101 Gloucester City |
111 Yorkmar sunk |
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12
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22
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32
Dagrun |
42
Saluta |
52
El Mirlo |
62
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72
Empire Gulf |
82
Daylight |
92
F. J. Wolfe |
102 Walter Jennings |
112 Maud |
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23
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33 Dunav |
43 Suderøy |
53 W. S. Farish |
63 Rapana |
73 Jefferson Myers |
83 Tonkana |
93 Fjordheim |
103 | 113 |
| 14 | 24 | 34 Mount Rhodope |
44 Storaa |
54 LST 216 |
64 | 74 LST 217 |
84 | 94 | 104 | 114 |
Notes: Yorkmar, on a voyage from Boston for Cardiff with 6584 tons grain, dairy produce, truck parts and ammunition, was sunk by U-645 on Oct. 9. She had a crew of 39 and 28 Armed Guard - 13 died. The escorting Polish destroyer Orkan was sunk by U-378 on Oct. 8, with great loss of life, as will be seen by clicking on the external link below. Related external links: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 144 |
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