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CONVOY SC 18
Departed Halifax on Jan. 2-1941 and arrived Liverpool on the 19th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 27 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
MOWT=Ministry of War Transport For info, some of these ships are also listed in Convoy OB 244 |
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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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Titus
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Dutch
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phosphates
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Grimsby
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From SC 16
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Danby
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British
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steel - lumber
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London
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From SC 17
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Rozenburg
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Dutch
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wood pulp
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Grimsby
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Kingsland
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British
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steel - pit props
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Tyne
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From SC 17
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Berto
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Norwegian
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pit props
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Blyth
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From SC 17
Put into St. John's w/weather damage |
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Lysaker V
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"
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pit props
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Immingham
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From SC 17
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"
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pit props
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W. Hartlepool
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From SC 17
Listed in SC 19 |
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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pulp wood
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Ridham Dock
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Listed in SC 19
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Empire Industry
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British
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pit props
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W. Hartlepool
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From SC 17
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Dimitrios G. Thermiotis
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Greek
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steel - scrap
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Birkenhead
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From HX 99
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Regin
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Norwegian
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pit props
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W. Hartlepool
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–
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Empire Gunner
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British
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steel - pit props
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Newport
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–
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Helena Margareta
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"
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steel - special
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London
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–
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Zypenberg
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Dutch
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steel - scrap
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Hull
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From HX 99
Returned to Halifax |
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Embassage
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British
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steel - general
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Grangemouth
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From SC 17
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North Brook
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"
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pulp wood
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Ridham Dock
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–
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Cydonia
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"
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steel - pit props
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Hull
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–
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Loreto
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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From HX 98
(not available) |
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Empire Soldier
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"
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sulphur
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Hull
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–
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Kathariotisa
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Greek
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spoolwood
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Belfast d. g. / Garston
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From SC 17
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Geddington Court
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British
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steel - scrap - special - Tomahawks
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Glasgow / Middlesbrough
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–
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Empire Lotus
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"
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steel - scrap
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Hull
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From HX 98
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Norwegian
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pit props
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Immingham
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Listed in SC 19
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Astra
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"
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lumber
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Sharpness
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–
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British
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steel - scrap
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Liverpool
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Listed in SC 19
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Norwegian
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pit props
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Tyne
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To SC 19 - did not sail
To SC 20 - returned to port Listed in SC 22 |
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Trolla
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"
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pit props
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W. Hartlepool
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–
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"
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Tanker B
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Avonmouth
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To SC 19 - did not sail
To SC 20 - did not sail Listed in SC 21 |
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British
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timber - wheat - steel
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Hull
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From HX 99
Listed in SC 19 |
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"
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sugar - general
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London
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Listed in SC 19
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Leonidas N. Condylis
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Greek
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pit props
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Birkenhead
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–
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Wellfield
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British
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Adm. tanker B
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Scapa
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From HX 100
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Zeus
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Greek
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steel - trucks
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Newport
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From HX 100
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Nordlys
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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steel - timber
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London
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From HX 100
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Selvistan
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British
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steel - scrap
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Grangemouth
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From HX 101
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Manchester Spinner
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"
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general - special
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Manchester
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From HX 100
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Benedict
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"
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general - special
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Liverpool
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From HX 100
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Souliotis
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Greek
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general
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Belfast d.g. / Liverpool
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From HX 100
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Notes: The Rescue Vessel Hontestroom was with this convoy for a while, on her 1st voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Jan. 10-1941 with Convoy OB 272, until dispersal Jan. 14, then returned to Clyde with Convoy SC 18 Jan. 17 - to Clyde Jan. 19. "Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). To the next SC convoy in my list SC 19 |
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