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CONVOY SC 4
Departed Sydney, C.B. on Sept. 10-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 26th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 30 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from Advance Sailing Telegram received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
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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Heien
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Sharpness
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–
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Watkins F. Nisbet
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British
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lumber
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Preston
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–
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Elizabeth Massey
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"
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wheat
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Manchester
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From SC 3
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Berto
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Boston
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From SC 3
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"
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wood pulp
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Preston
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Listed in SC 5
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Estonian
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lumber
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Belfast
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Alresford
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British
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lumber
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London
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–
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Narocz
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Polish
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general
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Garston
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From SC 3
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Norwegian
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wood pulp
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Belfast / London
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See Notes for SC 3
Listed in SC 5 |
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Greek
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iron ore
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Cardiff
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Listed in SC 5
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Kordecki
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Polish
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pulp wood
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London
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–
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Akabahra
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Norwegian
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pit props
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Hull
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–
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Tenax
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British
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grain
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Belfast / Newcastle
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From HX 71
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Great Yarmouth
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Listed in SC 5
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Osric
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Swedish
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lumber
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Great Yarmouth
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–
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Selbo
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Norwegian
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pulp wood
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Manchester
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–
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Danish / MOWT 1940?
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pulp wood
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Medway
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Lysaker V
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Norwegian
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pit props
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Hull
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–
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Hildur I
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"
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pulp wood
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River Medway
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–
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Thala
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British
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iron ore
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Middlesbrough
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–
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Alderpool
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"
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grain
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Belfast / Tyne
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–
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Suderholm
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Avonmouth
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–
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"
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iron - steel
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Glasgow
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Listed in SC 5
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British
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steel - scrap
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Hull
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Listed in HX 72
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Errington Court
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"
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grain
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Portishead
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–
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Evviva
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Norwegian
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pit props
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Blyth
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–
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Tore Jarl
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"
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lumber
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Preston
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–
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Woensdrecht
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Dutch
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Tanker W
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Clyde f.o.
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Bolette
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Whitehaven
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Also in AST for HX 72
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Ingertre
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"
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pit props
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Hull
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From HX 72
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Kolsdal
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"
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lumber
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Blyth
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–
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Profit
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"
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lumber
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Clyde / Preston
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–
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Amicus
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British
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phosphates
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Ardrossan
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From HX 72
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Lab
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Tyne
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From HX 72
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Brask
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"
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iron ore
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Cardiff
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From HX 72
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Scotia
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Swedish
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iron ore
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Port Talbot
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–
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Holystone
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British
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grain
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Avonmouth
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–
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Rimfakse
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Sharpness
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–
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William H. Daniels
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British
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lumber
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King's Lynn
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From SC 3
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Notes: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 5 |
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