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CONVOY SC 51
Departed Sydney, C.B. on Oct. 23-1941 and arrived Liverpool on Nov. 9.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 38 ships in this convoy.
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Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Further details have been added with the help of:
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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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Latvian / MOWT 1940
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wheat
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Dublin
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From SC 49 (not available)
Joined SC 52 - sunk |
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Antonio
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British
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sulphur
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Liverpool
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From SC 50 (not available)
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"
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iron ore - calcium carbide
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Middlesbrough
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Empire Redshank
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"
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carbon block - aviation gas
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Archangel
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From SC 50
Returned to Sydney w/engine trouble To SC 52 - did not sail Listed in SC 60 Later joined Convoy PQ 7B to Murmansk |
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Odysseus
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Greek
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sulphur
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Mersey
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From SC 50
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Empire Elk
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British
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sulphur
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Glasgow
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From SC 50
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Sithonia
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"
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sulphur
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Manchester
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–
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Gallant Fox
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Panamanian
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corn
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Belfast
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–
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Kingman
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"
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coal in bags
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Reykjavik
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From HX 155 (not available)
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"
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steel - general
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Glasgow
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To SC 52 - did not sail
Listed in SC 53 |
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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London
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From SC 50
To SC 52 - returned Listed in SC 54 |
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Rajahstan
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British
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rock phosphate
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Avonmouth
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–
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Sabor
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"
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grain - cotton - cased meat - mail
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London
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–
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Iroquois
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"
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Tanker W
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Manchester
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From SC 50
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Empire Lawrence
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"
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grain
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Liverpool
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–
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Aust
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Norwegian
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general
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Leith
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From SC 50
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Baron Ruthven
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British
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phosphates
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Tees
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–
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Exterminator
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Panamanian
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general
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Liverpool
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From SC 48
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Polyktor
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Greek
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general
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Leith
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From SC 50
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"
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general
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Avonmouth
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Achilles
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Dutch
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sugar
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Greenock
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–
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Norwegian
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steel
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Mersey
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Berkel
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Dutch
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phosphates
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London
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–
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British
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sugar
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London
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To SC 52 - returned
Listed in SC 54 |
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Empire Sunbeam
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"
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steel - general
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Grangemouth
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From HX 155
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Vernon City
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"
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steel - cotton
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Leith / Immingham
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–
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Baltrover
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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From SC 50
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Arthur W. Sewall
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Milford Haven / Southampton
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From HX 155
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Grangepark
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British
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sulphur
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Manchester
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–
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Lord Byron
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"
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steel - canned goods - general
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Manchester
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–
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Luxor
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"
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Tanker B
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London (Purfleet)
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–
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Nemanja
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Yugoslavian
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Tilsington Court
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British
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steel - general
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Holyhead / Mersey
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–
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Velox
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Norwegian
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sugar
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Liverpool
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–
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Welsh Prince
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British
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general
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Leith / London
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–
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Aristides
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Panamanian
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Baron Ogilvy
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British
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sugar
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London
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–
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Corvus
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Norwegian
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general
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Preston
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–
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Empire Livingstone
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British
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phosphates
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London
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See * in Notes
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Empire Cheetah
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"
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grain - steel - cotton
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Holyhead/ Manchester
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–
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"
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general
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Swansea
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To SC 52 - returned
Listed in SC 54 |
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Finnanger
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Norwegian
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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–
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Essex Lance
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Dayrose
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"
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iron ore
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Tees (Middlesbrough)
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–
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Jan
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Bristol
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–
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Greek
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sugar
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London
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Joined SC 52 - ashore
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British
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iron ore
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Not for U.K.
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From SC 49
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Loch Ewe f. o.
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To SC 52 - returned
Listed in SC 54 |
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Empire Gazelle
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"
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sulphur
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Garston
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–
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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To SC 52 - returned
Listed in SC 54 |
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Ships joining from Wabana (Convoy WSC 51)
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Rose Schiaffino
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French / MOWT 1941
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iron ore
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Cardiff
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From WSC 50
Said to have returned to port, but see ** in Notes |
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PLM 13
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–
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iron ore
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Tees (Middlesbrough)
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Returned to port
Listed in SC 53 |
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Norwegian
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Tanker B
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Loch Ewe f. o.
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British
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paper
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London
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To SC 52 - returned
Listed in SC 53 |
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Taxiarchis
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Greek
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iron ore
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Newport
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From SC 50
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Notes: ** Rose Schiaffino, on a voyage from Wabana (Oct. 26) for Cardiff, via St. John's (left Oct. 31) with 4200 tons of iron ore, was torpedoed and sunk by U-374 on Oct. 31-1941. She had a crew of 37 and 4 gunners, all of whom died. (R. W. Jordan gives U-105 as the culprit, with the date as Oct. 28, east of White Bay, Newfoundland). Related external links: The Empire Ships - Provides more information on the Empire Ships sailing in this convoy. Russian Convoy Series - PQ 7B is included (and as can be seen, Empire Redshank is listed). To the next SC convoy in my list SC 52 |
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