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CONVOY SC 56
Departed Sydney, C.B. on Nov. 22-1941 and arrived Liverpool on Dec. 10.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 45 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:
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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Dux
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Norwegian
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phosphates
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Mersey
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From SC 53
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Hallanger
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"
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Adm. tanker B
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Clyde
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From SC 55
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Léopold II
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Belgian
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wood pulp
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London (Gravesend)
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Badjestan
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British
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general - mail
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Clyde
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From SC 55
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West Hematite
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American / Irish 1941
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wheat
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Belfast for Dublin
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(Renamed Irish Pine)
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British
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general - 7 passengers
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Mersey
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From SC 55
Listed in SC 57 |
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Plaudit
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Panamanian
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general
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Liverpool
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From SC 55
Arrived Reykjavik Dec. 7 |
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Greek
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grain
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Hull
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From SC 55
To SC 57 - did not sail Listed in SC 58 |
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Inger Elisabeth
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Norwegian
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flour
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London
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From SC 55
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Everleigh
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British
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wheat - cereals
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London
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From SC 55
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Sevilla
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"
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whale oil
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Liverpool
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From SC 55
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Saltwick
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"
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grain - cereals
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London
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–
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Greek
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sugar
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Clyde
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From SC 55
To SC 57 - returned to port Listed in SC 58 |
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Empire Wyclif
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British
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grain
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Hull
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–
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Meropi
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Greek
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wheat
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London
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–
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Baron Cochrane
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British
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sugar - 1 passenger
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London
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–
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Keilehaven
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Dutch
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paper - pulp
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Manchester
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–
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Søborg
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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phosphates
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Mersey
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–
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Glaisdale
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British
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grain
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Ipswich
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–
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Sonja Mærsk
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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flour
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Aberdeen
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From SC 55
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British
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general
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Belfast
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Did sail
See * in Notes |
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"
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grain
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Leith
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Listed in SC 57
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Panamanian
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grain
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Leith
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To SC 57 - returned to port
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Dunkeld
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British
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general - cotton
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Manchester
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–
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Elizabeth Massey
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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"
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phosphate
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Tees
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Listed in SC 57
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Irish
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grain
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Dublin
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To SC 57 - did not sail
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Norlin
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American
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general
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Reykjavik
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See ** in Notes
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Raranga
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British
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frozen meat - general - mail 110
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Glasgow
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–
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Start Point
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"
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sugar
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Liverpool
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From SC 54
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Belgian
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Tanker B
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Shellhaven
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Askeladden
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Norwegian
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aluminium - pulp
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Glasgow
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From SC 55
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Empire Peacock
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British
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phosphates
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Tyne
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–
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Empire Steelhead
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"
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general - micanite
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London
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–
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Ingerfem
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Norwegian
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grain
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Hull
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–
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Lake Osweya
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American
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general - coal - medical supplies
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Reykjavik
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–
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Pendeen
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British
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sugar
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London
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From SC 55
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Selvistan
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"
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general
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Cardiff
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–
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Panamanian
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general
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Archangel
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To SC 57 - did not sail
See *** in Notes |
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Clearpool
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British
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general
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Mersey
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–
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Daytonian
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"
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general
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Holyhead / Liverpool
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–
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Empire Magpie
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"
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Empire Ptarmigan
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"
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general
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Hull
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–
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Flensburg
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Dutch
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general
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Liverpool
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–
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Sheridan
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British
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general - mail 32
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London
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–
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Greek
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grain
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Hull
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Listed in SC 57
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Mälaren
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Swedish / MOWT 1940
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general
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Glasgow
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See Notes
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Greek
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grain
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Hull
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To SC 57 - did not sail
Listed in SC 58 (struck mine) |
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Ramapo
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Panamanian
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steel - general
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Mersey f. o.
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–
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Swedish
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general
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Glasgow
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To SC 57 - did not sail
Listed in SC 58 |
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Tolken
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"
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steel - general
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Liverpool
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–
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Saturnus
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Dutch
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flour
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Glasgow
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–
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Scottish Trader
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British
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steel - general
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Liverpool
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Sunk - See Notes
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"
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none given
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Londonderry
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–
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Torfinn Jarl
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Norwegian
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flour
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Bristol
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See also HX 161
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Caduceus
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British
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wood pulp - starch - copper
zinc - pears - wax - steel - general |
Leith / London
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–
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"
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general - micanite
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London
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Norwegian
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general - mail
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Mersey f. o.
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Listed in SC 57
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British
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phosphate
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Billingham
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Listed in SC 57
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Norwegian
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sulphur
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Manchester
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To SC 57 - did not sail
Listed in SC 58 |
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British
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general
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Liverpool
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Listed in SC 57
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Ramava
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Latvian
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pulp wood
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Barrow
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–
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Brønnøy
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Norwegian
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grain - maize
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Leith
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From SC 55
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Campus
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British
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wheat
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Clyde
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–
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Willesden
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"
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general - steel
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Belfast / Glasgow
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See * in Notes
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Notes: Note that Mälaren is listed as Sälen in some later convoys on this website (from 1942). * As can be seen, Willesden shows up twice in the Advance Sailing Telegram; the last time with a note attached saying "Deleted from list owing to being omitted from Sailing Telegram" ** There's a note in connection with this American ship saying "May be Norlindo (U.S.) 2686 gt". *** Africander does not show up in any convoy to Russia in this time period - the only convoy she's listed in is PQ 18 almost a year later. Scottish Trader, on a voyage from Philadelphia for Liverpool with steel, food stuffs and general, became a straggler and was torpedoed and sunk on Dec. 6 by U-131. She had a crew of 37 and 6 gunners - there were no survivors. Related external link: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 57 |
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