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CONVOY SC 69
Departed Halifax on Febr. 10-1942 and arrived Liverpool on the 27th (Arnold Hague says 25 ships).

Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
Station numbers and sequence of departure (in Notes) were received from Ted Agar, England (his source: Halifax diary).

Station numbers are stations upon departure Halifax; these may have changed as the voyage progressed.

Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined returned to port.

MOWT = Ministry of War Transport
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Station
Destination
Remarks
Empire Unity
British
Tanker B
31
London (Purfleet)
From SC 68
Brabo
Belgian
steel - pulp
43
London
See also SC 68
Empire Elk
British
general
–
Londonderry
From SC 68
Listed in SC 70
Empire Liberty
"
grain
11
London
See also SC 68
Harperley
"
grain
21
London
From SC 67
President Francqui
Belgian
Tanker B
41
Clyde
From SC 67
Peribonka
"
nitrates
81
Milford Haven / Plymouth
From SC 68
Novasli
Norwegian
grain
22
Ipswich
From SC 68
Milcrest
British
steel
62
Cardiff
From SC 68
Listed in SC 73
Frumenton
"
grain
12
London
From SC 66
Tore Jarl
Norwegian
palm nuts
24
Hull
See also SC 68
Empire Plover
British
general
61
Holyhead
From SC 68
Listed in SC 70
Radcombe
"
iron ore
83
Port Talbot
From SC 68
Returned to Halifax
To SC 70 - did not sail
Listed in SC 71
Katingo Hadjipatera
Greek
grain
–
Ipswich
Listed in SC 71
Spar
Dutch
general
–
London
From SC 68
Listed in SC 70
Dunboyne
American
general
54
Clyde f. o. ( N. Russia)
From SC 68
Later joined Convoy PQ 13
Solitaire
Norwegian
Tanker B
32
Sunderland
From SC 68
Effingham
American
general
52
Clyde f. o. ( N. Russia)
From SC 68
Later joined PQ 13 - sunk
Margit
Danish / MOWT 1940
railway ties
13
London
From SC 68
Fintra
British
grain
82
Sharpness
–
Ulla
Danish / MOWT 1940
bauxite
33
Manchester
–
Raceland
Panamanian
general
63
Clyde f. o. / N. Russia
Later joined PQ 13 - sunk
Pencarrow
British
phosphates
72
Mersey
–
Spinanger
Norwegian
Adm. tanker B
42
Londonderry
–
Bristol City
British
general
–
Bristol
Listed in SC 71
Cressdene
"
cereals - general
71
London
–
Philip T. Dodge
"
general
–
Avonmouth
From SC 67
To SC 70 - returned
Listed in SC 72
City of Dallas
American
general
–
Iceland
Listed in SC 71
Melmore Head
British
general
–
Liverpool
Listed in SC 71
Agia Marina
Greek
grain
34
Hull
–
Cap Cantin
French
timber
–
London
Listed in SC 70
Megara
British
Tanker B
–
Manchester
To SC 70 - returned
Listed in HX 177
Norwegian
"
general
–
Glasgow
Listed in HX 175
Saltersgate
"
iron ore
–
Middlesbrough
Listed in SC 70
West Jaffrey
American
general
–
Clyde f. o. / N. Russia
See Notes
Empire Gazelle
British
general
74
Holyhead / Liverpool
–
Hartlepool
"
linseed
–
Hull
Listed in SC 70
Imperial Monarch
"
general
64
Manchester
–
Lista
Norwegian
general
–
Liverpool
Listed in SC 70
Atlantian
British
steel - general
51
Liverpool
Commodore
Montcalm
"
icebreaker
53
Clyde f. o. / N. Russia
Returned to port (St. John's)
Listed in SC 72
Later joined Convoy PQ 15,
or possibly PQ 14?
(disagreement in sources)
Joining from Newfoundland (Convoy WSC 69)
Sailed Febr. 13
Baron Ogilvy
British
iron ore
not known
Cardiff
From SC 66
Glenwood
"
general
not known
Londonderry
From SC 68


Notes:
West Jaffrey went ashore on Febr. 8-1942 near Peases Is. and became a total loss.

The Halifax ships left port in the following order:
At 11:28 the British freighter Cressdene went out, followed at 11:31 by the British freighter Atlantian (Flagship) and with a few minutes between each ship: Peribonka, Empire Liberty, Empire Unity, Ulla, Margit, Solitaire, President Francqui, Frumenton, Effingham, Dunboyne, Fintra, Tore Jarl, Novasli, Radcombe, Pencarrow, Spinanger, Harperley ('H' on stack), Imperial Monarch, Raceland (2 stacks in centre), Empire Gazelle ('B' flag - meaning, I believe, she carried explosives), Agia Marina, Brabo, Montcalm.

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