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CONVOY SC 9
Scheduled to sail on Oct. 21, but departed Sydney, C.B. on Oct. 24-1940 and arrived Liverpool on Nov. 9
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 24 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 |
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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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Canford Chine
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British
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iron ore
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Port Talbot
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–
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Fanefjeld
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Norwegian
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lumber
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London
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From SC 8
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George J. Goulandris
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Greek
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phosphates
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Newport
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From SC 8
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Swedish
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lumber
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Glasgow
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From SC 8
Listed in SC 10 |
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Algarve
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Danish (MOWT 1940?)
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lumber
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London
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–
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Norwegian
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newsprint
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Manchester
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Greek
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iron ore
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Port Talbot
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To SC 10 - did not sail
Shows up again in SC 15 (will be added) |
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Stonepool
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British
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steel - trucks
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Cardiff
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–
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Lily
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Greek
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steel - iron
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Glasgow
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To Halifax - crew member w/broken leg
Listed in SC 10 |
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Erna III
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Danish Erna / MOWT 1940
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pit props
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Immingham
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From HX 79
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Victo
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Tyne
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–
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King James
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British
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sugar
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London
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–
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Wilno
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Polish
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pulp wood
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Ridham Dock
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–
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Eastmoor
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British
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lumber - steel
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London
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–
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Anna
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Greek
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metal - lumber
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Garston
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–
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Coulmore
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British
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lumber
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Leith
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From SC 8
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Frank B. Baird
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"
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lumber
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Wisbeck
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From SC 8
To St. John's - reason not given |
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Lottinge
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"
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lumber
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Milford Haven / Plymouth
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From SC 8
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Gloxinia
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"
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Tanker B
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Manchester
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–
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"
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steel - scrap
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Swansea
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Danish / MOWT 1940
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pulp wood
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Belfast d. g. / Ridham Dock
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Listed in SC 11
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Czestochowa
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Polish
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wood pulp
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Belfast d. g. / River Mersey
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–
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Fylingdale
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British
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maize
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Milford Haven / Plymouth
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–
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Norwegian
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wood pulp
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Gravesend
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Listed in SC 10
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Bjørkhaug
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"
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pit props
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Tyne
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–
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Dutch
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lumber
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Hull
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To SC 10 - did not sail
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British
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grain
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Ipswich
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Listed in SC 10
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Thistleford
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"
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steel
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Newport
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–
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Dutch
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pulp - lumber
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Gravesend
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Listed in SC 10
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British
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steel
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Clyde f. o.
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Listed in SC 10
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Swedish
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steel
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Newport
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Listed in HX 85
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Irvine
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Listed in SC 10
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British
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phosphate
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Belfast
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Listed in SC 10
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Cresco
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Norwegian
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pit props
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Boston
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–
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Berkel
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Dutch
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lumber
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London
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Egée
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French / MOWT 1940
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lumber
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Middlesbrough
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From HX 83
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Siremalm
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Norwegian
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pulp wood
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Rochester
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From HX 81 & HX 82
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Amstel
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Dutch
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iron ore
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Grimsby
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From HX 82
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Guinean
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British
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general - special
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Belfast d. g. / Glasgow
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From HX 83
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Polykarp
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Norwegian
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Tanker W
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London
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From SC 5
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Reedpool
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British
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maize
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Belfast
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–
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Rolf Jarl
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Norwegian
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lumber
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Belfast f. o.
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From HX 83
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Erviken
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"
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iron ore
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Cardiff
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Chemong
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British
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lumber
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Milford Haven / Plymouth
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–
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Notes: To the next SC convoy in my list SC 10 |
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