Convoy SC 127 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY SC 127 (Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all SC convoys. See also SC escorts).
| Convoy SC 127 Cruising Order departed Halifax on Apr. 16-1943 and arrived Liverpool on May 3 (Arnold Hague gives 55 ships) | ||||||||||||
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| Form received from Ted Agar. His source: A diary. For info, some of the ships in this convoy had arrived with Convoy ON 169. Br=British, Du=Dutch, Norw=Norwegian, Da=Danish, Fr=French, Bel=Belgian, Gr=Greek, Pol=Polish, Am=American, Pan=Panamanian, Hon=Honduran.RV=Rescue Vessel, MOWT=Ministry of War Transport | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 11 Fort Stager (Br) | 21 Forthbank (Br) | 31 Fort Howe (Br) | 41 Hartlepool (Br) | 51 | 61 H. M. Flagler? (Pa)or Peebles? (Br) | 71 Empire Franklin (Catapult fr.) (Br) | 81 Empire Moon (Catapult fr.) (Br) | 91 Lagarto (Br) | 101 Rugeley (Br) | 111 Arizpa (Am) | 121 City of Newcastle (Br) | 131 Empire Cormorant (Br) |
| 12 Van Ostade (Du) | 22 Mana (Hon) | 32 Picotee (Br) | 42 Innerton (Br) | 52 Beacon (Am) | 62 El Ciervo (Br) | 72 Beaconstreet (Br) | 82 | 92 West Nohno (Am) | 102 Solstad (Norw) | 112 Saluta (Br) | 122 Dean Emery (Pa) | 132 Alresford (Br) |
| 13 Stal (Br) | 23 Starstone (Br) | 33 Belgian Sailor (Bel) | 43 Sirehei (Norw) | 53 Herbert L. Pratt (Am) | 63 Kingman (Pa) | 73 | 83 Roxane? (Fr)or Empire Mouflon? (Br) | 93 Standard(Pa) | 103 Hercules (Du) | 113Fort de Troyen(Fr / MOWT 1940) | 123 Dimitrios Chandris (Gr) | 133 Armathia (Gr) |
| 14 Inger Toft(Da / MOWT 1940) | 24 Themisto (Du) | 34 Keilehaven (Du) | 44 Ann Skakel (Am) | 54 Sandviken (Norw) | 64 Fort Lajoie (Br) | 74 | 84 | 94 Oregon I (Br) | 104 Geisha (Norw) | 114 Wisla (Pol) | 124 LST 418 (invasion barge) | 134 |
| 15 | 25 | 35 Mimosa (Gr) | 45 LST 424 (invasion barge) | 55Moscha D. Kydoniefs (Gr) | 65 Briarwood (Br) | 75 | 85 Accrington (Br) RV | 95 Prince Anarij? * | 105 West Keene (Am) | 115 | 125 | 135 |
Notes: The reason for my question marks is that some ships have been given the same station number.
* Might be Yogoslavian Princ Andrej?
West Nohno, Stal, Innerton and Oregon I are also listed in the previous convoy, SC 126, while Picotee is listed in SC 125. Inger Toft may have returned to port(?) - also listed in the next convoy.
Some of the ships in this convoy returned to the U.S. in Convoy ONS 7 on May 7-1943.
Accrington (requisitioned in March 1942) was on her 4th voyage as rescue vessel, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ON 174 on March 21, to Halifax Apr. 5, then returning with SC 127 from Halifax Apr. 16-May 3. ("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hauge).
To the next SC convoy in my list SC 128
| Aa–Al | An–Ar | As–Av | Ba | Be | Bi–Bl | Bo | Br–Bu | C | D |
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| E | F | G | Ha | He | Hi–Hy | Hø | I | J | K |
| L | M | N | O | PQ | R | Sa–Sc | Se–Sj | Sk–Sn | So |
| Sp–St | Su–Sø | Ta–Te | Th–Ti | To | Tr–Tø | U | V | W | Ø |
