Convoy SC 134 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY SC 134 Advance Sailing Telegram and Cruising Order (Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all SC convoys. See also SC escorts).
Departed Halifax on June 16-1943 and arrived Liverpool on July 1
(Arnold Hague gives 74 ships)
| Advance Sailing Telegram Transcribed from several original documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew). See also westbound convoys ONS 5, ONS 7 (as well as ON 181, KMS 21 and KMS 22). |
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| Ship | Nationality | Cargo | Destination | Remarks |
| Astrid | Norwegian | sugar | Liverpool | (Ex Empire Pilgrim See Astrid) |
| Bridgepool | British | grain | Swansea / Plymouth | – |
| H. M. Flagler | Panamanian | Tanker B | Clyde / Ardrossan | – |
| Heimgar | Norwegian | sugar - mail | Liverpool | – |
| Hiram | " | general | Sharpness | – |
| Ivan Topic | Yugoslavian | steel - lumber | Hull | – |
| Kenmar | American | general | Liverpool | (See also HX 239) |
| Salvador | Panamanian | Tanker B | Loch Ewe for Iceland | – |
| Standard | " | Tanker B | Bowling | – |
| Sinnington Court | British | grain - mail | London | – |
| Exmouth | American | general - grain | Liverpool | – |
| Western Sword | " | general - grain | London | – |
| Elizabeth Massey | British | grain | Leith Dock | Returned to Halifax Listed in SC 135 |
| Lord Cochrane | " | grain - flour | Hull | Arrived St. John's June 25 Listed in SC 135 |
| Empire Planet | " | flour | London | – |
| Dubrovnik | Yugoslavian | general | London | – |
| Agia Marina | Greek | grain | Leith Dock | – |
| D. L. Harper | British | Tanker W | Avonmouth | – |
| Tovelil | Danish / MOWT 1940 | wood pulp | Rochester | – |
| Balfe | British | general | Manchester | – |
| " | general | Liverpool | Listed in SC 135 | |
| Greek | pulp | Mersey | Listed in SC 135 | |
| Lekhaven | Dutch | sugar | London | (See also SC 132) |
| Cape Sable | British | steel - pulp | Manchester | – |
| Kingman | Panamanian | general - lumber | Loch Ewe for Iceland | (See also RU 82) |
| Katendrecht | Dutch | Tanker W | Bromborough | From SC 133 |
| Estrella | Norwegian | general - lumber | Barry Dock | (See also SC 132) |
| Barrgrove | British | grain | Avonmouth | – |
| Maud | Norwegian | sugar | Greenock | From SC 133 |
| Alcoa Scout | American | general | Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton) | From SC 133 |
| Greek | steel - pulp | London | From SC 133 Listed in SC 135 | |
| Lars Kruse | Danish / MOWT 1940 | pulp | Grimsby | From SC 133 |
| Porjus | Swedish | lumber - pulp | Glasgow | – |
| Laban Howes | British | steel - lumber | Blyth | From HX 243 |
| Panama City | American | steel - lumber | Hull | (See also HX 242) |
| West Cheswald | " | general | London | – |
| Governor | British | rum - sugar - cotton | Clyde | – |
| Beaconstreet | " | Adm. tanker B | Milford Haven / Falmouth | – |
| British Prestige | " | Adm. tanker B | Invergordon | – |
| British Honour | " | Adm. tanker B | Rosyth | – |
| Norwegian | steel - lumber | Sharpness | To SC 135 - did not sail To SC 136 - did not sail | |
| Danish / MOWT 1941 | Tanker B - mail | Clyde | Listed in SC 135 | |
| Cairnesk | British | general | Liverpool | – |
| Chr. Th. Boe | Norwegian | Tanker B | Humber | – |
| Disa | Swedish | lumber | Boston (Lincs.) | – |
| Dean Emery | Panamanian | Tanker W | Stanlow | – |
| El Ciervo | British | Adm. tanker B | Milford Haven f. o. (Devonport) | – |
| Esturia | " | Tanker B | London (Thameshaven) | – |
| Fernbank | Norwegian | steel - lumber | Tyne | – |
| Fairwater | British | flour | London | – |
| Germa | Norwegian | general | London | From HX 243 |
| Ile de Re | Panamanian | general | Hull | – |
| Isobel | " | steel - lumber | Methil d. g. / London | – |
| Merton | British | grain | London | – |
| Mont Everest | Panamanian | sugar | Clyde | (See also HX 242) |
| British | general - mail | London | Listed in SC 135 | |
| Nancéen | French | general | Bristol | – |
| American | general | London | Listed in SC 135 | |
| Oremar | " | general | London | From HX 243 |
| Odysseus | Greek | grain | Glasgow | – |
| Parklaan | Dutch | grain | Londonderry | – |
| Persier | Belgian | general | Avonmouth | – |
| Scorton | British | grain | London | Returned to Halifax Listed in SC 135 |
| Sandviken | Norwegian | general | Loch Ewe for Iceland | – |
| Scandia | British | Adm. tanker B | Clyde | – |
| W. S. Farish | American | Tanker B | Clyde | – |
| Yearby | British | grain | Leith Dock | Put back to Sydney, C.B.Listed in SSC 135 |
| Suncrest | " | general | Glasgow | – |
| Empire Porpoise | " | grain | Cardiff | – |
| Runswick | " | sugar | Clyde | Arrived Halifax June 20 Listed in SC 136 |
| Errington Court | " | grain | London | – |
| Spurt | Norwegian | lumber | Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth) | – |
| Waldo Hill | British | steel - lumber | Garston | From HX 244 |
| Pacific Shipper | " | general | Liverpool | From HX 244 |
| Empire Mouflon | " | general | London | – |
| Joining from Sydney C.B. (SSC 134) (sailed June 17) | ||||
| Baron Cawdor | British | steel - lumber | Immingham | – |
| Baron Semple | " | steel - lumber | Immingham | – |
| Empire Kingsley | " | grain - general | Glasgow | – |
| Empire Ridley | " | flour | London | – |
| Euthalia | Greek | grain | Tyne | ReturnedListed in SSC 135 |
| Nordeflinge | British | steel - lumber | Grimsby | – |
| " | wheat - general | Avonmouth | Listed in SSC 135 | |
| Rena | Norwegian | sulphate - pulp | Ellesmere Port | – |
| Mannington | British | Tanker B | Eccles | – |
| Empire Cabot | " | grain - general | London | – |
| Joining from Newfoundland (sailed June 18) | ||||
| Berkel | Dutch | pulp | London | – |
| Winston Salem | American | general | Swansea | From SC 133 (see also HX 239) |
| PLM 13 | – | wood pulp | Newport | – |
| Convoy SC 134 Cruising Order | |||||||||||
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| Form received from Ted Agar. His source: A diary. This form shows Halifax ships only. Pacific Shipper and Waldo Hill have been given the same station number (111), hence my question marks. Kingman is not included on Ted's form and, therefore, station number is not known. | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 11 Lord Cochrane | 21 Sinnington Court | 31 Errington Court | 41 Yearby | 51 Merton | 61 Governor | 71 Balfe | 81 Cape Sable | 91 Cairnesk | 101 | 111 Pacific Shipper?Waldo Hill? | 121 Bridgepool |
| 12 Laban Howes | 22 Suncrest | 32 Salvador | 42 H. M. Flagler | 52 British Honour | 62 El Ciervo | 72 Chr. Th. Boe | 82 Beaconstreet | 92 Dean Emery | 102 Esturia | 112 D. L. Harper | 122 Barrgrove |
| 13 Scorton | 23 Fernbank | 33 Lekhaven | 43 Fairwater | 53 British Prestige | 63 W. S. Farish | 73 | 83 West Cheswald | 93 Alcoa Scout | 103 Standard | 113 Heimgar | 123 Parklaan |
| 14 Empire Planet | 24 | 34 Western Sword | 44 Isobel | 54 Oremar | 64 Scandia | 74 | 84 Katendrecht | 94 Germa | 104 Kenmar | 114 Hiram | 124 Panama City |
| 15 Sandviken | 25 Elizabeth Massey | 35 Ivan Topic | 45 Disa | 55 Maud | 65 Mont Everest | 75 | 85 Nancéen | 95 Porjus | 105 Exmouth | 115 Persier | 125 Agia Marina |
| 16 Empire Porpoise | 26 Runswick | 36 Lars Kruse | 46 Tovelil | 56 Spurt | 66 Odysseus | 76 | 86 Ile de Re | 96 Estrella | 106 Astrid | 116 Dubrovnik | 126 Empire Mouflon |
Notes:
Commodore was in Balfe, Vice Commodore in Cairnesk, Rear Commodore(?) in Pacific Shipper.
Clyde Commodore in Governor
Loch Ewe Commodore in Sinnington Court.
To the next SC convoy in my list SC 135
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| 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 |
