Convoy SC 145 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY SC 145 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 Oct. 24-1943 and arrived Liverpool on Nov. 7
(Arnold Hague gives 31 ships)
| Advance Sailing Telegram Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew). |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship | Nationality | Cargo | Destination | Remarks |
| Sulev | Estonian / MOWT 1940 | lumber | Belfast Dock | From SC 144 |
| Benedick | British | Tanker B | Belfast Dock | From SC 144 |
| Kingman | Panamanian | general - lumber | Loch Ewe for Iceland | (See also RU 98) |
| Agwistar | American | sugar | Liverpool | From SC 144 |
| Gudvor | Norwegian | general - lumber | Loch Ewe for Iceland | (Later in RU 99) |
| Boston City | British | general | Bristol | – |
| Maycrest | " | steel - lumber | London | From SC 144 |
| Clam | " | Tanker B | Milford Haven f. o. (Devonport) | – |
| San Valerio | " | Tanker B | Scapa | – |
| El Ciervo | " | Tanker B | Londonderry | – |
| Vav | Norwegian | Tanker B | Stanlow | – |
| Van de Velde | Dutch | general | London | – |
| Fort Slave | British | steel - lumber - grain | Hull | – |
| Delmar | American | general | Mersey f. o. | – |
| Baron Dunmore | British | sugar | London | – |
| Sarazen | American | sugar | London | – |
| Michigan | Panamanian | general - lumber | London | – |
| Athelprince | British | Tanker B | Clyde | – |
| Atlantic | Panamanian | general - mail | Liverpool | – |
| Bayou Chico | American | steel - general | Newport | – |
| " | steel - general | Mersey f. o. | Listed in SC 146 | |
| Chr. Th. Boe | Norwegian | Tanker B | London (Shellhaven) | – |
| El Grillo | British | Tanker W | Clyde | – |
| Gyda | British (Ex Danish) | general | Manchester | – |
| Norwegian | asphalt - sugar | London | Not listed until SC 149 | |
| Wisla | Polish | general | Manchester | – |
| H. M. Flagler | Panamanian | Tanker B | Clyde | – |
| San Felix | British | none given | Clyde | – |
| Leerdam | Dutch | general - metals | Liverpool | – |
| Orwell | Norwegian | Tanker B | Scapa | – |
| LST 264 | American | general | Clyde f. o. | Returned to port (Sydney, C.B.) To SSC 147 - did not sail Listed in SSC 148 |
| Joining from Sydney C.B. (SSC 145) | ||||
| Bonaire | Dutch | flour - aluminium | Bristol | – |
| Greek | steel - lumber | London | Listed in SSC 146 | |
| Joining from St. John's N.F. (WSC 145) | ||||
| Baltrover | British | fish | Liverpool | – |
| Pacific Shipper | " | general | Manchester | – |
| The Rescue Vessel Dundee (requisitioned Apr. 18-1943) was also with this convoy. She was on her 2nd voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound convoy ONS 19 on Sept. 26-1943 (to Halifax Oct. 14), returning with SC 145 from Halifax on Oct. 24, to Clyde Nov. 7. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague). |
| Convoy SC 145 Cruising Order | ||||||||
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| Form received from Ted Agar - His source: A diary. Halifax ships only are shown here. | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 11 Michigan | 21 Maycrest | 31 Baron Dunmore | 41 H. M. Flagler | 51 Leerdam | 61 Atlantic | 71 Gyda | 81 Wisla | 91 Boston City |
| 12 |
22 Chr. Th. Boe | 32 El Ciervo | 42 | 52 San Valerio | 62 Athelprince | 72 Benedick | 82 El Grillo | 92 Sulev |
| 13 Gudvor | 23 Van de Velde | 33 San Felix | 43 | 53 Vav | 63 Orwell | 73 Clam | 83 Bayou Chico | 93 Sarazen |
| 14 Fort Slave | 24 Kingman | 34 Dundee | 44 | 54 LST 264 | 64 |
74 Delmar | 84 Agwistar | 94 |
| Aa–Al | An–Ar | As–Av | Ba | Be | Bi–Bl | Bo | Br–Bu | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
