Convoy SC 147 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

CONVOY SC 147 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 Nov. 19-1943 and arrived Liverpool on Dec. 4
(Arnold Hague gives 50 ships in this convoy)

Advance Sailing Telegram Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew). Crossed out ships did not sail. MOWT = Ministry of War Transport.
Ship Nationality Cargo Destination Remarks
Christine Marie British wood pulp Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton) From SC 146
Margarita Chandris Greek general - grain Liverpool
Floridian American general Avonmouth From SC 146
Empire Gulf British Tanker B Londonderry
El Mirlo " Tanker B Loch Ewe f. o. (Iceland) (See also RU 101)
Pacific Swedish general - grain London
Cetus Norwegian wood pulp London From SC 146
Empire Advocate British steel - pit props Immingham Listed in SC 148
Empire Gannet " pit props - lumber Tyne
Fort de Troyon French / MOWT 1940 lumber - steel London
Mirza Dutch Tanker B Stanlow
Egba British general London (Later became Empire Severn)
Seven Sisters " Tanker B Jarrow-on-Tyne (See this message) From SC 146
Cantal French / MOWT 1941 flour Tyne
Beaconoil Panamanian Tanker B Clyde / Rosyth
Rapana British (M.A.C.) Tanker B Clyde
Danae II French / MOWT 1940 wood pulp Rochester
Armathia Greek steel - pit props Barry Dock
Bangkok II French / MOWT 1942 general London
Bestik Norwegian wood pulp London (Gravesend)
Hindoo Panamanian general Loch Ewe for Iceland (See also RU 101)
Karabagh British Tanker W Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth)
Romulus Norwegian pulp - mail - sugar Liverpool
Rouseville British Tanker B Jarrow-on-Tyne Listed in SC 148
Stirlingville Norwegian general London
Stalowa Wola Polish general Liverpool
Sommerstad Norwegian Tanker B Stanlow / Barton
Belgian Trader Belgian steel - lumber Garston Listed in SC 148
Arosa Norwegian pit props Garston To SC 148 - did not sail Listed in SC 149
Bailey Foster British steel - lumber Grimsby See this forum posting
Stanwell " pit props Garston
Iron Baron Norwegian pit props West Hartlepool
Walter Jennings American Tanker W Stanlow
Marymar " general Barry Dock
Joining from Sydney C.B. (SSC 147) (sailed Nov. 20)
LST 264 American Clyde f. o. From SC 145 Listed in SSC 148
Novasli Norwegian steel - lumber London
Barrington Court British grain Clyde f. o.
Norse Lady Norwegian steel - lumber London
Peleus Greek grain London
Empire Conrad British flour - copper Hull
Generton " steel - pulp Rochester
Empire Puma " flour - grain Avonmouth
Mimosa Greek lumber Belfast Dock
Sheaf Holme British steel - lumber London
Danby " copper - timber Manchester
Empire Caxton " lumber Sharpness
Gurden Gates " steel - lumber Sharpness See this forum posting
Nicolaou Virginia Greek wheat Avonmouth
Snar Norwegian steel - lumber Grimsby
Epiros Greek wood pulp London
Hopestar British steel - lumber Loch Ewe f. o. Listed in SSC 148
John Wanamaker American general Clyde f. o.
Empire Melody British lumber Portishead
Joining from St. John's N.F. (WSC 147) (sailed Nov. 21)
Empire Opossum British fish - concentrates Avonmouth
Tilsington Court " pit props Manchester
Stamos Greek pulp Grimsby
Convoy SC 147 Cruising Order
Form received from Ted Agar, England - His source: A diary. The ships listed below are those that sailed from Halifax only. There are no ships listed for the 1st and 2nd columns (may have been taken up later by the Sydney, C.B. and Newfoundland ships?).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
11 21 31 Christine Marie 41 Empire Gannet 51 Stanwell 61 Egba 71 Cantal 81 Floridian 91 Romulus 101 Stirlingville 111 Bangkok II
12 22 32 Fort de Troyon 42 El Mirlo 52 62 Empire Gulf 72 Mirza 82 Beaconoil 92 Sommerstad 102 Karabagh 112 Margarita Chandris
13 23 33 Bailey Foster 43 53 Rapana 63 Seven Sisters 73 Marymar 83 Walter Jennings 93 Stalowa Wola 103 Armathia 113
14 24 34 Hindoo 44 Bestik 54 64 Danae II 74 84 Cetus 94 Pacific 104 unknown *probably Iron Baron (Norw) 114
* Iron Baron, listed in the Advance Sailing Telegram as sailing from Halifax, is the only ship not named in this form, so I'm assuming she's the unknown ship in station 104.
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