Convoy SC 148 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

CONVOY SC 148 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 Dec. 2-1943 and arrived Liverpool on the 16th
(Arnold Hague gives 41 ships)

Advance Sailing Telegram Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew). Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined returned to port.
Ship Nationality Cargo Destination Remarks
Empire Advocate British steel - pit props Garston From SC 147
Elg Norwegian steel - pit props Tyne –
Rouseville British Tanker B Ardrossan From SC 147
Belgian Trader Belgian steel - lumber Portishead From SC 147
Arosa Norwegian pit props Loch Ewe f. o. From SC 147 Listed in SC 149
Vinga " Tanker B Londonderry –
Amastra British Tanker B Clyde
Beaconstreet " Tanker B Iceland (Later in RU 102)
Watson Ferries " steel - lumber Great Yarmouth See this forum posting
Walnut Bend " Tanker B Belfast Dock See this message
Asa Eldridge " lumber Leith Dock Ref. forum posting above
Moses Gay " steel - lumber Belfast Dock Ref. forum posting
Norhauk Norwegian general London (Ex. Empire Beaver) Sunk before arr. destinationSee Norhauk
American Press American sugar London –
Sahale " general Barry Dock –
Winston Salem " general Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton) –
Elise Norwegian Tanker B Manchester –
Chagres Panamanian general London –
Robin Gray American general Avonmouth –
British Colonel British Tanker B Milford Haven (Pembroke) –
Illinoian American general Swansea / Newport
West Keene " general Hull –
Alcoa Banner " general Cardiff –
Pan Gulf " general Swansea
Dean Emery Panamanian Tanker B Mersey / Stanlow –
Daylight American Tanker B Clyde –
Gateway City " general Liverpool –
Jan van Goyen Dutch steel - lumber West Hartlepool
Maud Norwegian steel - lumber Garston
Nordanger " Tanker B Clyde Returned to Halifax (w/engine defect) To SC 149 - did not sail To SC 150 - did not sail Listed in SC 151
Saxet British Tanker W Cardiff (See also this message) Listed in SC 149
Tropic Star Norwegian general Barry Dock –
Belgian Freighter Belgian general - steel - lumber Liverpool –
Henry Jocelyn American general Liverpool –
Joining from Sydney C.B. (SSC 148) (sailed Dec. 3)
Hopestar British steel - lumber London From SSC 147
Parkhaven Dutch steel - lumber Immingham –
Empire Magpie British steel - lumber Hull –
Dinara Yugoslavian lumber Grimsby –
Radport British steel - lumber London –
Empire Gazelle " steel - pulp Ellesmere Port –
Crete Greek? flour London –
LST 264 American general Milford Haven f. o. (Falmouth) From SSC 147
Fort Richelieu British steel - lumber London Arrived St. John's, N.F. Listed in WSC 149
Joining from St. John's N.F. (WSC 148)
Gulf of Mexico American Tanker B Swansea –
Maliakos Greek zinc concentrates Swansea –
Convoy SC 148 Cruising Order
Form received from Ted Agar - His source: A diary. This list shows the ships leaving Halifax only.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
11 Elg 21 West Keene 31 Norhauk 41Arosa 51 Illinoian 61 Belgian Freighter 71 Sahale 81 Pan Gulf 91 Alcoa Banner 101 Winston Salem 111 Tropic Star
12 Asa Eldridge 22 American Press 32 Rouseville 42 Beaconstreet 52 62 Vinga 72 Dean Emery 82 British Colonel 92 Elise 102 Walnut Bend 112 Moses Gay
13 23 Jan van Goyen 33 Watson Ferris 43 Maud 53 Amastra 63 Daylight 73 Chagres 83 Nordanger 93 Robin Gray 103 Empire Advocate 113 Henry Jocelyn
14 24 34 44 Gateway City 54 64 74 84 94 Belgian Trader 104 114
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