Convoy SC 149 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY SC 149 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. 15-1943 and arrived Liverpool on the 30th
(Arnold Hague gives 33 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 |
| Heimgar | Norwegian | sugar - asphalt | London | – |
| Arosa | " | pit props | Immingham | From SC 148 |
| Dimitrios Chandris | Greek | general | Swansea / (Southampton) | – |
| Katla | Icelandic | lumber - general | Loch Ewe for Iceland | (Later in RU 105) |
| Fjordheim | Norwegian | general | Swansea | – |
| El Ciervo | British | Tanker B | Belfast Dock | – |
| Oilreliance | " | Tanker B | Londonderry | – |
| Acavus | " | Tanker B | Clyde | – |
| Empire Mouflon | " | general | Liverpool | – |
| Norwegian | Tanker B | Bowling | From SC 148 To SC 150 - did not sail Listed in SC 151 | |
| Fjallfoss | Icelandic | general - lumber | Loch Ewe for Iceland | (Later in RU 105) |
| Henrik Ibsen | Norwegian | lumber | London | – |
| Persier | Belgian | steel - pulp - cotton | Barrow-in-Furness | – |
| Gitano | British | general | Hull | – |
| Agios Georgios | Greek | grain - flour | London | – |
| Ioannis Frangos | " | grain - general | Hull | – |
| Empire Bunting | British | general - resin | Glasgow | – |
| Hegira | American | general | Swansea / (Plymouth) | – |
| Western Queen | " | general | Tyne | – |
| Saxet | British | Tanker B | Belfast Dock | From SC 148 (See also this message) |
| Kenmar | American | grain - lumber - general | Hull | – |
| Blenheim | " | sugar - general | Liverpool | – |
| Uranienborg | Danish / MOWT 1940 | steel - lumber | Sharpness | – |
| French (MOWT 1940?) | wood pulp | Rochester | Listed in SC 150 | |
| British Faith | British | Tanker W | Avonmouth | – |
| Panamanian | steel - lumber | London | Listed in SC 150 | |
| Greek | grain | London | Listed in SC 150 | |
| Elax | British | Tanker B | Clyde | – |
| Ferncliff | Norwegian | general | Liverpool | – |
| Hjelmaren | Swedish | sugar | Liverpool | Returned to Halifax |
| Lieutenant de la Tour | French / MOWT 1940 | steel - general | Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton) | – |
| American | general | Loch Ewe for Iceland | Listed in SC 150 | |
| Prins Maurits | Dutch | sugar | Liverpool | – |
| Petter II | Norwegian | Tanker B | London (Shellhaven) | – |
| Suderøy | " | Tanker B | Miford Haven f. o. (Famouth) | – |
| San Felix | British | Tanker B | Clyde / Scapa | – |
| Vinland | Norwegian | general | Liverpool | – |
| " | Tanker B | Ardrossan | Listed in SC 151 | |
| Wanderer | British | sugar - rum - general | Greenock | – |
| Joining from St. John's N.F. (sailed Dec. 17) | ||||
| Fort Richelieu | British | steel - lumber | London | From SSC 148 |
| The Rescue Vessel Dewsbury (requisitioned July 24-1941) was also with this convoy. She was on her 11th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with the westbound Convoy ONS 23 on Nov. 17-1943 (to Halifax Dec. 1), returning with Convoy SC 149 from Halifax on Dec. 15, to Clyde Dec. 30. ("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hague). |
| Convoy SC 149 Cruising Order | |||||||||
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| Form received from Ted Agar - His source: A diary. Halifax ships only are included here. | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 Gitano | 21 Kenmar | 31 Western Queen | 41 Wanderer | 51 Persier | 61 Empire Bunting | 71 Hjelmaren | 81 Hegira | 91 Saxet | 101 Uranienborg |
| 12 Katla | 22 Petter II | 32 Henrik Ibsen | 42 El Ciervo | 52 | 62 Oilreliance | 72 San Felix | 82 Elax | 92 British Faith | 102 Dimitrios Chandris |
| 13 |
23 Fjallfoss | 33 Ioannis Frangos | 43 Heimgar | 53 Acavus | 63 Suderøy | 73 Empire Mouflon | 83 Ferncliff | 93 Arosa | 103 |
| 14 | 24 Agios Georgios | 34 Prins Maurits | 44 Dewsbury (Br) RV | 54 | 64 Blenheim | 74 Fjordheim | 84 Lieutenant de la Tour | 94 Vinland | 104 |
| 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 |
