Convoy SC 151 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

CONVOY SC 151 Advance Sailing Telegram and Cruising Order Departed Halifax on Jan. 14-1944 and arrived Liverpool on the 31st
(Arnold Hague gives 33 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
Taxiarchis Greek steel - pit props Hull –
Nordanger Norwegian Tanker B Clyde / Ellesmere Port From SC 150
Katingo Hadjipatera Greek steel - pit props Tyne –
Santiago Panamanian pulp Rochester –
Goldmouth British Tanker W Dingle (See also SC 146) Listed in SC 152
Suerte Panamanian steel - lumber Immingham Returned to Halifax Listed in SC 152
Kingman " general - lumber Loch Ewe for Iceland From SC 150
Sun American Tanker W Avonmouth / Ellesmere Port From SC 150
Nadin Greek grain Ipswich –
Rapana British Tanker B Clyde Listed in HX 275
Empire Gulf " Tanker B Milford Haven f. o. (Devonport) –
San Valerio " Tanker B Londonderry –
Aghios Spyridon Greek steel - lumber London –
Boston City British steel - grain - general Bristol –
Vav Norwegian Tanker B Stanlow –
Adonis American repair ship Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth) –
West Durfee " general Milford Haven f. o. (Plymouth) –
Para Norwegian sugar London Commodore Vessel
Bonita Panamanian steel - lumber London –
New York City British general Bristol –
Rudby " steel - pit props - fish West Hartlepool –
Atlantic Norwegian Tanker B Ellesmere / Stanlow –
Bente Mærsk Danish / MOWT 1940 Tanker B Clyde f. o. –
Bayou Chico American grain - steel Liverpool –
Carslogie British steel - lumber Immingham –
Despina Greek steel - lumber Manchester –
Golden Meadow British(?) Tanker B (1153 gt) Jarrow-on-Tyne –
Geisha Norwegian general Liverpool –
Kolsnaren Swedish general Liverpool –
LST 279 American general Londonderry –
Nancéen French sugar Liverpool –
Panos British steel - pit props Manchester –
Pennsylvania American steel - general Barry Dock –
Vanja Norwegian Tanker B London (Shellhaven) From SC 149
Woodland Park British steel - lumber Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton) –
Wisla Polish general London –
Joining from St. John's N.F.
Filleigh British newsprint Avonmouth From WSC 150
Convoy SC 151 Cruising Order
Form received from Ted Agar - His source: Halifax diary.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
11 Kingman 21 Rudby 31 Wisla 41 Carslogie 51 Para 61 Panos 71 Bayou Chico 81 Boston City 91 Woodland Park
12 Bonita 22 Vanja 32 San Valerio 42 52 Empire Gulf 62 Vav 72 Nordanger 82 Sun 92 Pennsylvania
13 Suerte 23 Golden Meadow 33 Aghios Spyridon 43 Rapana 53 Kolsnaren 63 Bente Mærsk 73 Nancéen 83 Geisha 93 Despina
14 Nadin 24 Katingo Hadjipatera 34 Santiago 44 54 Atlantic 64 Taxiarchis 74 LST 279 84 West Durfee 94 New York City
15 25 35 45 55 65 75 Adonis 85 95
Additionally, Filleigh joined from St. John's - station number not known.
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