Convoy SC 32 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY SC 32
Departed Halifax on May 19-1941 and arrived Liverpool on June 7.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 28 ships in this convoy.
| Transcribed from original documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. The station numbers and names of escorts have been extracted from documents recived from Don Kindell, based on Arnold Hague's database - see ships in all SC convoys. |
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| Ship | Nationality | Cargo | Station | Destination | Remarks |
| British | steel - scrap iron - special | – | Clyde | Listed in SC 33 | |
| Greek | grain | – | Sharpness | Listed in SC 33 | |
| Norwegian | lumber | – | Garston | Listed in SC 33 | |
| Baron Kinnaird | British | sugar | 42 | Immingham / Hull | – |
| " | pig iron - scrap iron | – | Clyde | Listed in HX 129 (See also * in Notes) | |
| Antiope | " | grain | 64 | Manchester | – |
| " | scrap iron | – | Clyde | Listed in SC 33 | |
| " | grain | – | Avonmouth | Listed in SC 33 | |
| Saltwick | " | grain | 23 | Hull | – |
| " | phosphates - T.N.T. | – | Billingham-on-Tees | Listed in SC 33 | |
| Ingerfire | Norwegian | grain | 72 | Sharpness | From SC 31 |
| Danish / MoWT 1940 | bauxite | – | Burntisland | From SC 31 Listed in SC 34 | |
| Michael L. Embiricos | Greek | grain | 93 | Avonmouth | From SC 30 |
| Inger Elisabeth | Norwegian | dry pulp | 52 | Mersey | From SC 31 |
| Glaisdale | British | grain | 33 | Tyne | – |
| " | general | – | Liverpool | From SC 31 Listed in SC 34 | |
| Brynhild | Danish / MoWT 1940 | lumber | 91 | Sharpness | From SC 31 |
| Thorsholm | Norwegian | Adm tanker B | 41 | Scapa | From SC 31 |
| Dutch | steel - scrap iron | – | Swansea | From SC 31 Listed in SC 33 | |
| Norwegian | steel - timber | – | Portishead | From SC 31 Listed in SC 33 | |
| British | scrap iron | – | Hull | Listed in SC 34 | |
| Katwijk | Dutch | phosphates | 34 | London | From SC 31 |
| Danish / MoWT 1940 | wheat | – | Sharpness | From HX 126 Listed in SC 33 | |
| Marita | Norwegian | timber | 82 | Bristol | From SC 31 Returned to port (St. John's - See Notes) To SC 35 |
| North Devon | British | grain | 31 | Ipswich | – |
| Zypenberg | Dutch | steel - scrap iron | 83 | Hull | (See also SC 18) |
| Flynderborg | Danish / MoWT 1940 | lumber | 81 | Bristol | From SC 31 |
| Lars Kruse | " | lumber | 12 | London | – |
| Erica | Norwegian | lumber | 74 | Portishead | – |
| Juno | Dutch | phosphates | 73 | Londonderry | – |
| Maplewood | British | grain | 51 | Manchester | From HX 127 |
| Dalemoor | " | grain | 21 | Leith | From SC 31 |
| Rosenborg | Danish / MoWT 1940 | lumber | 92 | Sharpness | – |
| Rajahstan | British | wheat | 22 | Liverpool | From HX 127 |
| Picotee | " | grain | 63 | Liverpool | Returned to Halifax for engine repairs Listed in SC 35 |
| Stalowa Wola | Polish | general - special | 43 | Manchester | From SC 29 |
| Empire Meteor | British | grain - flour | 32 | London | – |
| Western Ocean | American / MoWT 4/1941 | steel - scrap iron - special | 71 | Sharpness | (Renamed Empire Opossum) From HX 127 |
| Welsh Prince | British | general - 4 Lockheads - 4 tanks - special | 61 | Glasgow | From HX 123 |
| Nurtureton | " | wheat | 11 | London | From HX 128 |
| Stonepool | " | grain | 53 | U.K. | Returned to Halifax for boiler repairs Listed in SC 33 |
| West Saginaw | American / MoWT 2/1941 | phosphates - T.N.T. | 62 | Leith Roads | (Renamed Empire Cougar) From SC 30 |
| Chagres | Panamanian | general - special | 84 | Liverpool | From HX 128 |
| Additionally, according to the Commodore's notes for Convoy HX 128, La Paz (British) and the Norwegian Inger Lise, initially sailing in that convoy, were sent to join Convoy SC 32 on May 28 (follow link to HX 128). The HX 128 Commodore adds that this convoy with SC 32 and HMS Revenge formed one convoy of 72 ships from May 28 for 3 days. |
Notes:
The Rescue Vessel Zamalek was also with this convoy for a while. She was on her 6th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on May 30-1941 with Convoy OB 328 until dispersed June 2, then joined SC 32 that same day to return to Clyde, June 7. ("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hague).
The Norwegian Marita is said to have picked up survivors from Empire Storm from Convoy HX 128, which was sunk by U 557 on May 29. This would be the reason why she returned to port - follow the link to my page about this ship.
* Note that Empire Ptarmigan is listed in some previous convoys on this website as American Abercos. (See also Norelg).
A. Hague names the following escorts (extracted from this list of SC convoy escorts, based on Arnold Hague's database, received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year):
Beagle - From 02/06/41 to 07/06/41
Boadicea - From 02/06/41 to 07/06/41
Bramble - From 03/06/41 to 07/06/41
Cobalt - From 19/05/41 to 20/05/41
Collingwood - From 19/05/41 to 20/05/41
Egret - From 03/06/41 to 07/06/41
Gossamer - From 03/06/41 to 07/06/41
Heliotrope - From 29/05/41 to 07/06/41
Hepatica - From 01/06/41 to 07/06/41
Laconia - From 19/05/41 to 31/05/41 (as AMC escort)
Lady Madeleine - From 03/06/41 to 07/06/41
Mayflower - From 01/06/41 to 07/06/41
Petunia - From 29/05/41 to 07/06/41
St. Loman - From 03/06/41 to 07/06/41
Talisman - From 19/05/41 to 30/05/41
Trillium - From 01/06/41 to 07/06/41
Verbena - From 29/05/41 to 07/06/41
Windflower - From 02/06/41 to 07/06/41
To the next SC convoy in my list SC 33
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| 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 |
