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CONVOY SC 33
Departed Sydney, C.B. on June 1-1941 and arrived Liverpool on the 21st.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 43 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. Further details have been added with the help of: "Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague "Lloyd's War Losses", Vol. I. Sailing date in this Advance Sailing Telegram is given as May 30-1941. |
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| Ship | Nationality | Cargo | Station | Destination | Remarks |
| Vulcanus | Dutch | phosphate | 43 | Ipswich | From HX 128 |
| Fintra | British | lumber | 12 | London | – |
| Zurichmoor | " | wheat - trucks | 71 | Barry Dock | – |
| Lily | Greek | wheat | 74 | Avonmouth | – |
| Groenlo | Dutch | lumber | 55 | Barry Dock | From SC 29 |
| Roxby | British | wheat | 81 | Avonmouth | From SC 32 |
| Polyktor | Greek | grain | 73 | Sharpness | From SC 32 |
| Astra | Norwegian | lumber | 75 | Grimsby | From SC 32 |
| Empire Lynx | British | scrap metal | 54 | Grangemouth | From SC 32 |
| Marga | Norwegian | asphalte - bauxite | 42 | London | – |
| Amstel | Dutch | phosphates | 83 | Garston | – |
| Trompenberg | " | phosphates | 85 | Avonmouth | – |
| Winterswijk | " | wheat | 93 | Swansea | – |
| Norwegian | lumber - pit props | – | Cardiff | To SC 34 - returned Listed in SC 36 (see ships in all SC convoys - but follow link to Einvik) | |
| Flensburg | Dutch | steel - scrap | 94 | Swansea | From SC 32 |
| Nordlys | Danish / MoWT 1940 | wheat | 72 | Portishead | From SC 32 |
| Empire Cormorant | British | steel - scrap | 34 | Middlesbrough | From SC 32 |
| Belnor | Norwegian | nitrate | 84 | Clyde | From SC 31 |
| Haifa Trader | Palestinian | wood pulp - steel | 11 | Methil / London | Returned to port (Sydney, C.B.) Listed in SC 35 See also SC 29 |
| Antlanticos | Greek | wheat | 25 | London | – |
| Nicolaos Piangos | " | grain - trucks | 63 | Manchester | Returned to port (Sydney, C.B.) Listed in SC 34 |
| Brisk | Norwegian | bauxite | 36 | Burntisland | – |
| Fanø | Danish / MoWT 1940 | timber | 91 | Cardiff | – |
| Zeus | Greek | wheat | 44 | Hull | – |
| Ruth I | Norwegian | steel - lumber | 92 | Portishead | From SC 32 |
| Flowergate | British | wheat | 31 | Immingham | – |
| Bestum | Norwegian | lumber | 13 | London | – |
| Empire Fusilier | British | phosphates | 21 | Tees | From SC 32 |
| Thistleglen | " | planes - tractors - flour | 33 | Hull | – |
| Framlington Court | " | wheat - oatmeal | 41 | Glasgow | – |
| Empire Springbuck | " | iron - steel - explosives | 52 | Clyde | – |
| Maritima | " | grain - flour | 46 | Glasgow | Returned to port (St. John's) |
| Dayrose | " | flour - trucks | 62 | Manchester | – |
| Trongate | " | grain | 53 | Glasgow | – |
| Margit | Danish / MoWT 1940 | bauxite | 65 | Ellesmere | Returned to Halifax (boiler trouble) Listed in SC 34 |
| Barrhill | British | grain | 32 | London | Sunk - See Notes |
| Grado | Norwegian | phosphates | 35 | Aberdeen | From HX 129 |
| Siremalm | " | steel - lumber | 45 | London | – |
| Culebra | British | sugar | 51 | London | – |
| Parklaan | Dutch | grain | 76 | Avonmouth | – |
| Gypsum Queen | British | sulphur | 61 | Garston | From SC 31 |
| " | grain | – | Liverpool | Listed in SC 34 | |
| Yug. Vid / MoWT 1941 (renamed) | lumber | – | Milford Haven f. o. | Listed in SC 36 (see ships in all SC convoys) | |
| Parkhaven | Dutch | wheat | 14 | London | From HX 129 |
| Stonepool | British | grain | 82 | Avonmouth | From SC 32 |
| Innerton | " | grain - trucks | 22 | London | From HX 129 |
| Calobre | Panamanian | general - special | 23 | Liverpool | From SC 31 |
| Nailsea Moor | British | flour - trucks | 24 | Avonmouth | – |
| Suderholm | Norwegian | Tanker B | 56 | Manchester | See also HX 126 |
| Grodno | British | bauxite - pitch | 64 | Manchester | – |
| Norbryn | Norwegian | nitrates | ? | Newport | Transferred at sea from HX 130See also Notes on this page |
Notes:
Commodore was in Framlington Court.
The Rescue Vessel Copeland was also with this convoy for a while. She was on her 7th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde with Convoy OB 331 on June 8-1941 until detached on the 12th, then joined SC 33 on June 15 to return to Clyde, June 21.
Barrhill, on a voyage from New York for London with 7000 tons of grain, did not make it to her destination. She was bombed and sunk by German aircraft on June 27/28 (midnight) - She had a crew of 38 and 2 gunners, 5 crew died.
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):
Agassiz - From 04/06/41 to 15/06/41
Alberni - From 07/06/41 to 15/06/41
Ariguani - From 15/06/41 to 20/06/41
Aubretia - From 15/06/41 to 20/06/41
Banff - From 15/06/41 to 18/06/41
Britomart - From 15/06/41 to 21/06/41
Bulldog - From 15/06/41 to 19/06/41
Burnham - From 07/06/41 to 14/06/41
Carnation - From 15/06/41 to 20/06/41
Daneman - From15/06/41 to 20/06/41
Derbyshire - From 01/06/41 to 15/06/41 (as AMC escort)
Fishguard - From 13/06/41 to 18/06/41
Hollyhock - From 15/06/41 to 20/06/41
Raccoon - From 01/06/41 to 04/06/41
Salamander - From 15/06/41 to 21/06/41
St. Apollo - From 15/06/41 to 20/06/74
St. Croix - From 01/06/41 to 03/06/41
Wetaskiwin - From 04/06/41 to 15/06/41
To the next SC convoy in my list SC 34
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| Sp–St | Su–Sø | Ta–Te | Th–Ti | To | Tr–Tø | U | V | W | Ø |
