Convoy SC 4 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

CONVOY SC 4 Departed Sydney, C.B. on Sept. 10-1940 and arrived Liverpool on the 26th.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 30 ships in this convoy.

Transcribed from Advance Sailing Telegram 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. Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined returned to port (except those that are linked, which automatically get underlined). MoWT = Ministry of War Transport
Ship Nationality Cargo Station Destination Remarks
Heien Norwegian lumber 81 Sharpness –
Watkins F. Nisbet British lumber 83 Preston –
Elizabeth Massey " wheat 21 Manchester From SC 3
Berto Norwegian lumber 22 Boston (Lincs.) From SC 3
Gudvin " wood pulp – Preston Listed in SC 5
Nora Estonian lumber – Belfast From SC 3 To SC 5 - did not sail Also cancelled from SC 6 (?) See Notes
Alresford British lumber 11 London –
Narocz Polish general 61 Garston From SC 3
Gezina Norwegian wood pulp – Belfast / London See Notes for SC 3 Listed in SC 5
Virginia S* Greek iron ore 92 Cardiff Listed in SC 5
* This ship is crossed out on the Advance Sailing Telegram, with the word "NOT" next to the name. According to A. Hague, she joined, but returned to port. Again, see his listing for SC 4 at ships in all SC convoys.
Kordecki Polish pulp wood 33 London –
Akabahra Norwegian pit props 12 Hull –
Tenax British grain 64 Belfast / Newcastle From HX 71
Knoll Norwegian lumber – Great Yarmouth Listed in SC 5
Osric Swedish lumber 53 Great Yarmouth –
Selbo Norwegian pulp wood 72 Manchester –
Gunvor Mærsk Danish / MoWT 1940? pulp wood – Medway To SC 5 - did not sail See also HX 74 Listed in SC 6
Lysaker V Norwegian pit props 43 Hull –
Hildur I " pulp wood 23 River Medway –
Thala British iron ore 31 Middlesbrough –
Alderpool " grain 63 Belfast / Tyne –
Suderholm Norwegian Tanker B 73 Avonmouth –
Ravnanger " iron - steel – Glasgow Listed in SC 5
Selvistan British steel - scrap – Hull Listed in HX 72
Errington Court " grain 41 Portishead –
Evviva Norwegian pit props 42 Blyth –
Tore Jarl " lumber 62 Preston –
Woensdrecht Dutch Tanker W 52 Clyde f.o. From HX 71 (Bermuda portion). Put back to Sydney Listed in SC 5
Bolette Norwegian lumber 82 Whitehaven Also in AST for HX 72
Ingertre " pit props 32 Hull From HX 72
Kolsdal " lumber 34 Blyth –
Profit " lumber 44 Clyde / Preston –
Amicus British phosphates 51 Ardrossan From HX 72
Lab Norwegian lumber 54 Tyne From HX 72
Brask " iron ore 71 Cardiff From HX 72
Scotia Swedish iron ore 74 Port Talbot –
Holystone British grain 84 Avonmouth –
Rimfakse Norwegian lumber 91 Sharpness –
William H. Daniels British lumber 93 King's Lynn From SC 3

Notes: On one of the documents there's a note saying "Winona (Am) Wrong ship".

The convoy arrived rendezvous on Sept. 23.

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):
Active - From 23/09/40 to 26/09/40
Arabis - From 23/09/40 to 26/09/40
Camellia - From 23/09/40 to 26/09/40
Deptford - From 10/09/40 to 26/09/40
Fleur de Lys - From 23/09/40 to 26/09/40
Heartsease - From 23/09/40 to 26/09/40
Husky - From 10/09/40 to 12/09/40
Keppel - From 23/09/40 to 26/09/40
Lowestoft - From 23/09/40 to 26/09/40
Lynx - From 10/09/40 to 12/09/40
Vanquisher - From 23/09/40 to 26/09/40

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