Convoy SC 55 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
CONVOY SC 55
Departed Sydney, C.B. on Nov. 16-1941 and arrived Liverpool on Dec. 5.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 46 ships in this convoy
| Transcribed from several original documents received from Tony Cooper (Advance Sailing Telegram) - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. The station numbers, cargoes for the tankers and names of escorts have been extracted from documents recived from Don Kindell, based on the late Arnold Hague's database - see his listing for SC 55 at ships in all SC convoys. |
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| Ship | Nationality | Cargo | Station | Destination | Remarks |
| West Neris | Irish (ex. Am. 9/41) | wheat | 105 | Dublin | Renamed Irish Oak From SC 53 (See * in Notes) |
| Atland | Swedish | iron ore | 103 | Cardiff | From SC 53 |
| Far | Norwegian | pulp wood | 74 | Manchester | From SC 54 |
| Prinses Maria-Pia | Belgian | phosphates | 34 | Tees | From SC 54 |
| Beechwood | British | grain - maiz | 92 | Hull | From SC 54 |
| Nailsea Meadow | " | cereals - grain | 31 | London | From SC 54 |
| Empire Cormorant | " | sulphur | 73 | Garston | From SC 54 |
| Petter II | Norwegian | Tanker B (dieso) | 42 | London (Thameshaven) | From SC 53 |
| Photinia | British | sugar | 51 | Mersey | From SC 52 |
| Loreto | " | general - mail | 61 | Liverpool | From SC 54Commodore Vessel Damaged in collision(see Notes) |
| Lily | Greek | wheat | 35 | London | From SC 54 |
| Skottland | Norwegian | steel - lumber | 14 | London | From SC 54 |
| Melmore Head | British | grain - general | 101 | Liverpool | From SC 54 |
| Alpera | " | sugar - mail | 22 | London | From SC 54 |
| Norwegian | Adm. tanker B | – | Clyde | From SC 54 Listed in SC 56 | |
| British | general - mail | – | Clyde | From SC 53 Listed in SC 56 | |
| Lorient | " | iron ore | 84 | Ardrossan | From SC 53 |
| Belgian | wood pulp | – | Gravesend | From SC 54 To SC 56 - returned Listed in SC 58 | |
| Nockum | American / MoWT 1941 | refrig. - general | 41 | Leith | (Renamed Empire Starling) From SC 54 |
| Hjelmaren | Swedish | phosphates | 104 | Milford Haven / Plymouth | From SC 54 |
| Mount Parnes | Greek | grain | 54 (later 55) | Leith | From SC 54 |
| Fjordheim | Norwegian | general | 94 | Manchester | – |
| British Industry | British | Tanker B (dieso) | 82 | Belfast | From SC 53 |
| Point Lobos | American / MoWT 1941 | lumber - zinc | 15 | London | (Renamed Empire Wagtail) See also Notes |
| " | Bacon - eggs - general | – | Mersey | (Renamed Empire Whimbrel) From SC 54 Did sail in SC 55, listed again further down | |
| Empire Gilbert | British | meat - general | 93 | Avonmouth | – |
| Barrwhin | " | grain | 33 | Tyne | – |
| Dutch | Tanker | – | Belfast f. o. | From SC 54 Listed in HX 160 | |
| Orminster | British | general | 83 | Holyhead / Manchester | – |
| Greek | sugar | – | London | To SC 56 - did not sail To SC 57 - returned to port Listed in SC 58 | |
| Amberton | British | sugar | 12 | London | – |
| Panamanian | general | – | Archangel | Listed in SC 58 (later, Convoy PQ 7B, returned w/QP 6) | |
| Icarion | Greek | steel - lumber | 75 | Manchester | From SC 54 |
| Mirlo | Norwegian | Adm. tanker B (FFO) | 32 | Hvalfjord | (Joined Convoy PQ 6 to Murmansk See also QP 4 and page about Mirlo) |
| Greek | zinc concentrates | – | Avonmouth | Did sail, listed again further down | |
| British | sugar | – | London | Listed in SC 56 | |
| Norwegian | aluminium sulphite | – | Glasgow | Listed in SC 56 | |
| Bernhard | " | sulphur | 63 | Glasgow | – |
| Bristol City | British | general | 95 | Bristol | – |
| Domby | " | phosphates | 71 | Birkenhead | – |
| Culebra | " | general | 43 | Clyde | – |
| Empire Opossum | " | steel - cotton | 23 | Hull | – |
| Empire Porpoise | " | steel - cotton | 44 | Leith | "leaking badly" |
| " | general - 7 passengers - mail | – | Liverpool | To SC 56 - did not sail Listed in SC 57 | |
| Lagarto | " | tin - nitrate - general - mail | 81 | Liverpool | – |
| Norwegian | flour | – | London | Listed in SC 56 | |
| Greek | grain | – | Hull | To SC 56 - did not sail To SC 57 - did not sail Listed in SC 58 | |
| Telesfora de Larrinaga | British | general | 62 | Manchester | – |
| Anastassios Pateras | Greek | grain | 64 | Hull | – |
| British | grain | – | London | Listed in SC 56 | |
| Montreal City | " | general | 102 | Bristol | – |
| Newton Pine | " | grain | 52 | Newcastle | – |
| Oneida | American | general | 24 | Reykjavik | – |
| Danish / MoWT 1940 | flour | – | Aberdeen | Listed in SC 56 | |
| Ulla | " | flour | 45 | Leith | – |
| Norwegian | cereals | – | Leith | Listed in SC 56 | |
| British | whale oil - 2 passengers | – | Mersey | Listed in SC 56 | |
| Norwegian | Adm. tanker B | – | Clyde | "In signal as Sandbar" (See also SC 61) | |
| Sylvia de Larrinaga | British | sugar | 11 | Greenock | From SC 54 |
| Rolf Jarl | Norwegian | lumber - pulp | 13 | London | From SC 54 |
| Empire Shackleton | British | grain | 21 | Liverpool | CAM ship |
| Empire Mavis | " | grain - general | 25 | Hvalfjord | From SC 53 (joined Convoy PQ 6 to Murmansk) |
| Solsten | Norwegian | Tanker W (petrol) | 53 | London (Coryton) | – |
| Panamanian | general | – | Liverpool | Listed in SC 56 | |
| Empire Heath | British | grain | 91 | Avonmouth | CAM ship |
| Monasses | American / MoWT 1941 | refrig - general | 72 | Liverpool | (Renamed Empire Whimbrel) From SC 54 |
| Mount Rhodope | Greek | zinc concentrates | 55 | Swansea | Joined from HX 160 (Nov. 19) |
Notes:
Commodore was in Loreto. According to A. Hague (see ships in all SC convoys), this ship was in a collision with the Greek Aliakmon from Convoy ON 35 on Nov. 22.
* There's a handwritten note in the Advance Sailing Telegram in connection with West Neris saying "Probably returning St. John, N.B.".
There's also a note in connection with Monasses saying "Sailed in SC 54, no note of return as yet". However, she's added again on the last page of the Advance Sailing Telegram for SC 55.
A. Hague says Point Lobos was Panamanian (see Empire Wagtail at the Empire Ships website that I've linked to below).
The convoy arrived rendezvous on Nov. 27.
A. Hague names the following escorts (extracted from this list of SC convoy escorts, received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year):
Amazon - From 28/11/41 to 03/12/41
Ayrshire - From 30/11/41 to 04/12/41
Battleford - From 16/11/41 to 19/11/41
Drumheller - From 16/11/41 to 19/11/41
Dunvegan - From 18/11/41 to 28/11/41
Foxhound - From 29/11/41 to 02/12/41
FS Roselys - From 30/11/41 to 04/12/41
Heartsease - From 30/11/41 to 04/12/41
Kenogami - From 18/11/41 to 29/11/41
Lethbridge - From 18/11/41 to 29/11/41
Mayflower - From 19/11/41 to 01/12/41
Nanaimo - From 19/11/41 to 01/12/41
Nipigon - From 16/11/41 to 19/11/41
Notts County - From 30/11/41 to 04/12/41
Prescott - From 18/11/41 to 28/11/41
Sorel - From 19/11/41 to 28/11/41
St. Cathan - From 04/12/41 to 05/12/41
St. Francis - From 19/11/41 to 25/11/41
Summerside - From 16/11/41 to 19/11/41
Related external links:
The Empire Ships - Provides more information on the Empire Ships sailing in this convoy.
To the next SC convoy in my list SC 56
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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 |
