Convoy SC 62 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

CONVOY SC 62 Departed Sydney, C.B. on Dec. 27-1941, dispersed Jan. 12-1942.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 28 ships in this convoy.

Notes:
Commodore was in Merchant Royal.

The Rescue Vessel Bury was also with this convoy for a while. She was on her 1st voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on Dec. 31-1941 with the westbound Convoy ON 52, to Iceland Jan. 7-1942, then joined Convoy SC 62 from Iceland on Jan. 9-1942 till dispersed on the 12th, returning to Clyde independently with arrival there on Jan. 14.

Baron Erskine, on a voyage from Tampa (left Dec. 9-1941) for Loch Ewe and Garston with a cargo of rock and super phosphates, had parted company with the convoy on Jan. 1-1942 due to bad coal (last reported Jan. 2), and was torpedoed and sunk on Jan. 6 by U-701. She had a crew of 33 and 7 gunners, all of whom perished. (See also the external link provided below).

The convoy arrived rendezvous on Jan. 8-1942.

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):
Assiniboine - From 30/12/41 to 08/01/42
Chicoutimi - From 29/12/41 to 31/12/41
Cowichan - From 28/12/41 to 29/12/41
FS Aconit - From 27/12/41 to 09/01/42
FS Alysse - From 29/12/41 to 30/12/41
Georgian - From 27/12/41 to 29/12/41
Hibiscus - From 09/01/42 to 12/01/42
Kenogami - From 29/12/41 to 31/12/41
Louisburg - From 27/12/41 to 29/12/41
Montbretia - From 09/01/42 to 12/01/42
Nipigon - From 27/12/41 to 29/12/41
Rose - From 09/01/42 to 12/01/42
Sherwood - From 09/01/42 to 12/01/42
Sorel - From 27/12/41 to 09/01/42
St. Albans - From 09/01/42 to 12/01/42
Sudbury - From 27/12/41 to 29/12/41
Thunder - From 27/12/41 to 29/12/41

Related external links:
The attack on Baron Erskine

The Empire Ships - Provides more information on the Empire Ships mentioned for this convoy

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