Convoy SC 82 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)
Departed Halifax on Apr. 30-1942 and arrived Liverpool on May 16
(Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 31 ships)
Notes:
Commodore was in Baltrover, Vice Commodore in Lord Byron.
Liverpool Commodore: In Roxby
Belfast Commodore: In Port Adelaide.
The ships left port in the following order (according to the diary):
The first to leave at 11:07 was Baltrover (Commodore Ship), followed at 11:12 by Cotati, and with a few minutes between each ship, Roxby, Empire Ibex, Grey County, Gloxinia, Lord Byron, Linge, Nicolaou Virginia, Empire Liberty, Joannis, Flowergate, Chr. J. Kampmann, Essex Lance, Amberton, Novasli, Fintra, Oregon I, Connector, Campus, Tore Jarl, Ada, Borgfred, Anastassios Pateras, Anneberg, Starstone, PLM 17, Rena, Gothland, Empire Darwin (Catapult freighter), Imperoyal, Port Adelaide, Belle Isle (soldiers), Empire Trent, Dartford, then Empire Leopard at 15:05.
The convoy arrived Clyde on May 16.
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):
Anemone - From 04/05/42 to 16/05/42
Arrowhead - From 30/04/42 to 04/05/42
Asphodel - From 04/05/42 to 15/05/42
Charlottetown - From 07/05/42 to 12/05/42
Highlander - From 04/05/42 to 15/05/42
Molde - From 15/05/42 to 16/05/42
Pennywort - From 04/05/42 to 15/05/42
St. Clair - From 30/04/42 to 04/05/42
Vanquisher - From 30/04/42 to 04/05/42
Weyburn - From 30/04/42 to 04/05/42
Winchelsea - From 04/05/42 to 16/05/42
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