Convoy SC 87 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

CONVOY SC 87 (Will be updated - please compare with A. Hague's listing for this convoy at ships in all SC convoys. See also SC escorts).

Departed Sydney, C.B. on June 12-1942 and arrived Liverpool on the 27th.
(Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 41 ships)

Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. See also Convoy ON 92. Crossed out ships did not sail. MOWT = Ministry of War Transport
Ship Nationality Cargo Destination Remarks
King Frederick British wheat Liverpool From SC 86
El Lago Panamanian general Clyde f. o. Detached for Iceland (See also RU 29)
Wichita Falls American coal - coke Iceland
Alamo " general Iceland
Malantic " general Iceland
Aquila " Army stores Iceland
Clearpool British grain London
Lisbeth Norwegian steel - pulp Liverpool
Morska Wola Polish general Manchester From SC 86
Empire Razorbill British steel - cotton Swansea (See also SC 82)
Lagarto " tin - nitrate - cotton Liverpool
Velox Norwegian cotton - steel Newport
Selfoss Icelandic lumber - trucks Reykjavik
Ulla Danish / MOWT 1940 bauxite Manchester
Empire Wolfe British flour - trucks Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
Empire Porpoise " general - trucks Liverpool
Llanashe " sugar Liverpool
Lars Kruse Danish / MOWT 1940 lumber London From SC 86
Portsea British lumber Belfast To SC 88 - returned (lost convoy in fog) Listed in SC 89
Vulcanus Dutch sugar Greenock
Selvik Norwegian lumber Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton)
Tarazed American stores - personnel Iceland Listed in HX 194
Alresford British lumber Manchester
Albert L. Ellsworth Norwegian Adm. tanker B Hvalfjord
Barberrys British general - mail 1582 Glasgow From SC 86
Katla Icelandic general Iceland
Narbo American general Belfast Dock
Dimitrios Inglessis Greek wheat London (See also SC 62)
Empire Flame British general Manchester
Borgholm Norwegian lumber Boston
Saltersgate British grain - trucks Leith
Titanian Norwegian grain - trucks Barry Dock
Henrik Ibsen " steel - pulp Manchester
Odysseus Greek grain - trucks Hull
Snar Norwegian lumber London
Lornaston British grain London
Andreas Greek grain Glasgow Listed in SC 88
Aun Norwegian lumber Garston Joined SC 88 - put into St. John's w/boiler trouble Listed in WSC 89
Neva Swedish wood pulp London Listed in SC 88
Selvistan British grain Hull Listed in SC 88
Torfinn Jarl Norwegian lumber Belfast Dock Listed in SC 88
Winsum Dutch steel - timber London Listed in SC 88
Azra Panamanian none given Not for U.K. See also HX 194
Norwalk American general - gasoline Iceland Listed in SC 89
Csikos Panamanian grain London Listed in SC 88
Larranga American general - gasoline Iceland Listed in SC 89
Colorado " general - gasoline Iceland Listed in SC 89
Empire Planet British general Mersey Listed in SC 88
Northern Sword American none given Iceland Listed in SC 89
Empire Lynx British general Newport Listed in SC 88
Norjerv Norwegian steel Hull (Ex Empire Eagle) Listed in SC 88
Kaweah American Tanker B Iceland
Ragnhild Norwegian flour - general Swansea (Southampton) (Ex Empire Carey)
Joining from Newfoundland (Convoy WSC 87)
Widestone British iron ore Middlesbrough From SC 86
Pendeen " iron ore Middlesbrough
Culebra Panamanian iron ore Cardiff
Nicolaos Michalos Greek iron ore Newport Listed in WSC 88
Kelbergen Dutch nitrates London Listed in WSC 88
Mariposa British steel scrap - wood pulp Clyde f. o. To WSC 88 - did not sail Listed in WSC 89
Penrose British zinc concentrates Avonmouth
Pacific " timber Ardrossan

Notes:
Commodore was in Lagarto, Vice Commodore in Kaweah, Rear Commodore in Clearpool.
Clyde Commodore: In King Frederick.
Belfast Commodore: In Lornaston.

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