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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