Convoy SC 93 - warsailors.com (original) (raw)

CONVOY SC 93 (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 July 24-1942 and arrived Liverpool on Aug. 7.
(Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 41 ships)

Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew. Further details have been added with the help of: "Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague "Convoys to Russia 1941-1945", Bob Ruegg & Arnold Hague. Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined returned. See also Convoy ON 122, ON 124 (and other ON convoys from that period). MOWT = Ministry of War Transport.
Ship Nationality Cargo Destination Remarks
Norelg Norwegian general - trucks Glasgow (Ex Empire Ptarmigan) From SC 90 Listed in SC 94
Manø Danish / MOWT 1940 lumber Boston From SC 92
Parklaan Dutch grain London From SC 92
Philip T. Dodge British steel - newsprint Manchester From SC 92
Bruarfoss Icelandic general Iceland –
Sulev Estonian / MOWT 1940 flour Bristol –
Fagersten Norwegian lumber London –
Empire Scout British grain Newcastle Returned to Sydney C.B. (engine trouble) Listed in SC 94
Parthenon Greek steel - lumber London –
Solhavn Norwegian lumber Grimsby –
Empire Wagtail British general Mersey f. o. –
Empire Heath " grain Avonmouth –
Lagarfoss Icelandic grain - general Iceland –
Fairwater British grain Newcastle –
William Moultrie American general USSR Listed in HX 200 (Later joined PQ 18)
Mary Luckenbach " general USSR From SC 91 Listed in HX 200 (Later joined PQ 18 - sunk)
Esek Hopkins " general USSR From SC 91 Listed in HX 200 (Later joined PQ 18)
Patrick Henry " general USSR Listed in HX 200 (Later joined PQ 18)
Norlago " general Iceland –
Empire Zephyr British general Glasgow –
Jobshaven Dutch steel - lumber Hull (Shows up again in SC 99)
Nashaba American general Avonmouth –
Sommerstad Norwegian Tanker B London (Thameshaven) –
Kolsnaren Swedish steel Mersey –
Rio Branco Norwegian general Liverpool –
Campus British steel - general Manchester –
Greylock American general U.K. To SC 94 - did not sail
Barrington Court British steel - lumber London –
Briarwood " phosphates Ipswich –
Cydonia " grain London –
Empire Cabot " phosphates Avonmouth –
Vest Norwegian steel - lumber London –
Macbrae British lumber London –
Empire Franklin " grain - trucks Liverpool –
Rena Norwegian steel - lumber Manchester –
Yemassee Panamanian general - mail 35 Iceland –
Pan York American general - petrol Iceland –
Spokane Panamanian general Iceland –
Granville " general Iceland –
Kingman " not known Iceland Put back to St. John's (bad bunkers - unable to maintain speed) To SC 95 - did not sail Listed in WSC 97
Veni Norwegian steel - sulphite - pulp Milford Haven f. o. (Southampton) Listed in SC 94
Katingo Hadjipatera Greek steel - lumber Glasgow –
Empire Dunstan British pulp London –
From Newfoundland - WSC 93
Senta Norwegian iron ore Middlesbrough From WSC 92
Botlea British iron ore Cardiff From WSC 92
Picotee " iron ore Port Talbot –
Joannis Greek iron ore Barry Dock –
PLM 13 – iron ore Middlesbrough –
Sirehei Norwegian iron ore Ardrossan –
Pacific British iron ore Newport –
Ogmore Castle " zinc concentrates West Hartlepool –
Ruth I Norwegian wood pulp Milford Haven f. o. To WSC 94 - did not sail To SC 95 - did not sail To WSC 96 - did not sail*
* Ruth I is not mentioned in subsequent convoys. The AST for SC 99 is not available.The Rescue Vessel Bury was also with this convoy. She was on her 5th voyage as such, having started this voyage from Clyde on June 30-1942 with the westbound Convoy ON 108, to Halifax July 15. She then sailed with HS 33 from Halifax to Sydney C.B. (July 22-July 23), and joined Convoy SC 93 there on July 24 - to Clyde Aug. 6.
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