Convoy SC.112

Depart NYC on 4 December 1942.
Arrive Liverpool on 25 December 1942.
Hague's records contain 63 merchants and 25 escorts (52 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACASTA (Nor)
72
5,229
1918
Fuel Oil
 
ALCOR (Du)
41
3,526
1920
Steel, Lumber ex Halifax
 
AMHERST 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/12 - 19/12
AMPETCO (Bel)
102
8,718
1926
Fuel Oil
RETURNED
ARAGON (Nor)
 
1,416
1937
 
ST JOHNS NF
BARON DUNMORE (Br)
121
3,938
1933
Sugar
 
BARON TWEEDMOUTH (Br)
 
3,357
1927
Paper ex Wabana
 
BOHEMIAN CLUB (US)
63
6,906
1921
Paraffin
 
BORGHOLM (Nor)
103
1,557
1922
Lumber ex Halifax
 
BRANDON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/12 - 19/12
CALDWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/12 - 16/12
CAPE HAWKE (Br)
84
5,081
1941
Frig
 
CELANDINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/12 - 19/12
CHELSEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/12 - 12/12
CHRISTINE MARIE (Br)
81
3,895
1919
Sugar
 
CHURCHILL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/12 - 25/12
CITIES SERVICE FUEL (US)
 
5,343
1916
 
HALIFAX
CITY OF CANTON (Br)
21
6,692
1916
General
 
CLAM (Br)
82
7,404
1927
FFO
 
COLLINGWOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/12 - 25/12
CRETE (Gk)
52
7,744
1920
General ex Halifax
 
CUSTODIAN (Br)
93
5,881
1928
General
 
DAGEID (Nor)
92
6,361
1931
Petrol
 
DEFENDER (Br)
73
8,258
1915
General
 
EMPIRE MAGPIE (Br)
101
6,211
1919
General ex Halifax
 
EMPIRE OPOSSUM (Br)
141
5,644
1918
General ex Halifax
 
FJORDHEIM (Nor)
134
4,115
1930
General ex Halifax
 
GARNES (Nor)
 
1,559
1930
 
ST JOHNS NF
GRANBY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/12 - 07/12
GULFWING (US)
112
10,217
1928
Dieso ex Halifax
 
GUNVOR MAERSK (Br)
11
1,977
1931
Lumber ex Halifax
 
HARPEFJELL (Nor)
123
1,333
1939
General, Expl ex Halifax
 
HEIMGAR (Nor)
115
2,978
1921
Sugar ex Halifax
 
INGER TOFT (Br)
22
2,190
1920
Pulpwood
PULPWOOD EX HALIFAX
KINGMAN (Pan)
 
1,513
1934
 
ICELAND
KIRKELLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/12 - 25/12
LAUTARO (Br)
105
6,240
1915
General ex Halifax
RETURNED
LIEBRE (US)
 
7,057
1921
 
HALIFAX
LORD BYRON (Br)
142
4,118
1934
Phosphates ex Halifax
 
LST 301 
83
 
 
Steel, Lumber ex Halifax
RETURNED
MARGALAU (Br)
74
4,541
1926
General
 
MASUNDA (Br)
51
5,250
1929
Iron Ore
 
MATAPEDIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/12 - 07/12
MELVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/12 - 11/12
MONCTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/12 - 07/12
NADIN (Gk)
95
3,582
1904
General ex Halifax
 
NAIRNBANK (Br)
104
5,156
1925
General
 
NEW COLUMBIA (Br)
114
6,574
1920
General
 
NEW WESTMINSTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/12 - 11/12
NIAGARA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/12 - 11/12
NICOLAOS MICHALOS (Gk)
23
4,342
1913
Grain ex Halifax
 
NORJERV (Nor)
61
5,582
1919
General ex Halifax
 
NORTH KING (Pan)
 
4,934
1903
 
ICELAND
NORWEGIAN (Br)
71
6,366
1921
General
 
PANAMA CITY (US)
132
4,846
1920
Stores, Petrol ex Halifax
 
PETER HELMS (US)
 
3,326
1920
 
HX TO ICELAND
PHILLIP T DODGE (Br)
124
5,047
1910
General ex Halifax
 
PIETER DE HOOGH (Du)
55
7,168
1941
General ex Halifax
 
PRIMO (Nor)
 
1,840
1936
 
HALIFAX
PRINS WILLEM III (Du)
75
1,524
1939
Sugar ex Halifax
 
PUNDIT (Br)
111
5,305
1919
General
 
RESTIGOUCHE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/12 - 25/12
RIMOUSKI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/12 - 11/12
SCIMITAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/12 - 25/12
SELFOSS (Ice)
 
775
1914
 
DETACHED 19.12 ARR REYKJAVIK 22.12
SEMINOLE(Amer) (US)
 
5,896
1925
 
REYKJAVIK
SHERBROOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/12 - 25/12
SHIKARI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/12 - 25/12
SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS (Nor)
64
16,370
1930
FFO ex Halifax
 
SOLITAIRE (Nor)
122
3,160
1920
Lub Oil
 
ST ROSARIO (Br)
62
4,312
1937
General
 
THRAKI (Gk)
113
7,460
1941
Grain ex Halifax
 
TIMOK (Yug)
31
3,130
1924
Steel, Lumber ex Halifax
 
TOLTEC (Hon)
 
5,516
1929
 
ICELAND
TRAIL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/12 - 11/12
TROPIC STAR (Nor)
91
5,088
1926
General
RETURNED
USCGC INGHAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/12 - 21/12
USS BABBITT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/12 - 19/12
USS KEYWAYDIN (US)
 
1,030
1919
 
ST JOHNS NF TO REYKJAVIK
USS LARAMIE (US)
 
5,450
1919
 
 
USS LEARY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/12 - 19/12
USS PC 553 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/12 - 07/12
USS SCHENCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/12 - 21/12
VANCOLITE (Br)
 
11,404
1928
 
HALIFAX
VILLE DE TAMATAVE (Fr)
131
6,276
1931
ex Halifax Cargo Unknown
 
VULCANUS (Du)
133
1,819
1907
Pitch
 
ZEPHYROS (Gk)
94
4,796
1909
Grain
 
ZEUS (Gk)
12
5,961
1920
Flour ex Halifax
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.112:

    WLE S 24.18.5 SOE MATAPEDIA, WLE N 24.18.3 SOE NIAGARA, OCEAN 24.1.4 (C4) SOE CHURCHILL, SUPPORT GP 24.12.4. ICELAND ESC JD 16.12
    ICELAND ESC BABBITT, INGHAM & LEARY. RE-INFORCEMENTS USS SCHENCK, HMS SCIMITAR & SHIKARI. EASTERN LOCAL ESCORT KIRKELLA
    COMMODORE: Capt R D BINKS OBE RD RNR IN NORWEGIAN
    VICE COMMODORE: Adm SIR C G RAMSEY KCB IN EMPIRE MAGPIE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.