Convoy SC.138

Depart Halifax on 30 July 1943.
Arrive Liverpool on 12 August 1943.
Hague's records contain 48 merchants and 15 escorts (50 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALCOA PILOT (US)
104
4,869
1919
General
 
AQUAMARINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/08 - 12/08
AQUARIUS (US)
51
6,094
1920
General
 
ARY LENSEN (Br)
94
3,214
1930
Steel, Pulp
 
ATLANTIC(Pan) (Pan)
22
5,524
1919
General, Mail
 
BARON NAPIER (Br)
41
3,559
1930
Steel, Pulp
 
BEAUREGARD (US)
12
5,976
1920
General, Grain
 
BELGIQUE (Bel)
123
4,606
1902
General, MT
 
BURLINGTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/07 - 03/08
CAMPANULA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 12/08
CLEMATIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 12/08
CLEMENT T JAYNE (Br)
84
1,793
1943
Steel, Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
CYRUS SEARS (Br)
34
1,814
1943
General
 
DEAN EMERY (Pan)
82
6,664
1919
Fuel Oil
 
DRAMATIST (Br)
31
5,443
1920
General, 115 Mails
12 PASSENGERS
EGTON (Br)
21
4,363
1938
Sugar
 
EL MIRLO (Br)
75
8,092
1930
FFO ex Sydney Cob
ESCORT OILER, 50 SPARE DCs
EMPIRE BOSWELL (Br)
35
2,898
1942
Steel, Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
EMPIRE GALE (Br)
54
7,089
1941
Flour, Aluminium ex Sydney Cob
 
EMPIRE MARLOWE (Br)
44
6,768
1941
Steel, Lumber
 
EMPIRE MOONRISE (Br)
11
6,854
1941
Steel, Lumber
 
EMPIRE ZEPHYR (Br)
111
6,327
1941
General
 
EVANGER (Nor)
93
3,869
1920
General, Expl
 
FELIX TAUSSIG (US)
74
5,965
1917
General, Stores, Expl
 
FRANKA (Yug)
114
5,273
1918
Paper ex St Johns No
 
GENTIAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 12/08
GLEN POOL (Br)
112
1,127
1943
Dieso
 
GREY COUNTY (Nor)
103
5,194
1918
General, Expl
 
HESPERUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 12/08
HJELMAREN (Sw)
33
2,467
1922
Steel, Lumber
 
JANETA (Br)
95
4,312
1929
Steel, Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
JOHN D ARCHBOLD (US)
52
12,590
1921
FFO
ESCORT OILER, 58 SPARE DCs
KATHARIOTISA (Gk)
14
1,877
1913
Pulp
 
KINGSWOOD (Br)
71
5,080
1929
Sugar, MT
 
LYRAS (Gk)
15
5,685
1918
Grain, MT ex Sydney Cob
 
MAJA (Br)
102
8,181
1931
Dieso, A/C
 
MANSFIELD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/07 - 03/08
MARPESSA (Du)
92
7,408
1927
Fuel Oil, Lub Oil
 
MERCHANT ROYAL (Br)
125
5,008
1928
Lumber ex St Johns No
 
MICHIGAN (Pan)
23
6,419
1920
General
 
MIGUEL DE LARRINAGA (Br)
91
5,231
1924
General, Expl
COLLISION 2.8, REMAINED WITH CONVOY
MIMOSA (Gk)
25
3,071
1905
Steel, Pulp ex Sydney Cob
ARR ST JOHNS NF WITH ENGINE DEFECTS
MOUNT EVANS (Pan)
83
5,598
1919
Fuel Oil
 
MOURNE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 06/08
NANAIMO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/07 - 03/08
NEW YORK CITY (Br)
121
2,710
1917
General
 
NORSK TANK (Nor)
73
9,720
1928
Lub Oil
 
NOVASLI (Nor)
13
3,204
1920
Steel, Spruce
 
OMEGA (Br)
53
3,788
1912
Flour
 
RAVNEFJELL (Nor)
24
1,339
1938
General, 869 Mails
ICELAND
SAMUEL V SHREVE (Br)
43
1,813
1943
General, MT
 
SCOTTISH AMERICAN (Br)
72
6,999
1920
FFO
ESCORT OILER, SPARE DCs
SOLSTEN (Nor)
42
5,379
1929
Gas Oil
 
SUDBURY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/07 - 03/08
TITUSVILLE (Br)
113
1,121
1943
Dieso
 
TORDENE (Br)
81
4,271
1936
General
 
TWEED 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 08/08
VAN DE VELDE (Du)
124
6,389
1919
Pulp ex St Johns No
 
VANJA (Nor)
32
6,198
1929
Dieso
 
VESPER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/08 - 12/08
WILLIAM BURSLEY (Br)
105
1,791
1943
Steel, Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
WINONA (US)
122
6,197
1919
General, Stores
 
WINSUM (Du)
101
3,224
1921
Sugar
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.138:

    WEST ESC W 9 SOE MANSFIELD, OCEAN B2 SOE HESPERUS, UK LOCAL AQUAMARINE
    COMMODORE: Capt J O DUNN RD RNR IN KINGSWOOD
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN EMPIRE ZEPHYR
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.