Convoy SC.139

Depart Halifax on 9 August 1943.
Arrive Liverpool on 24 August 1943.
Hague's records contain 54 merchants and 20 escorts (56 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
BEACONSTREET (Br)
72
7,467
1927
FFO
ESCORT OILER, 60 DCs
BENEDICK (Br)
52
6,978
1928
FFO
ESCORT OILER, 60 SPARE DCs
BENTE MAERSK (Br)
32
5,722
1928
FFO
ESCORT OILER, 60 SPARE DCs
CHR TH BOE (Nor)
82
6,192
1930
Fuel Oil
ESCORT OILER, 30 SPARE DCs
CLAM (Br)
54
7,404
1927
Sun Fuel
 
CLUNEPARK (Br)
131
3,491
1928
Sugar
 
CYRIL (Br)
45
2,116
1925
Pulp
 
CYRUS H MCCORMICK (US)
73
7,181
1942
General, Expl
 
D L HARPER (Br)
123
12,223
1933
Petrol, Paraffin
 
DAYLIGHT (US)
53
9,180
1931
FFO
ESCORT OILER
DELMAR (US)
103
5,107
1920
General
1 PASSENGER
DORELIAN (Br)
71
6,431
1923
General
 
DUNCAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 24/08
ELENI (Gk)
124
5,655
1918
Grain, Fads
 
EMPIRE ACTIVITY (Br)
106
5,335
1919
Zinc Concentrate ex St Johns
 
EMPIRE LIGHTNING (Br)
31
6,942
1940
Steel, Lumber, General
 
EMPIRE RAZORBILL (Br)
134
5,118
1920
Zinc Concentrate ex St Johns
 
EMPIRE YUKON (Br)
111
7,651
1921
General
7 PASSENGERS
EPIROS (Gk)
75
5,572
1918
General
 
EVINOS (Gk)
125
5,627
1919
Grain, MT ex Sydney Cob
 
EXFORD (US)
81
4,969
1919
Steel, Ammo
ARR ST JOHNS NF WITH ENGINE DEFECTS
FLORIDIAN (US)
94
6,998
1920
General, Expl
 
GENERTON (Br)
25
4,797
1936
Steel, Woodpulp
 
GITANO (Br)
21
3,956
1921
General, Expl
 
H M FLAGLER (Pan)
42
8,208
1918
Fuel Oil
ESCORT OILER
HARTLEPOOL (Br)
115
5,500
1932
Steel, Lumber ex Sydney Cob
RETURNED
HJALMAR WESSEL (Nor)
35
1,742
1935
Lumber
 
ILE DE BREHAT (Fr)
95
6,176
1919
General
 
JAMES M WAYNE (US)
114
7,176
1943
General, Ammo
 
JAN VAN GOYEN (Du)
33
5,704
1919
Steel, Lumber
 
KINGMAN (Pan)
13
1,513
1934
General, Lumber
 
KIRSTEN MAERSK (Br)
85
2,410
1920
Lumber
RETURNED
LIDO (Nor)
55
1,918
1930
General
153 PASSENGERS
LOOSESTRIFE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 24/08
MANCHESTER DIVISION (Br)
91
6,048
1918
General
 
MARYMAR (US)
11
6,847
1919
General
 
MIDLAND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/08 - 13/08
MIMOSA (Gk)
14
3,071
1905
Steel, Pulp
 
MORSKA WOLA (Pol)
113
3,208
1924
General, Expl
14 PASSENGERS
MOUNT OTHRYS (Gk)
34
6,527
1919
General, Ammo
 
MULGRAVE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/08 - 13/08
NARVIK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/08 - 24/08
NORDEN (Nor)
102
8,440
1931
Dieso, MT
 
NORELG (Nor)
23
6,103
1920
General, Ammo
 
NORSE LADY (Nor)
104
3,489
1919
Sugar
 
NORTHERN FOAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 24/08
NORTHERN REWARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 24/08
NORWEGIAN (Br)
51
6,366
1921
General, Expl
1 PASSENGER
PETER V DANIEL (US)
 
7,176
1942
 
JOINED FROM HX 251
PRINS MAURITS (Du)
44
1,287
1936
Sugar
 
RAJAHSTAN (Br)
105
6,391
1929
Steel, Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
REUBEN SNOW (Br)
24
1,813
1943
General
 
SAMUEL MOODY (US)
12
7,176
1942
General
 
SAMUEL VERY (Br)
132
1,814
1943
General, 1200 Mails
 
SHERBROOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/08 - 13/08
SIMON WILLARD (US)
84
7,176
1942
General, Expl
 
SNOWFLAKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 24/08
ST CLAIR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/08 - 13/08
STANDARD (Pan)
22
10,177
1914
Fuel Oil, Petrol
60 SPARE DCs
STANFORD (Br)
41
5,969
1941
Steel, Lumber
 
STANWELL (Br)
74
5,767
1914
Steel, Lumber
 
STEEL VOYAGER (US)
83
6,198
1920
General, Expl
 
SUDEROY (Nor)
92
7,562
1913
Fuel Oil
56 PASSENGERS
SUNFLOWER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 24/08
TAHCHEE (Br)
43
6,508
1914
Fuel Oil
59 SPARE DCs, DEFECTS 23.8, IN TOW
TOLEDO (Nor)
93
4,563
1926
General, Expl
 
TRANSCONA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/08 - 13/08
VANSITTART 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 24/08
VIDETTE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/08 - 24/08
W S FARISH (US)
122
11,787
1930
Gas Oil
 
WALTER JENNINGS (US)
112
9,564
1921
Avgas
 
WANDERER (Br)
101
5,079
1925
Grain, General
 
WEST NILUS (US)
121
5,495
1920
General, Stores
 
WISLA (Pol)
133
3,106
1928
General
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.139:

    WEST ESC W 2 SOE ST CLAIR, OCEAN B7 SOE DUNCAN, UK LOCAL NARVIK
    COMMODORE: R-Adm SIR E MANNERS KBE IN DORELIAN
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN MANCHESTER DIVISION
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.