Convoy SC.143

Depart Halifax on 28 September 1943.
Arrive Liverpool on 12 October 1943.
Hague's records contain 35 merchants and 25 escorts (39 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ANTARES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/10 - 12/10
ARCHANGELOS (Gk)
 
5,692
1917
Grain ex St Johns No
 
BELGIAN SAILOR (Bel)
 
7,028
1942
Phosphates ex Sydney Cob
 
BURLINGTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 02/10
CHAMBLY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/10 - 11/10
DAGRUN (Nor)
32
4,562
1928
Steel, Lumber
 
DALLINGTON COURT (Br)
 
6,889
1929
Grain, MT ex Sydney Cob
 
DAYLIGHT (US)
82
9,180
1931
Sun Fuel
ESCORT OILER
DRUMHELLER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/10 - 11/10
DUCKWORTH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/10 - 11/10
DUNAV (Yug)
33
4,369
1912
Steel, Lumber
 
EL MIRLO (Br)
52
8,092
1930
Sun Fuel
ESCORT OILER
EMPIRE DEFIANCE (Br)
31
4,632
1909
Grain, General
LAID UP LIVERPOOL AS STATIC STORE SHIP
EMPIRE GULF (Br)
72
6,401
1927
FFO
ESCORT OILER
F J WOLFE (Br)
92
12,190
1932
Petrol, Oil, A/C
ESCORT OILER
FERNCLIFF (Nor)
91
4,333
1924
General, Expl
 
FJORDHEIM (Nor)
93
4,115
1930
General, Expl
 
GATESHEAD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/10 - 12/10
GLOUCESTER CITY (Br)
101
3,071
1919
General
 
ICARUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/10 - 11/10
JEFFERSON MYERS (US)
73
7,582
1920
General, Expl
 
JOHN A POOR (US)
 
7,176
1943
General, Expl ex Sydney Cob
fitted with Mk 29
KAMLOOPS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/10 - 11/10
KIRKELLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/10 - 12/10
LAGO (Nor)
 
2,552
1929
Steel, Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
LOCKEPORT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 02/10
LST 216 
54
 
 
General
 
LST 217 
74
 
 
Fads
 
MANO (Br)
 
1,418
1925
Lumber ex St Johns No
 
MANSFIELD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 02/10
MARGIT (Br)
 
1,735
1924
Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
MAUD (Nor)
112
3,189
1930
Sugar, Steel, Flour
 
MERTON (Br)
 
7,150
1941
Grain, Flour, Fads ex Sydney Cob
 
MORDEN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/10 - 12/10
MOUNT RHODOPE (Gk)
34
5,182
1919
Steel, Pulp
 
MUSKETEER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/10 - 09/10
NORANDA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 02/10
ORIBI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/10 - 09/10
ORKAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/10 - 08/10
ORWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/10 - 09/10
PICOTEE (Br)
 
4,307
1913
Steel, Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
RAPANA (Br)
62
8,017
1935
Sun Fuel
MAC SHIP
SACKVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/10 - 11/10
SALUTA (Br)
42
6,261
1906
Fuel Oil
 
SAULT STE MARIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 02/10
SCORTON (Br)
51
4,813
1939
Steel, Pitprops
 
SOMMERSTAD (Nor)
61
5,923
1926
Lub Oil
 
SOUTHERN SPRAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/10 - 11/10
SRECA (Yug)
 
5,248
1918
Steel, Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
STAD HAARLEM (Du)
41
4,518
1929
Steel, Lumber
 
STORAA (Br)
44
1,967
1918
Pulp
 
SUDEROY (Nor)
43
7,562
1913
Fuel Oil
 
TIMMINS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/10 - 03/10
TONKAWA (Br)
83
1,124
1943
Dieso
 
W S FARISH (US)
53
11,787
1930
Sun Fuel
 
WALTER JENNINGS (US)
102
9,564
1921
Petrol, Oil
 
WEST KEENE (US)
81
5,600
1919
Sugar
 
WESTERN QUEEN (US)
71
5,833
1918
Sugar, A/C
 
YEARBY (Br)
 
5,666
1929
Steel, Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
YORKMAR (US)
111
5,612
1919
General
SUNK

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.143:

    WEST ESC W 9 SOE MANSFIELD, ST JOHNS ESC TIMMINS & TO OCEAN ESCORT, OCEAN ESCORT C2 SOE KAMLOOPS, SUPPORT GP 10 EG SOE MUSKETEER
    ORP ORKAN SUNK 8.10.43 BY U 378, U 419, U 610 & U 643 SUNK BY A/C 8./10.43 AND U 762 DAMAGED
    COMMODORE: Capt R D BINKS OBE RD RNR IN WESTERN QUEEN
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN GLOUCESTER CITY
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.