Convoy SC.148

Depart Halifax on 2 December 1943.
Arrive Liverpool on 16 December 1943.
Hague's records contain 37 merchants and 29 escorts (41 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALCOA BANNER (US)
91
5,035
1919
General, Expl
 
AMASTRA (Br)
53
8,031
1935
Sun Fuel
MAC SHIP
AMERICAN PRESS (US)
22
5,131
1920
Sugar
 
ASA ELDRIDGE (Br)
12
1,791
1943
Lumber
 
BEACONSTREET (Br)
41
7,467
1927
Sun Fuel
ESCORT OILER, 60 DCs
BELGIAN FREIGHTER (Bel)
61
7,964
1922
General, Steel, Lumber
 
BELGIAN TRADER (Bel)
94
2,890
1942
Steel, Lumber
 
BERRY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/12 - 12/12
BRITISH COLONEL (Br)
82
6,999
1921
Dieso
ESCORT OILER, 70 DCs
CAMROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/12 - 15/12
CHAGRES (Pan)
73
5,545
1919
General
 
COBALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/12 - 06/12
COOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/12 - 12/12
CRETE (Gk)
104
7,744
1920
Flour ex Sydney Cob
 
DAYLIGHT (US)
63
9,180
1931
Gas Oil
ESCORT OILER
DEAN EMERY (Pan)
72
6,664
1919
Gas Oil
ESCORT OILER
DINARA (Yug)
114
3,192
1917
Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
DRUMMONDVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/12 - 04/12
DUCKWORTH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/12 - 12/12
EGLANTINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/12 - 15/12
ELG (Nor)
11
4,014
1930
Steel, Pitprops
 
ELISE (Nor)
92
7,910
1931
Fuel Oil
 
EMPIRE ADVOCATE (Br)
103
5,787
1913
Steel, Pitprops
 
EMPIRE GAZELLE (Br)
84
4,848
1920
Steel, Pulp ex Sydney Cob
 
EMPIRE MAGPIE (Br)
34
6,211
1919
Steel, Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
FAME 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/12 - 15/12
FORT RICHELIEU (Br)
14
7,150
1943
Steel, Lumber ex Sydney Cob
fitted with AND, RETURNED
GATEWAY CITY (US)
43
5,432
1920
General
 
GULF OF MEXICO (US)
 
7,807
1917
Petrol, Oil ex St Johns No
ESCORT OILER
HENRY JOCELYN (US)
113
7,176
1943
General
AT BAR LV 16-18.12
HOPESTAR (Br)
24
5,267
1936
Steel, Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/12 - 16/12
ILLINOIAN (US)
51
6,473
1918
General
 
JAN VAN GOYEN (Du)
23
5,704
1919
Steel, Lumber
 
KITE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/12 - 12/12
LOSSIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/12 - 15/12
LST 264 
74
 
 
General
149 PASSENGERS
MAGPIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/12 - 12/12
MALIAKOS (Gk)
 
3,903
1912
Zinc Concentrates ex St Johns
 
MAUD (Nor)
42
3,189
1930
Steel, Lumber
 
MONTGOMERY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/12 - 06/12
MOSES GAY (Br)
112
1,791
1943
Steel, Lumber
 
NORDANGER (Nor)
83
9,297
1925
Fuel Oil
RETURNED
NORHAUK (Nor)
31
6,086
1919
General
 
PAN GULF (US)
81
5,599
1918
General
 
PARKHAVEN (Du)
64
4,803
1920
Steel, Lumber
 
POTENTILLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/12 - 15/12
RADPORT (Br)
13
5,355
1925
Steel, Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
ROBIN GRAY (US)
93
6,896
1920
General, Expl
 
ROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/12 - 13/12
ROUSEVILLE (Br)
32
1,155
1943
Gas Oil
 
SAHALE (US)
71
5,028
1919
General
 
SETTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/12 - 16/12
STARLING 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/12 - 12/12
THUNDER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/12 - 04/12
TIMMINS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/12 - 06/12
TRAIL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/12 - 06/12
TROPIC STAR (Nor)
111
5,088
1926
General
 
VANQUISHER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/12 - 15/12
VERVAIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/12 - 15/12
VINGA (Nor)
62
7,321
1927
Sun Fuel
ESCORT OILER
WALNUT BEND (Br)
102
1,124
1943
Dieso
 
WATSON FERRIS (Br)
33
1,791
1943
Steel, Lumber
 
WEST KEENE (US)
21
5,600
1919
General
 
WILD GOOSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/12 - 12/12
WINSTON-SALEM (US)
101
6,223
1920
General, Expl
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.148:

    WEST ESC W 6 SOE MONTGOMERY, SYDNEY ESC DRUMMONDVILLE & THUNDER, OCEAN B6 SOE FAME, SUPPORT 2 EG SOE STARLING, 3 EG SOE COOKE
    UK LOCAL ESCORTS HUDDERSFIELD TOWN, SETTER
    COMMODORE: Capt R A MELHUISH RIN IN BELGIAN FREIGHTER
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN NORHAUK
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.