Convoy SC.26

Depart Halifax on 20 March 1941.
Arrive Liverpool on 8 April 1941.
Hague's records contain 26 merchants and 11 escorts (23 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AKABAHRA (Nor)
22
1,524
1929
Lumber
RETURNED
ALDERPOOL (Br)
11
4,313
1930
Sunk
 
ANACORTES (Br)
53
4,889
1918
Steel & Scrap
 
ATHENIC (Br)
61
5,351
1937
Grain
SUNK BY U 76
BRITISH RELIANCE (Br)
52
7,000
1928
Gas Oil
SUNK BY U 46 2.4.41
BRITISH VISCOUNT (Br)
73
6,895
1921
Fuel Oil
SUNK BY U 73 3.4.41
CHELSEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/04 - 05/04
COBALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/03 - 20/03
CONVOLVULUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/04 - 05/04
DALEBY (Br)
71
4,640
1929
Grain
 
EDITOR (Br)
72
6,326
1919
Steel, MT
R/N EMPIRE DUNLIN
EELBECK (Br)
42
6,318
1919
Scrap, MT
 
EMPIRE DEW (Br)
32
7,005
1941
Flour
 
ETHEL RADCLIFFE (Br)
21
5,673
1920
Grain
 
HARBLEDOWN (Br)
31
5,414
1933
Wheat
SUNK BY U 94 AFTER CONVOY WAS SCATTERED
HAVELOCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/04 - 07/04
HAVTOR (Nor)
81
1,524
1930
Pitprops
 
HELLE (Nor)
33
2,467
1918
Steel, Pulp
SUNK BY U 98
HONTESTROOM (Du)
 
1,857
1921
 
RESCUE SHIP
INDIER (Bel)
43
5,409
1918
Steel, General
SUNK BY U 73
LEONIDAS Z CAMBANIS (Gk)
63
4,274
1917
Wheat
SUNK BY U 74
MAGICIAN (Br)
51
5,105
1925
Steel, Lumber
 
NEA (Nor)
82
1,877
1921
Bauxite
arr ICELAND
PORPOISE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/03 - 29/03
SCARBOROUGH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/04 - 08/04
TAYGETOS (Gk)
62
4,295
1918
Grain
 
TENAX (Br)
23
3,846
1925
Grain
 
TENNESSEE (Br)
34
2,342
1921
Grain
arr ICELAND
THIRLBY (Br)
13
4,887
1928
Wheat
 
VERITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/04 - 05/04
VETERAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 08/04
VIVIEN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/04 - 05/04
WELCOMBE (Br)
12
5,122
1930
Wheat
SUNK BY U 98
WESTPOOL (Br)
41
5,724
1918
Scrap
SUNK BY U 73
WOLVERINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 08/04
WORCESTERSHIRE (Br)
 
11,402
1931
 
 
WORCESTERSHIRE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/03 - 03/04

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.26:

    EASTERN ESCORT, 6EG, JOINED FROM OB 304
    WOLVERINE & SCARBOROUGH SANK U 76 5.4.41
    COMMODORE: V-Adm G T C P SWABEY CB DSO IN MAGICIAN
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.