Convoy SC.29

Depart Halifax on 19 April 1941.
Arrive Liverpool on 8 May 1941.
Hague's records contain 46 merchants and 18 escorts (42 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACASTA (Nor)
43
5,229
1918
Fuel Oil
REKYJAVIK
ALCOR (Du)
36
3,526
1920
Wheat
 
ALPERA (Br)
71
1,777
1920
Sugar
 
AMPETCO (Bel)
65
8,718
1926
Fuel Oil
AFTER COLLISION
BIAFRA (Br)
51
5,405
1933
General
 
BJERKA (Nor)
44
1,893
1916
Timber
 
BURWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/04 - 04/05
CLARE LILLEY (Br)
23
3,738
1917
Steel
 
CLEODORA (Du)
54
8,026
1938
Fuel Oil
 
COBALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/04 - 19/04
COLLINGWOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/04 - 19/04
CYDONIA (Br)
72
3,517
1927
Steel, Lumber
 
DUNSLEY (Br)
21
3,862
1929
Wheat
 
ELLINICO (Gk)
53
3,059
1904
Phosphates
 
EMPIRE ACTIVITY (Br)
92
5,335
1919
Pig Iron
 
EMPIRE RAIN (Br)
42
7,290
1941
Scrap
 
EMPIRE UNITY (Br)
62
6,386
1927
Dieso
 
FERNBANK (Nor)
12
4,333
1924
Iron Ore
 
FJORD (Nor)
95
4,032
1914
Sulphur
 
FYLINGDALE (Br)
73
3,918
1924
Wheat
 
GROENLO (Du)
85
1,984
1926
Lumber
RETURNED
HARRIER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/05 - 08/05
HELMSPEY (Br)
26
4,764
1931
Wheat
 
IOANNIS FRANGOS (Gk)
82
3,442
1912
Grain
ARR WITH A/C DAMAGE
JESSIE MAERSK (Br)
14
1,972
1920
Bauxite
 
KATHARIOTISA (Gk)
22
1,877
1913
Bauxite
 
KING EDWARD (Br)
41
5,224
1919
Iron Ore
 
KIRSTEN MAERSK (Br)
24
2,410
1920
Timber
 
LARPOOL (Br)
81
3,872
1924
Wheat
 
LOKE (Nor)
33
2,421
1915
Grain
 
MALCOLM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/05 - 04/05
MALLOW 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/04 - 04/05
MARIPOSA (Br)
31
3,807
1914
Steel
 
MOUNT RHODOPE (Gk)
45
5,182
1919
Steel, General
 
MOUNT TAURUS (Gk)
84
6,696
1920
Wheat
 
NICOLAOS MICHALOS (Gk)
93
4,342
1913
Grain
 
NORSE KING (Nor)
52
5,701
1920
Iron
 
NORTHERN WAVE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/05 - 04/05
OREGON (Br)
11
6,008
1920
Pig Iron
LOCH EWE
P.L.M.27 (Br)
35
5,633
1922
Iron, Steel
 
PORPOISE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/04 - 29/04
RANDA (Br)
 
1,555
1930
 
 
RANPURA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/04 - 04/05
SALADIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/05 - 08/05
SCIMITAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/04 - 04/05
SEAGULL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/05 - 08/05
SHARPSHOOTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/05 - 08/05
SKATE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/05 - 08/05
SOLITAIRE (Nor)
64
3,160
1920
Lub Oil
 
SPERO (Nor)
15
3,619
1919
Steel, Pulp
RETURNED
STAD AMSTERDAM (Du)
55
3,780
1920
Steel, Lumber
RETURNED
STALOWA WOLA (Pol)
83
3,133
1924
General
RETURNED
SUSAN MAERSK (Br)
94
2,355
1923
Groundnuts
 
THYRA(Sw) (Sw)
32
1,796
1925
Ground Nuts
 
TILEMACHOS (Gk)
63
3,658
1911
Wheat
 
TITANIAN (Nor)
13
4,880
1924
Lead, Lumber
 
TRIDENT (Br)
25
4,317
1917
Grain, Flour
 
VERNON CITY (Br)
61
4,748
1929
Steel, General
 
VETERAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/05 - 09/05
VIOLET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/05 - 04/05
WALLFLOWER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/05 - 08/05
WATCHMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/05 - 04/05
WIDESTONE (Br)
91
3,192
1920
Iron Ore
 
YORKMOOR (Br)
34
4,457
1925
Wheat
arr ICELAND

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.29:

    SALADIN, SKATE, VETERAN & HARRIER JOINED FROM OB 316
    FIRST SC CONVOY WITH A MID OCEAN AND EASTERN ESCORT
    COMMODORE: R-Adm B W BARROW DSO IN BIAFRA
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN DURSLEY
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.