Convoy SC.30

Depart Halifax on 29 April 1941.
Arrive Liverpool on 20 May 1941.
Hague's records contain 28 merchants and 21 escorts (28 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ABELIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/05 - 20/05
AMBERTON (Br)
23
5,377
1928
Wheat, Flour
 
ANEMONE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 20/05
ARABIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 20/05
ARIGUANI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/05 - 18/05
BALTROVER (Br)
51
4,916
1913
General
 
BECHEVILLE (Br)
34
4,228
1924
Steel & Scrap
COLLISION ON ARRIVAL
BELLEMINA (Br)
61
6,085
1919
Steel, Lumber
R/N EMPIRE MAGPIE AFTER ARRIVAL
BRIKA (Br)
21
4,412
1929
Iron Ore
 
BURWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 20/05
COBALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/04 - 30/04
COCLE (Pan)
72
5,630
1920
General
 
COLLINGWOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/04 - 30/04
EMPIRE ELAND (Br)
52
5,613
1920
Steel
 
ERIDGE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/05 - 18/05
GLADIOLUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 20/05
HUSSAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/05 - 18/05
IMPERIAL MONARCH (Br)
11
5,831
1926
Steel, Lumber
 
INGERTRE (Nor)
32
2,462
1921
Lumber
 
JUTLAND (Br)
71
6,153
1928
Flour, Wheat
 
LEAMINGTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/05 - 18/05
LIFLAND (Da)
43
2,254
1920
Lumber
 
LORIGA (Br)
81
6,665
1919
Nitrate Soda
 
MARIKA PROTOPAPA (Gk)
64
4,447
1915
Wheat
 
NICOLAOU VIRGINIA (Gk)
62
6,869
1920
Grain
 
NIGER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/05 - 18/05
ROXBOROUGH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/05 - 18/05
SALOPIAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/04 - 17/05
SELBO (Nor)
22
1,778
1921
Lumber
 
SEVILLA(Br) (Br)
82
7,022
 
Grain
 
SHAFTESBURY (Br)
24
4,284
1923
Grain, Flour
 
SOBORG (Da)
12
1,993
1924
Pulp
 
SOMERSBY (Br)
33
5,170
1930
Grain
STAGGLED AND SUNK
SPERO (Nor)
13
3,619
1919
Steel, Pulp
 
ST KENAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/05 - 20/05
ST ZENO 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/05 - 20/05
STAL (Br)
42
2,242
1921
Pulpwood
 
THEOMITOR (Gk)
83
4,427
1910
Phosphates
 
THUNDERBOLT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/04 - 10/05
TROLLA (Nor)
41
1,598
1923
Bauxite
 
TWICKENHAM (Br)
14
4,762
1940
Grain
 
VERONICA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/05 - 20/05
VIGSNES (Nor)
44
1,599
1930
Pulp
 
VIOLET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/05 - 20/05
VIZALMA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/05 - 20/05
WATCHMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/05 - 15/05
WEST RARITANS (Br)
63
5,703
1919
Scrap Iron
 
WILLEMSPLEIN (Du)
53
5,489
1910
Pig Iron
 
YEARBY (Br)
31
5,666
1929
Wheat
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.30:

    HMS SALOPIAN SUNK BY U 98 13.5.41
    COMMODORE: R-Adm K E L CREIGHTON MVO IN BALTROVER
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN SHAFTESBURY
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.