Convoy SC.41

Depart Sydney CB on 24 August 1941.
Arrive Liverpool on 11 September 1941.
Hague's records contain 79 merchants and 18 escorts (64 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGHIOS SPYRIDON (Gk)
44
3,338
1905
Pulp, Aluminium
 
AKABAHRA (Nor)
115
1,524
1929
General
 
AMSTEL (Du)
34
2,115
1925
Phosphates
 
ARABIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/09 - 11/09
ARVIDA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/08 - 26/08
ASTRA (Nor)
113
2,164
1919
Pulp, Aluminium
 
ATLANTICOS (Gk)
25
5,446
1919
Wheat
 
AUDUN (Nor)
 
1,304
1925
Joined ex Iceland
 
BALDUIN (Nor)
24
1,164
1921
Lumber
 
BLINK (Nor)
55
2,701
1920
Pulpwood
 
BRITISH GOVERNOR (Br)
95
6,840
1926
FFO
 
BRYNHILD (Br)
122
2,195
1907
Lumber
 
BUCTOUCHE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/08 - 06/09
CARRIER (Nor)
114
3,036
1921
Sulphur
RETURNED
CHICOUTIMI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/08 - 26/08
CHORZOW (Pol)
 
845
1921
Joined ex Iceland
 
DARTFORD (Br)
61
4,093
1930
Grain
 
DIMITRIOS CHANDRIS (Gk)
 
4,643
1910
Steel, Lumber ex Wabana
 
DISA (Sw)
65
2,002
1918
Lumber
 
EINVIK (Nor)
 
2,000
1918
Pitprops
SUNK
ELISABETH LENSEN (Br)
52
4,212
1910
Steel, Lumber
 
EMPIRE BUNTING (Br)
33
6,448
1919
Scrap Steel
 
EMPIRE GALE (Br)
101
7,089
1941
13Ght Position, During Daylight
OCCUPIED POS'N 121
EMPIRE GRANITE (Br)
85
8,028
1941
Benzine, Paraffin
 
EMPIRE OPOSSUM (Br)
111
5,644
1918
Steel, Cotton
 
EMPIRE UNION (Br)
32
5,952
1924
General
 
EVVIVA (Nor)
124
1,597
1921
Lumber
 
FAGERSTEN (Nor)
35
2,342
1921
Steel, Sulphite
 
FANEFJELD (Nor)
66
1,354
1920
Lumber
 
FILLEIGH (Br)
21
4,856
1928
Wheat
 
FINTRA (Br)
125
2,089
1918
Lumber
 
FORT LAMY (Br)
94
5,242
1919
Sugar
 
GALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/08 - 06/09
GLAISDALE (Br)
41
3,777
1929
Steel, Lumber
 
GRADO (Nor)
53
3,082
1918
Phosphates
 
GUDRUN (Nor)
15
1,128
1919
Lumber
 
HARMATTAN (Br)
92
4,558
1930
General
 
HARTBRIDGE (Br)
31
5,080
1927
Grain
 
HEIEN (Nor)
 
995
1926
Joined ex Iceland
 
HESTMANDEN (Nor)
 
979
1911
Joined ex Iceland
 
HILDUR I (Nor)
 
1,497
1919
Joined ex Iceland
 
HMS ODERIN (Br)
 
216
1941
Ballast
ICELAND EX WABANA
IVAN TOPIC (Yug)
105
4,943
1920
 
 
KMICIC (Pol)
 
1,894
1923
Joined ex Iceland
 
KORDECKI (Pol)
 
1,975
1930
Joined ex Iceland
 
KURDISTAN (Br)
11
5,844
1928
Grain
 
LANGLEECRAG (Br)
104
4,909
1929
General
 
LEDAAL (Nor)
54
3,076
1899
Phosphates
 
LEKA (Nor)
84
1,599
1922
Lumber
 
LOM (Nor)
 
1,268
1920
Joined ex Iceland
 
MALCOLM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/09 - 11/09
MANCHESTER CITIZEN (Br)
 
5,343
1925
 
JD EX HX 147 DATE APPROXIMATE
MARGA (Nor)
13
1,583
1923
Lumber
 
MARIPOSA (Br)
112
3,807
1914
Steel, Tobacco & Scrap
 
MATAPEDIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/08 - 26/08
MODLIN (Pol)
 
3,569
1906
Iron Ore ex Wabana
 
MONKSHOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/09 - 11/09
MOUNT KITHERON (Gk)
43
3,876
1912
Lumber, Steel
 
MOUNT PARNES (Gk)
82
4,371
1917
Lumber, Steel
 
NESTTUN (Nor)
 
1,271
1917
Joined ex Iceland
 
NEVA (Sw)
64
1,456
1928
Lumber
 
NICOLAS (Gk)
83
4,540
1910
Wheat
 
NORTHERN GEM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/09 - 11/09
NORTHERN PRIDE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/09 - 11/09
NORTHERN WAVE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/09 - 11/09
OGMORE CASTLE (Br)
 
2,481
1919
Iron Ore ex Wabana
 
ORANIA (Nor)
14
1,182
1919
Lumber
RETURNED
ORFOR (Br)
75
6,578
1921
Grain
 
PANAGHIS (Gk)
45
5,187
1920
Wheat
 
PARKLAAN (Du)
63
3,807
1911
Wheat
 
PETUNIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/09 - 11/09
PICTOU 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/08 - 29/08
PRINS MAURITS (Du)
74
1,287
1936
General
 
QUEEN VICTORIA (Br)
42
4,937
1936
Steel, Cotton
 
RAMSEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/09 - 06/09
RANPURA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 24/08 - 27/08
REIAS (Nor)
 
1,128
1918
 
EX ICELAND
ROXBY (Br)
51
4,252
1923
Wheat
 
SALTWICK (Br)
81
3,775
1929
Sugar
 
SAN GERARDO (Br)
103
12,915
1929
Crude Oil
 
SARDONYX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 06/09 - 11/09
SELVISTAN (Br)
72
5,136
1924
Wheat
 
SIAK (Nor)
76
1,150
1930
Lumber
 
SKJOLD (Br)
23
1,345
1904
Grain
 
SPES (Nor)
12
1,142
1918
Lumber
 
ST CROIX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/08 - 05/09
STAL (Br)
93
2,242
1921
Sugar, 16 Bags Mail
 
STANCOURT (Br)
 
965
1909
Joined ex Iceland
 
TELESFORA DE LARRINAGA (Br)
102
5,780
1920
General, 18 Mails
 
TENAX (Br)
123
3,846
1925
Grain
 
TENNESSEE (Br)
22
2,342
1921
Grain
 
TREWORLAS (Br)
91
4,692
1922
Wheat
 
VILLE DE STRASBOURG (Br)
62
7,159
1920
General
 
WANSTEAD (Br)
71
5,486
1928
Sugar
 
WARKWORTH (Br)
73
4,941
1924
Wheat
 
WATCHMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 07/09 - 11/09
WILLEMSPLEIN (Du)
 
5,489
1910
Zinc ex Wabana
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.41:

    PICTOU RETURNED WITH DEFECTS
    MID OCEAN ESCORT 21 EG, SOE IN ST CROIX JOINING 26.8; EAST ESCORT 8 EG SOE IN MALCOLM
    COMMODORE: Capt N H GALE DSO RD RNR IN WANSTEAD
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN HARTBRIDGE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.