Convoy SC.47

Depart Sydney CB on 29 September 1941.
Arrive Liverpool on 20 October 1941.
Hague's records contain 69 merchants and 14 escorts (63 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AMAKURA (Br)
71
1,987
1924
Greenheart, Sugar, Mails
 
ASHWORTH (Br)
22
5,227
1920
Iron Ore
 
BARON DOUGLAS (Br)
76
3,899
1932
Sugar
 
BARON GRAHAM (Br)
65
3,242
1925
Sugar
 
BARON NAPIER (Br)
51
3,559
1930
Lumber, Steel, 21 Mails
 
BELGIQUE (Bel)
84
4,606
1902
Sugar
 
BENCLEUCH (Br)
81
5,562
1919
General, 60 Mails
 
BERTO (Nor)
125
1,493
1918
General
 
BESTIK (Nor)
104
2,684
1920
Sulphur
 
BROKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/10 - 15/10
BUR(Sw) (Sw)
34
1,956
1919
Lumber
 
CAM SHIP DAY POSITION 
121
 
 
 
 
CARDIUM (Br)
73
8,236
1931
FFO
SCAPA FLOW
CASTILIAN (Br)
21
3,067
1919
General
 
CEFN-Y-BRYN (Br)
85
5,164
1939
General
 
CHAMBLY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/10 - 12/10
CHICOUTIMI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 06/10
CLIO (Pan)
63
8,580
1926
Dieso
 
COCLE (Pan)
25
5,630
1920
General
ICELAND
COVENTRY CITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/10 - 20/10
DAGO II (Br)
14
1,993
1917
Lumber
 
DANIO (Nor)
86
3,496
1924
General
 
DAY POSITION FOR CAM SHIP 
11
 
 
 
 
DESPINA (Gk)
114
3,016
1907
Grain
 
DETTIFOSS (Ice)
26
1,564
1930
General, 2 Mail
DET 12.10 ARR REYKJAVIK 14.10, 2 PASS
DINARIC (Br)
53
2,555
1919
Lumber
 
DON (Nor)
23
2,010
1924
General
 
EGLANTINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/10 - 16/10
EMPIRE ADVOCATE (Br)
12
5,787
1913
Corn
 
EMPIRE CLIVE (Br)
36
7,069
1941
Grain
CAM SHIP
EMPIRE DABCHICK (Br)
103
6,089
1919
General
 
EMPIRE DUNLIN (Br)
43
6,326
1919
Steel Scrap
 
EMPIRE FLAME (Br)
31
7,069
1941
Grain
CAM SHIP
EMPIRE KINGFISHER (Br)
61
6,082
1919
Phosphates
 
EMPIRE MOONBEAM (Br)
62
6,849
1941
Sugar
RETURNED
EMPIRE MOUFLON (Br)
96
3,234
1921
Steel
 
EMPIRE SKY (Br)
82
7,455
1941
Steel, Cotton
3 PASSENGERS
EMPIRE SUMMER (Br)
83
6,949
1941
General
 
EMPIRE SUN (Br)
105
6,952
1941
Grain
CAM SHIP
ERRINGTON COURT (Br)
52
4,913
1925
Phosphates
 
FIDO (Nor)
56
1,857
1919
Lumber
 
GLOXINIA (Br)
41
3,336
1920
Lub Oil
 
HARBOROUGH (Br)
33
5,415
1932
Iron Ore
 
HARTINGTON (Br)
42
5,496
1932
Steel
 
HEIMGAR (Nor)
115
2,978
1921
Steel, Lumber
 
HELENCREST (Br)
101
5,233
1941
Wheat
CAM SHIP
INGERTRE (Nor)
122
2,462
1921
General
DUBLIN
KELBERGEN (Du)
75
4,823
1914
Sugar
 
KING SOL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/10 - 17/10
LAKE ORMOC (US)
35
2,380
1918
General
2 PASSENGERS. ICELAND
LAVINGTON COURT (Br)
102
5,372
1940
Cotton, Cottonseed
 
LLANASHE (Br)
44
4,836
1936
Steel, Tobacco
 
LOBOS (Br)
91
6,479
1921
General, 1 Mail
2 PASSENGERS
LYLEPARK (Br)
111
5,186
1929
Steel
 
MACBETH (Pan)
94
4,941
1920
General, 3024 Mails
 
MAMURA (Du)
74
8,245
1932
Dieso
 
MANSFIELD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/10 - 15/10
MARIT II (Nor)
112
7,417
1922
Crude Oil
 
MATAPEDIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 12/10
MAYCREST (Br)
64
5,923
1913
Steel
 
NAPANEE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 12/10
NEW YORK CITY (Br)
113
2,710
1917
General
 
NICOLAOS MICHALOS (Gk)
124
4,342
1913
Grain
 
NORDLYS (Br)
123
3,726
1916
Zinc
 
ORILLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/10 - 12/10
PARTHENON (Gk)
55
3,189
1908
Steel, Lumber
 
PENCARROW (Br)
32
4,841
1921
Phosphates
 
PETTER II (Nor)
92
7,417
1922
Dieso
RETURNED ST JOHNS NF
RADCHURCH (Br)
95
3,701
1910
General
 
RAMSEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/10 - 12/10
RATHLIN (Br)
 
1,600
1936
 
RESCUE SHIP
RICHMOND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/10 - 12/10
SCOTTISH HEATHER (Br)
 
7,087
1928
 
PUT BACK
SELFOSS (Ice)
15
775
1914
Lumber, General
DETACHED 12.10 ARR REYKJAVIK 14.10
SHERBROOKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/09 - 12/10
SPES (Nor)
62
1,142
1918
Lumber ex Wabana
 
STORNEST (Br)
24
4,265
1921
Grain
 
SUERTE (Pan)
93
3,649
1910
General
 
TOVELIL (Br)
13
2,225
1925
Pulpwood
 
TRAVELLER (Br)
72
3,963
1922
General
 
VENI (Nor)
54
2,982
1901
General
 
VICTO (Nor)
45
3,655
1906
Steel, Lumber
 
WOLVERINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/10 - 15/10

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.47:

    CHICOUTIMI LOST CONVOY 6.10.41
    MATAPEDIA, NAPANEE & ORILLIA TOOK IN ICELANDIC SECTION
    WEST ESCORT SOE SHERBROOKE, MID OCEAN ESCORT 4.1.14 SOE RICHMOND JOINED 4.10, EAST ESCORT 6 EG SOE BROKE, COVENTRY CITY LPL LOCAL
    COMMODORE: Adm SIR H R CROOKE KBE CB IN AMAKURA
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN LYLEPARK
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.