Convoy SC.51

Depart Sydney CB on 23 October 1941.
Arrive Liverpool on 9 November 1941.
Hague's records contain 42 merchants and 19 escorts (38 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACHILLES (Du)
42
1,815
1906
Sugar
 
ANTONIO (Br)
84
5,225
1918
Sulphur
 
ARABIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/11 - 07/11
ARISTIDES (Pan)
83
2,289
1920
General
 
ARROWHEAD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/10 - 04/11
ARTHUR W SEWALL (Nor)
82
6,030
1926
Crude Oil
 
AUST (Nor)
24
5,630
1920
General
PREV TRADED IN NEUTRAL WATERS
BALTROVER (Br)
65
4,916
1913
General
 
BARON OGILVY (Br)
22
3,391
1926
Sugar
 
BARON RUTHVEN (Br)
21
3,178
1925
Phosphates
 
BATTLEFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/10 - 25/10
BERKEL (Du)
14
2,130
1930
Phosphates
 
CHILLIWACK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/10 - 04/11
CORVUS (Nor)
93
1,317
1921
General
 
DAHLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/11 - 08/11
DAYROSE (Br)
12
4,113
1928
Iron Ore, General
 
DUNVEGAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/10 - 25/10
EMPIRE CHEETAH (Br)
71
5,507
1918
General
 
EMPIRE ELK (Br)
41
4,748
1920
Sulphur
 
EMPIRE GAZELLE (Br)
85
4,848
1920
Sulphur
 
EMPIRE LAWRENCE (Br)
81
7,457
1941
Wheat
CAM SHIP
EMPIRE LIVINGSTONE (Br)
11
6,997
1941
Phosphates
 
EMPIRE REDSHANK (Br)
44
6,615
1919
Avgas, Carbon Black
RETURNED
EMPIRE SUNBEAM (Br)
31
6,711
1941
Steel, General
 
ESSEX LANCE (Br)
43
6,625
1918
General
 
EXTERMINATOR (Pan)
74
6,115
1924
General
 
FINNANGER (Nor)
45
9,551
1928
FFO
 
GALLANT FOX (Pan)
23
5,473
1918
Corn
 
GRANGEPARK (Br)
61
5,132
1919
Sulphur
 
IROQUOIS (Br)
72
8,937
1907
Pool Oil
 
JAN (Nor)
92
1,946
1920
Lumber
PREV TRADED E COAST CAN/USA & CARIBBEAN
KINGMAN (Pan)
34
1,513
1934
Bagged Coal
ICELAND
LORD BYRON (Br)
62
4,118
1934
Steel, General, Tinned Goods
 
LUXOR (Br)
32
6,554
1930
Fuel Oil
 
MALCOLM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/11 - 05/11
MONKSHOOD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/11 - 07/11
NEMANJA (Yug)
54
5,226
1919
Sugar
 
NORTHERN GEM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/11 -
NORTHERN SPRAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/11 -
ODYSSEUS (Gk)
64
4,577
1913
Sulphur
 
P.L.M.13 (Br)
 
3,754
1921
Joined ex Wabana,
RETURNED
POLYANTHUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/10 - 02/11
POLYKTOR (Gk)
13
4,077
1914
Grain
 
PRIMROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/10 - 04/11
RAJAHSTAN (Br)
91
6,391
1929
Rock Phosphates
 
ROSE SCHIAFFINO (Br)
 
3,349
1920
Joined ex Wabana
RETURNED
SABOR (Br)
33
5,212
1920
Grain, Cotton, Food, 22 Mails
 
SARDONYX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/11 - 08/11
SITHONIA (Br)
53
6,723
1919
Sulphur
 
SNOWBERRY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/10 - 04/11
SOREL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/10 - 25/10
ST LAURENT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/11 - 04/11
TAXIARCHIS (Gk)
 
4,221
1913
Joined ex Wabana
 
TILSINGTON COURT (Br)
52
6,910
1928
General
 
TRAIL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/10 - 04/11
VELOX (Nor)
73
3,831
1922
Sugar
 
VERNON CITY (Br)
63
4,748
1929
Steel, Cotton
 
WATCHMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/11 - 09/11
WELSH PRINCE (Br)
51
5,148
1940
General
 
WORCESTERSHIRE (Br)
 
11,402
1931
 
AMC ESCORT. REFIT TO 22.12.41 ON CLYDE.
WORCESTERSHIRE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 23/10 - 08/11

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.51:

    WESTERN ESCORT 4.1.11, EASTERN ESCORT 8 EG. WATCHMAN RELIEVED MALCOLM AS SOE WHEN LATTER LEFT WITH DEFECTS.
    ARROWHEAD, WABANA LOCAL ESCORT, CONTINUED WITH WESTERN ESCORT
    ARABIS STOOD BY GALLANT FOX SEE CONVOY NOTES
    COMMODORE: Capt E REES DSC RD RNR IN WELSH PRINCE
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN BARON RUTHVEN
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.