Convoy SC.60

Depart Sydney CB on 16 December 1941.
Arrive Liverpool on 31 December 1941.
Hague's records contain 23 merchants and 14 escorts (22 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGIOS VLASIOS (Gk)
13
2,974
1918
Lumber
 
ALISMA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/12 - 31/12
ANTIGONE (Br)
31
4,545
1928
General
 
ARMATHIA (Gk)
53
4,683
1919
Iron Ore
 
ASKILD (Nor)
24
1,930
1918
Lumber
2 PASSENGERS. ICELAND
BARON TWEEDMOUTH (Br)
21
3,357
1927
Steel, Lumber
 
BIRGITTE (Br)
44
1,595
1930
Iron Ore
 
BOSWORTH (Br)
54
6,672
1919
 
RETURNED
BRITISH FREEDOM (Br)
42
6,985
1928
FFO
 
BRITISH STATESMAN (Br)
32
6,991
1923
Benzine
 
CALDWELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/12 - 31/12
CAMROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/12 - 27/12
CASTILIAN (Br)
52
3,067
1919
General
 
DANBY (Br)
51
4,281
1937
General
 
DAUPHIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/12 - 24/12
EMPIRE REDSHANK (Br)
33
6,615
1919
Avgas, Carbon Black
 
ERRINGTON COURT (Br)
41
4,913
1925
Grain
 
JUNO (Du)
12
1,763
1908
Phosphates
 
KAMSACK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/12 - 18/12
LARRANGA (US)
23
3,804
1917
General
RUSSIA VIA ICELAND
MALPEQUE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/12 - 18/12
MINAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/12 - 18/12
OAKWORTH (Br)
62
4,968
1925
General
 
RADCHURCH (Br)
11
3,701
1910
Steel, Woodpulp
 
REIGH COUNT (Pan)
34
4,657
1907
Grain, General
 
SAGUENAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/12 - 27/12
SHAWNIGAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/12 - 18/12
SHEDIAC 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/12 - 27/12
SNAR (Nor)
43
3,176
1920
Iron Ore
 
SPIKENARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/12 - 28/12
STOCKPORT (Br)
 
1,583
1911
 
RESCUE SHIP, JOINED FROM ON 49
SUNFLOWER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/12 - 31/12
TENNESSEE (Br)
22
2,342
1921
Grain
 
THUNDER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/12 - 18/12
TREMINNARD (Br)
61
4,964
1922
Wheat
 
WETASKIWIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/12 - 28/12
ZYPENBERG (Du)
62
4,973
1920
General
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.60:

    WEST LOCAL SOE IN THUNDER, WEST ESCORT 4.1.15 SOE IN SAGUENAY, EAST ESSCORT 1 EG, SOE IN CALDWELL, CORVETTES JOINED FROM ON 49
    SAGUENAY, CAMROSE & SHEDIAC DETACHED IN 59.27N 21.48W WITH ICELAND SHIPS.
    DAUPHIN FAILED TO RECEIVE W/T ORDERS FOR ICELAND DETACHMENT, LOST CONVOY AND CONTINUED TO CLYDE WITH TWO STRAGGLERS FROM SC 60
    CALDWELL, SO 1 EG, JOINED DIRECT FROM ICELAND
    COMMODORE: Capt E C DENISON MVO RN IN ERRINGTON COURT
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN TREMINNARD
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.