Convoy SC.7

Depart Sydney CB on 5 October 1940.
Arrive Liverpool on 21 October 1940.
Hague's records contain 37 merchants and 6 escorts (34 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AENOS (Gk)
74
3,554
1910
Wheat
STRAGGLED AND SUNK BY U 38
ASSYRIAN (Br)
51
2,962
1914
General
SUNK BY U 101
BEATUS (Br)
11
4,885
1925
Steel, Lumber
SUNK BY U 46
BLAIRSPEY (Br)
31
4,155
1929
Lumber
DAMAGED ARRIVED CLYDE IN TOW 25.10.40
BLUEBELL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/10 - 20/10
BOEKELO (Du)
93
2,118
1930
Lumber
SUNK BY U 100 & U 123
BOTUSK (Br)
42
3,091
1919
Lumber
 
CARSBRECK (Br)
13
3,670
1936
Lumber
DAMAGED BY U 38 18.10, ARRIVED IN TOW
CLINTONIA (Br)
61
3,106
1917
Pulpwood
SUNK BY U 99 AFTER CONVOY SCATTERED
CONVALLARIA (Sw)
22
1,996
1921
Pulpwood
SUNK BY U 46
CORINTHIC (Br)
21
4,823
1924
Scrap & Steel
 
CREEKIRK (Br)
91
3,917
1912
Iron Ore
 
DIONI (Gk)
82
4,227
1906
Grain
 
EAGLESCLIFFE HALL (Br)
64
1,900
1928
Lumber
 
ELK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 07/10
EMPIRE BRIGADE (Br)
54
5,154
1912
General
SUNK BY U 99
EMPIRE MINIVER (Br)
81
6,055
1918
Steel, Pig Iron
SUNK BY U 99
FISCUS (Br)
62
4,815
1928
Steel, A/C
STRAGGLER SUNK BY U 99
FLYNDERBORG (Br)
12
2,022
1930
Pulpwood
 
FOWEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/10 - 20/10
GUNBORG (Sw)
33
1,572
1930
Pulpwood
SUNK BY U 46
HAVORN (Nor)
53
1,527
1902
Pitprops
 
HEARTSEASE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/10 - 21/10
INGER ELISABETH (Nor)
44
2,166
1920
Pitprops
 
KARLANDER (Nor)
92
1,843
1914
Lumber
PREV TRADED E COAST OF N AMERICA
LANGUEDOC (Br)
23
9,512
1937
FFO
SUNK BY U 48
LEITH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/10 - 21/10
MELMORE HEAD (Br)
 
5,273
1918
 
 
NIRITOS (Gk)
73
3,854
1907
Sulphur
SUNK BY U 99
SCARBOROUGH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/10 - 21/10
SCORESBY (Br)
41
3,843
1923
Pitprops
SUNK BY U 48
SEDGEPOOL (Br)
71
5,556
1918
Grain
SUNK BY U 123
SHEKATIKA (Br)
 
5,458
1936
Joined From Six 78
EX SHX 78,ROMPED19.10,SUNK U 123 & 100
SNEFJELD (Nor)
52
1,643
1901
Lumber
SUNK BY U 99
SNELAND I (Nor)
94
1,791
1922
Sulphur
 
SOESTERBERG (Du)
32
1,904
1927
Pitprops
SUNK BY U 101
SOMERSBY (Br)
83
5,170
1930
Flour
 
THALIA(Gk) (Gk)
72
5,875
1917
Steel
SUNK BY U 99
THOROY (Nor)
63
2,671
1893
Ff0
 
TREVISA (Br)
24
1,813
1915
Lumber
STRAGGLED AND SUNK BY U 124
TRIDENT (Br)
43
4,317
1917
Steel, Lumber
 
VALPARAISO (Sw)
14
3,759
1917
General
 
WINONA (US)
34
6,197
1919
Lumber
RETURNED

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.7:

    FOWEY, LEITH & HEARTSEASE JOINED FROM OB 228
    COMMODORE: V-Adm L D I MACKINNON CB CVO IN ASSYRIAN
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN SCORESBY
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.