Convoy SC.71

Depart Halifax on 22 February 1942.
Arrive Liverpool on 10 March 1942.
Hague's records contain 24 merchants and 15 escorts (23 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ANASTASSIOS PATERAS (Gk)
53
3,382
1914
Grain
 
ARICA (Fr)
11
5,390
1921
General
 
BRISTOL CITY (Br)
81
2,864
1920
General
 
BUCTOUCHE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/02 - 09/03
CHAMBLY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/02 - 25/02
CITY OF DALLAS (US)
43
2,559
1919
General
ICELAND
COBALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/02 - 10/03
DETTIFOSS (Ice)
74
1,564
1930
General
DETACHED 5.3 ARR REYKJAVIK 7.3
DUNVEGAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/02 - 08/03
EMPIRE BUFFALO (Br)
62
6,404
1919
General
 
EMPIRE FLAME (Br)
82
7,069
1941
Grain
 
EMPIRE MOONBEAM (Br)
61
6,849
1941
General
 
EMPIRE NIGHTINGALE (Br)
21
5,698
1918
General
 
EMPIRE TYNE (Br)
33
3,724
1923
Grain
RETURNED
GEORGE H JONES (Pan)
72
6,914
1919
Lub Oil
 
GODERICH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/02 - 28/02
KAIA KNUDSEN (Nor)
41
9,063
1931
FFO
TO HVALFJORD
KATINGO HADJIPATERA (Gk)
23
3,661
1913
Grain
 
KELSO (Br)
22
3,956
1924
General
 
KINGSBURY (Br)
12
4,898
1937
General, Grain
 
LLANOVER (Br)
31
4,959
1928
Grain
 
LOBOS (Br)
71
6,479
1921
General
 
LORIENT (Br)
63
4,737
1921
Sulphur
 
MAYFLOWER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/02 - 25/02
MELMORE HEAD (Br)
51
5,273
1918
Grain, General
 
MIDLAND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/02 - 28/02
NAPANEE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/02 - 09/03
NORSE KING (Nor)
32
5,701
1920
General
 
OPALIA (Br)
52
6,195
1938
Petrol, Paraffin
ICELAND
PHOTINIA (Br)
13
4,010
1929
Grain
 
QUNITE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/02 - 28/02
RADCOMBE (Br)
73
4,764
1927
Iron Ore
 
RAMSEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 22/02 - 28/02
SARTHE (Br)
41
5,271
1920
General
 
ST FRANCIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/02 - 09/03
TRAIL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/02 - 08/03
USS BABBITT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/03 -
USS BADGER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/03 -
USS SCHENCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/03 -

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.71:

    WEST LOCAL SOE RAMSEY, ICELAND ESCORT USS BABBITT BADGER (SOE) & SCHENCK, OCEAN ESCORT 4.1.12 SOE ST FRANCIS
    COMMODORE: Capt F J L BUTLER RD RNR IN MELMORE HEAD
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN BRISTOL CITY
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.