Convoy SC.79

Depart Halifax on 11 April 1942.
Arrive Liverpool on 27 April 1942.
Hague's records contain 61 merchants and 19 escorts (53 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALPERA (Br)
102
1,777
1920
General
 
AMERICAN PRESS (US)
23
5,131
1920
General
 
AMERICAN ROBIN (US)
36
5,172
1919
General
ICELAND
AROSA (Nor)
101
5,043
1924
Wheat
 
ASTRELL (Nor)
52
7,595
1925
Dieso
 
BARON ELGIN (Br)
61
3,942
1933
Sugar
 
BATTLEFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/04 - 18/04
BORIS (Gk)
104
5,166
1917
General
 
BRITISH GLORY (Br)
33
6,992
1928
FFO
HVALFJORDUR
BUTSER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/04 - 27/04
CALOBRE (Pan)
83
6,891
1919
General
 
CHAMBLY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/04 - 18/04
CHARLES R McCORMICK (US)
63
6,027
1920
General
RETURNED
CHERNYSHEVSKI (Russ)
85
3,588
1919
General
ICELAND
COLORADO (US)
64
2,689
1920
General
RETURNED
DEAN EMERY (Pan)
62
6,664
1919
Dieso
RETURNED
DRAKEPOOL (Br)
21
4,838
1924
Grain
RETURNED
ELISABETH LENSEN (Br)
112
4,212
1910
Grain
 
EMPIRE ACTIVITY (Br)
51
5,335
1919
Steel, General
 
EMPIRE CRANMER (Br)
91
7,460
1941
Wheat, Flour
 
EMPIRE GREBE (Br)
11
5,736
1918
Steel
 
EMPIRE LOTUS (Br)
81
3,696
1920
General
FOUNDERED
EYEBRIGHT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/04 - 27/04
GEORGIAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/04 - 15/04
GODAFOSS (Ice)
35
1,542
1921
General
DET TO ICELAND 21.4
GRANVILLE (Pan)
25
4,071
1913
General
ICELAND
HAVSTEN (Nor)
72
6,161
1930
Crude Oil, Dieso
HVALFJORDUR
HYBERT (US)
13
6,120
1920
General
ICELAND
INGERTRE (Nor)
103
2,462
1921
Timber
 
IOANNIS FRANGOS (Gk)
115
3,442
1912
Grain
 
JOHN RANDOLPH (US)
42
7,191
1941
General
ICELAND
KAMSACK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/04 - 27/04
KAWEAH (US)
53
5,450
1921
Govt Stores
ICELAND
KELVINBANK (Br)
31
3,872
1921
General
 
KING NEPTUNE (Br)
71
5,224
1928
General
 
LACKENBY (Br)
111
5,112
1928
Cereals
 
LINCOLN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/04 - 15/04
LORD COCHRANE (Br)
75
4,157
1934
Wheat
 
MARY LUCKENBACH (US)
54
5,049
1919
General
ICELAND
MASSMAR (US)
15
5,828
1920
General
ICELAND
MAUNA KEA (US)
105
6,064
1919
General
ICELAND
MICHAEL L EMBIRICOS (Gk)
63
5,202
1918
Grain ex Wabana
 
MINAS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/04 - 15/04
MOUNT TAYGETUS (Gk)
96
3,286
1921
General
RETURNED
NATHANIEL GREENE (US)
73
7,177
1942
General
ICELAND
PAN GULF (US)
92
5,599
1918
General
 
POINT SAN PEDRO (US)
34
3,303
1920
General
 
PRESCOTT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/04 - 18/04
PRINS WILLEM VAN ORANJE (Du)
41
1,303
1938
 
 
REGINA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/04 - 15/04
REIGH COUNT (Pan)
65
4,657
1907
General
 
RIMOUSKI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/04 - 27/04
SAGUENAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/04 - 27/04
SELFOSS (Ice)
44
775
1914
Lumber
DETACHED 21.4 ARR REYKJAVIK 24.4
SHCHORS (Russ)
74
3,770
1921
General
ICELAND
SIREHEI (Nor)
93
3,888
1907
Steel, Pulp
 
SKEENA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/04 - 27/04
SNOWBERRY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/04 - 15/04
SOLSTAD (Nor)
32
5,952
1927
Lub Oil
 
ST CLAIR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/04 - 15/04
STANDELLA (Br)
22
6,197
1936
Lub Oil
 
STARY BOLSHEVIK (Russ)
95
3,974
1933
General
ICELAND
STEEL WORKER (US)
24
5,685
1920
General
ICELAND
STOCKPORT (Br)
65
1,583
1911
 
RESCUE SHIP, JD FROM ST JOHNS NF
SYROS (US)
94
6,191
1920
General
ICELAND
THEOMITOR (Gk)
86
4,427
1910
Grain
 
THEOSKEPASTI (Gk)
106
3,726
1911
Grain
 
TITANIAN (Nor)
82
4,880
1924
Grain
 
TREKIEVE (Br)
114
5,244
1919
Grain
 
TROUBADOR (Pan)
55
6,428
1920
General
ICELAND VIA LOCH EWE ARR ICELAND 12.5
USS AQUILA (US)
14
1,559
1936
Naval Stores
ICELAND
USS BADGER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/04 -
USS LEARY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/04 -
VERITY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/04 - 15/04
VILLE D'ANVERS (Bel)
12
7,462
1920
General
ICELAND
WEARWOOD (Br)
113
4,597
1930
Grain
 
WEST NILUS (US)
43
5,495
1920
General
ICELAND
WITHERINGTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/04 - 15/04
YORKMAR (US)
84
5,612
1919
Steel, General
ICELAND
ZAGLOBA (Pol)
62
2,864
1938
General ex Wabana
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.79:

    WEST LOCAL ESCORT 24.18.5 SOE LINCOLN, WABANA ESC GEORGIAN, OCEAN ESCORT 24.1.13 (C3) SOE SKEENA, ICELAND ESC 24.6.3 SOE BADGER
    COMMODORE: R-Adm F B WATSON DSO IN EMPIRE ACITIVITY
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN KAWEAH
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.