Convoy SC.88

Depart Sydney CB on 19 June 1942.
Arrive Liverpool on 4 July 1942.
Hague's records contain 38 merchants and 14 escorts (33 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACANTHUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/06 - 02/07
ACHILLES (Du)
23
1,815
1906
Flour, General
 
AEAS (Gk)
64
4,729
1915
Grain. General
 
AMAKURA (Br)
61
1,987
1924
General, 4 Mails
5 PASSENGERS
ANDREAS (Gk)
42
6,566
1919
Wheat
 
ARGOLIKOS (Gk)
33
4,786
1921
Grain, General
 
ARMATHIA (Gk)
72
4,683
1919
Steel, Logs
 
ASHBURY (Br)
35
3,901
1924
Iron Ore ex Wabana
LATER TOOK POS'N 34
AUN (Nor)
74
1,908
1930
Lumber
RETURNED
BARRIE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/06 - 21/06
BELGIAN FISHERMAN (Bel)
53
4,714
1918
General, 2 Mails
 
BERTO (Nor)
14
1,493
1918
Lumber
 
BONNEVILLE (Nor)
62
4,665
1929
General
 
BUXTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/06 - 28/06
CSIKOS (Pan)
22
3,938
1913
Grain, General
 
DIMITRIOS CHANDRIS (Gk)
82
4,643
1910
General
 
DINARA (Yug)
43
3,192
1917
Wheat, Flour
 
DOLIUS (Br)
52
5,507
1924
General, Lumber
2 PASSENGERS
EMPIRE CRANMER (Br)
31
7,460
1941
General
 
EMPIRE LYNX (Br)
71
6,379
1917
Steel, General
1 PASSENGER
EMPIRE PLANET (Br)
54
4,290
1923
General
 
EMPIRE WATERHEN (Br)
81
6,004
1920
General
 
EMPIRE WOODCOCK (Br)
41
5,572
1918
Steel, Cotton, General
 
EVINOS (Gk)
63
5,627
1919
General
 
FORRESBANK (Br)
91
5,155
1925
Wheat, Pulp 7 Mails
 
GAVOTTE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/07 - 03/07
INGERTRE (Nor)
12
2,462
1921
Timber
 
KELBERGEN (Du)
 
4,823
1914
Nitrates ex Wabana
 
LINCOLN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/06 - 21/06
LORETO (Br)
51
6,682
1913
General, Mail
1 PASSENGER
LUNENBURG 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/06 - 21/06
MALPEQUE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/06 - 21/06
MAN O WAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/07 - 04/07
MAYCREST (Br)
34
5,923
1913
Steel, Grain
RETURNED
MONTBRETIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/06 - 02/07
NEVA (Sw)
13
1,456
1928
Lumber
 
NICOLAOS MICHALOS (Gk)
75
4,342
1913
Iron Ore ex Wabana
LATER TOOK POS'N 74, THEN 73
NORJERV (Nor)
24
5,582
1919
Steel, Cotton
 
NORTH DEVON (Br)
21
3,658
1924
Grain, General
 
PORTSEA (Br)
92
1,583
1938
Lumber
RETURNED
POTENTILLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/06 - 02/07
ROSE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/06 - 02/07
SELVISTAN (Br)
11
5,136
1924
Grain
 
SOLSTAD (Nor)
32
5,952
1927
Lub Oil
 
ST CLAIR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/06 - 21/06
THEOSKEPASTI (Gk)
83
3,726
1911
General
LATER TOOK POS'N 25
TILEMACHOS (Gk)
84
3,658
1911
Steel
RETURNED
TORFINN JARL (Nor)
93
1,481
1922
Lumber
 
TOWARD (Br)
44
1,571
1923
 
RESCUE SHIP
VERVAIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/06 - 02/07
VISCOUNT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/06 - 01/07
WINSUM (Du)
73
3,224
1921
Steel, Lumber
LATER TOOK POS'N 15

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.88:

    WEST ESC 24.18.? SOE LINCOLN, WABANA ESC MALPEQUE, OCEAN 24.1.4 (B6) SOE VISCOUNT, LOCH EWE ESC GAVOTTE, LIVERPOOL ESC MAN O WAR
    BUXTON DETACHED INDEPENDENT 24.6 AND ARRIVED LONDONDERRY 28.6.42
    COMMODORE: Capt A S MACKAY RD RNR IN LORETO
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN EMPIRE LYNX
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.