Convoy SC.89

Depart Sydney CB on 26 June 1942.
Arrive Liverpool on 11 July 1942.
Hague's records contain 52 merchants and 14 escorts (51 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGIA MARINA (Gk)
54
4,151
1912
Grain
 
ARICA (Fr)
41
5,390
1921
General, 36 Mails
 
AUN (Nor)
 
1,908
1930
Lumber ex Wabana
 
BOLLSTA (Nor)
93
1,832
1934
Lumber
 
BRANDON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/06 - 09/07
BRITISH GOVERNOR (Br)
32
6,840
1926
FFO
HVALFJORD
BURNHAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/07 - 10/07
CALGARY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/06 - 29/06
CANTAL (Br)
 
3,178
1916
Iron Ore ex Wabana
 
CETUS (Nor)
102
2,614
1920
Lumber
 
CHAMBLY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/06 - 01/07
CHICOUTIMI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/06 - 29/06
COLLINGSWORTH (US)
94
5,101
1920
General, 437 Mails
 
COLORADO (US)
24
2,689
1920
General
ICELAND
COLUMBIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/06 - 29/06
COMEDIAN (Br)
61
5,122
1929
Sugar, Pitch, 3 Mails
 
DAUPHIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/06 - 09/07
DRUMHELLER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/06 - 10/07
EL COSTON (Pan)
14
7,286
1924
General
 
ELISABETH LENSEN (Br)
51
4,212
1910
Grain, General
 
EMPIRE OPOSSUM (Br)
81
5,644
1918
Steel, Tobacco
 
EMPIRE PANTHER (Br)
71
5,600
1919
Steel
 
EMPIRE RHODES (Br)
75
7,030
1941
General, Grain
 
GRAIGLAS (Br)
74
4,312
1940
General, 2 Mails
 
GUNVOR MAERSK (Br)
92
1,977
1931
Timber
 
HELENCREST (Br)
101
5,233
1941
Grain, General
CAM SHIP
KEYSTONE (US)
72
5,565
1919
General
 
LARRANGA (US)
11
3,804
1917
General
ICELAND
LORIENT (Br)
 
4,737
1921
Iron Ore ex Wabana
 
MAKEFJELL (Nor)
44
1,567
1932
Paper, Pulp
 
MARIPOSA (Br)
 
3,807
1914
Scrap Steel, Pulp ex Wabana
 
MARITIMA (Br)
62
5,804
1912
General
 
MARSA (Br)
65
4,405
1928
General, Phosphates
 
MAYCREST (Br)
45
5,923
1913
Steel, General
 
MEANTICUT (US)
23
6,061
1921
General
ICELAND
MEDINA (US)
22
5,426
1914
General
ICELAND
MONTREAL CITY (Br)
91
3,066
1920
General
 
MURENA (Du)
33
8,252
1931
FFO
HVALFJORD
NADIN (Gk)
64
3,582
1904
Steel, Pulp
 
NARVIK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/07 - 11/07
NEA (Nor)
43
1,877
1921
Lumber
 
NORTHERN SWORD (US)
12
2,648
1918
General
ICELAND
NORWALK (US)
13
2,157
1920
General
ICELAND
ONEIDA (US)
 
2,664
1919
General ex Wabana
ICELAND
OSTENDE (Bel)
 
4,438
1903
Sulphur ex Wabana
 
PORTSEA (Br)
104
1,583
1938
Lumber
 
PRINS MAURITS (Du)
63
1,287
1936
Sugar, 17 Mails
 
RAMAVA (Lat)
42
2,141
 
Lumber
 
RIO VERDE (Nor)
82
3,223
1924
Fuel Oil
 
SAPELO (US)
31
5,422
1919
Fuel Oil, Petrol
ICELAND
ST CROIX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/06 - 10/07
ST OLAF (US)
21
7,191
1942
General
ICELAND
STOCKPORT (Br)
55
1,583
1911
 
RESCUE SHIP
TBILISI (Russ)
34
7,169
1912
General
ICELAND
TENNESSEE (Br)
85
2,342
1921
Grain
 
TILEMACHOS (Gk)
52
3,658
1911
Steel, Lumber
 
TIMOK (Yug)
84
3,130
1924
Wheat
 
TORE JARL (Nor)
103
1,514
1920
Woodpulp
 
USCGC DUANE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/06 -
USS BADGER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/06 -
USS WILLIAMSBURG 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/06 -
VIRGINIA DARE (US)
35
7,177
1942
General 36 Mail
 
VOJVODA PUTNIK (Yug)
53
5,879
1916
General
 
WALKER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/06 - 29/06
WEST MAXIMUS (US)
83
5,561
1919
Steel, General
 
ZAGLOBA (Pol)
73
2,864
1938
General
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.89:

    WEST ESC 24.18.7 SOE WALKER, WABANA ESC BRANDON, OCEAN 24.1.12 (C2) SOE BURNHAM, ICELAND 24.6.3, LIVERPOOL LOCAL NARVIK
    BRANDON CONTINUED WITH OCEAN ESCORT; CHAMBLY SOE UNTIL BURNHAM JOINED, THEN RETURNED TO ST JOHNS NF
    COMMODORE: Capt F H TAYLOR DSC RN IN COMEDIAN
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN USS SAPELO
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.