Convoy SC.98

Depart Halifax on 29 August 1942.
Arrive Liverpool on 13 September 1942.
Hague's records contain 69 merchants and 12 escorts (69 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGASSIZ 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/09 - 08/09
AMERICAN ROBIN (US)
92
5,172
1919
General
 
AMPETCO (Bel)
111
8,718
1926
Gas Oil
 
ARCHANGELOS (Gk)
125
5,692
1917
Grain
 
ARGOLIKOS (Gk)
 
4,786
1921
Grain, General ex Sydney Cob
 
ARKANSAS (US)
65
6,452
1919
Petrol
 
ASHBURY (Br)
 
3,901
1924
Iron Ore ex Wabana
 
BALTROVER (Br)
61
4,916
1913
General
 
BARBERRYS (Br)
113
5,170
1920
General
 
BJORKHAUG (Nor)
62
2,094
1919
Lumber
 
BLAIRATHOLL (Br)
85
3,319
1925
Steel, Lumber
 
BRUSE JARL (Nor)
32
1,890
1923
Lumber
 
BUR(Sw) (Sw)
33
1,956
1919
Flour, General
 
CALGARY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/08 - 02/09
CAP CANTIN (Br)
21
3,317
1933
Sugar, Lumber
 
CHICOUTIMI 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/08 - 02/09
CLARISSA RADCLIFFE (Br)
71
5,754
1915
Steel, Lumber
BROKE DOWN, TOWED TO UK
CLEARPOOL (Br)
95
5,404
1935
Steel, Lumber
 
COLLINGSWORTH (US)
104
5,101
1920
Steel
 
COLUMBIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/08 - 02/09
DAGO II (Br)
 
1,993
1917
Lumber ex St Johns No
 
DIMITRIOS CHANDRIS (Gk)
121
4,643
1910
General
 
DIMITRIOS INGLESSIS (Gk)
15
5,275
1918
Grain
 
DORIS (Gk)
52
4,604
1917
General
 
ELSWICK PARK (Br)
93
4,138
1920
Iron, General
STRAGGLED
EMPIRE BRUCE (Br)
94
7,459
1941
General
 
EMPIRE DABCHICK (Br)
103
6,089
1919
General
 
EMPIRE DUNLIN (Br)
105
6,326
1919
Steel, General
 
EMPIRE EVE (Br)
 
5,979
1941
Grain ex Sydney Cob
 
EMPIRE GARETH (Br)
11
2,847
1942
Steel
 
EMPIRE GRENFELL (Br)
24
7,238
1941
Steel, Lumber
 
EMPIRE NORSE (Br)
91
8,120
1914
Fuel Oil
 
EMPIRE PORPOISE (Br)
82
7,592
1918
General
 
EMPIRE STEELHEAD (Br)
51
7,744
1920
Cotton
R/N CRETE
EMPIRE WHALE (Br)
115
6,159
1919
General
 
EUTHALIA (Gk)
 
3,553
1918
Grain ex Sydney Cob
 
FACTO (Nor)
 
1,522
1921
Newsprint ex Wabana
 
GALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/09 - 12/09
GITANO (Br)
 
3,956
1921
General ex Sydney Cob
 
GLARONA (Nor)
63
9,912
1928
Lub Oil
STRAGGLED
GLOUCESTER CITY (Br)
101
3,071
1919
General
 
GRADO (Nor)
74
3,082
1918
Aluminium, Pulp
 
HALLFRIED (Nor)
 
2,968
1918
Steel, Lumber ex Wabana
 
HENRIK IBSEN (Nor)
72
4,671
1906
Steel, General
RETURNED
INGERTRE (Nor)
44
2,462
1921
Steel, Pulp
 
INNERTON (Br)
34
5,276
1919
Grain
 
KAMSACK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/08 - 02/09
KEYSTONE (US)
124
5,565
1919
General
 
LISBETH (Nor)
81
2,732
1922
Aluminium, Paper
 
LLANDAFF (Br)
31
4,825
1937
Grain, General
 
MAN O WAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/09 - 12/09
MARGA (Nor)
122
1,583
1923
Lumber
 
MARGIT (Br)
12
1,735
1924
Lumber
 
MAUD (Nor)
43
3,189
1930
Sugar
 
MONTREAL CITY (Br)
114
3,066
1920
General
 
MORSKA WOLA (Pol)
83
3,208
1924
General
 
MOSCHA D KYDONIEFS (Gk)
13
3,874
1915
Grain
 
NAROCZ (Pol)
 
1,795
1915
Newsprint ex Sydney Cob
 
NEWTON PINE (Br)
42
4,212
1925
Grain, General
 
NOVASLI (Nor)
23
3,204
1920
Steel, General
 
ODYSSEUS (Gk)
 
4,577
1913
Grain ex Sydney
 
OROPOS (Gk)
112
4,474
1913
Grain, General
 
PANAMA CITY (US)
25
4,846
1920
General
 
PENDEEN (Br)
41
4,174
1923
Steel, General
 
RADHURST (Br)
 
3,454
1910
Grain ex Sydney Cob
 
RAGNHILD (Nor)
45
2,866
1941
Pulp
 
ROSSUM (Du)
53
2,118
1928
Timber
 
SACKVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/09 - 11/09
SAGUENAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/09 - 12/09
SCOTTISH HEATHER (Br)
102
7,087
1928
FFO
 
SELBO (Nor)
75
1,778
1921
Lumber
 
SENGA (Yug)
84
5,140
1913
General
 
SKEENA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/09 - 12/09
THORSHOLM (Nor)
22
9,937
1937
FFO
 
TITANIAN (Nor)
123
4,880
1924
Steel, Lumber
 
VISTULA (US)
73
8,537
1920
Gas Oil
 
WALKER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/08 - 02/09
WEST PORTAL (US)
54
5,376
1920
General
 
WETASKIWIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/09 - 12/09
WISLA (Pol)
64
3,106
1928
General
 
ZEUS (Gk)
14
5,961
1920
Grain
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.98:

    WEST ESC 24.18.7 SOE WALKER, WABANA ESC GALT, OCEAN 24.1.13 (C3) SOE SAGUENAY, LOCH EWE LOCAL SACKVILLE, LIVERPOOL LOCAL MAN O WAR
    AGASSIZ STOOD BY CLARISSA RADCLIFFE FROM 8.9.42 TO 12.9 THEN ESCORTED TWO UNTIL 13.9
    COMMODORE: Capt A S MACKAY RD RNR IN BALTROVER
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt J O DUNN RD RNR IN LLANDAFF
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.