Convoy SL.125

Departed Freetown on 16 October 1942.
Arrived Liverpool on 9 November 1942.
Hague's records contain 45 merchants and 23 escorts (42 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALASKA(Nor) (Nor)
33
5,681
1918
 
TORPEDOED AND FELL OUT 31.10
ALEXANDRE ANDRE (Bel)
53
5,322
1928
 
 
AMSTELKERK (Du)
62
4,457
1929
 
ROMPED 30.10.42
ANGLO MAERSK (Br)
32
7,705
1930
 
STRAGGLED 19.10,TORPEDOED 26.10
BARON ELGIN (Br)
23
3,942
1933
 
DETACHED TO FUNCHAL
BARON KINNAIRD (Br)
24
3,355
1927
 
 
BARON VERNON (Br)
31
3,642
1929
Iron Ore
SUNK BY U 604
BELNOR (Nor)
63
2,871
1926
 
JOINED AT SEA 19.10
BORNHOLM (Br)
64
3,177
1930
 
 
BOTHNIA (Br)
44
2,407
1928
 
JOINED AT SEA 23.10
BRIDGEWATER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 19/10 - 21/10
BRITISH ARDOUR (Br)
52
7,124
1928
 
JOINED AT SEA 19.10 AS ESCORT OILER
BRITTANY (Br)
102
4,772
1928
 
4 PASSENGERS. SUNK BY U 509
BULLMOUTH (Br)
43
7,519
1927
 
SUNK BY U 409 & U 659
CALGARY (Br)
25
7,206
1921
 
 
CAVA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/11 - 09/11
CLAN MURRAY (Br)
112
5,953
1918
 
 
COLTSFOOT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/10 - 09/11
COMMANDANT DROGOU 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/10 - 17/10
COPINSAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/10 - 18/10
CORINALDO (Br)
82
7,131
1921
 
SUNK BY U 509, U 659 & U 203
COWSLIP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/10 - 30/10
CROCUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/10 - 09/11
DAHLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/10 - 05/11
DEBRETT (Br)
92
6,244
1940
 
 
DUNDRUM CASTLE (Br)
103
5,259
1919
 
 
EDAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/11 - 09/11
EMPIRE COUGAR (Br)
22
5,758
1919
 
ARR WITH ENGINE DEFECTS
EMPIRE SIMBA (Br)
84
5,691
1919
 
 
ESPERANCE BAY (Br)
71
14,204
1922
 
ROMPED 28.10.42
ESPERANCE BAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/10 - 29/10
GERMA (Nor)
11
5,282
1920
 
 
GUINEAN (Br)
93
5,205
1936
 
 
HENRY STANLEY (Br)
111
5,026
1929
 
 
HMS KELANTAN (Br)
54
1,106
1921
 
 
HMS SALVONIA (Br)
113
571
1939
 
RESCUE TUG, DETACHED 27.10
HOPECASTLE (Br)
72
5,178
1937
 
SUNK BY U 509 & U 203
INCHMARNOCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/11 - 09/11
JULIET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/10 - 27/10
KELANTAN (Br)
 
1,106
1921
 
 
KELANTAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/10 - 27/10
KING EDWARD (Br)
13
5,224
1919
 
 
KIRKELLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/11 - 09/11
LAFONIA (Br)
45
1,961
1911
 
 
LYNTON GRANGE (Br)
104
5,029
1937
 
 
MANO (Br)
35
1,418
1925
 
JOINED AT SEA 23.10
MARQUESA (Br)
51
8,979
1918
 
 
NAGPORE (Br)
61
5,283
1920
 
SUNK BY U 509
PACIFIC STAR (Br)
81
7,591
1920
 
SUNK BY U 509
PETUNIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/10 - 09/11
PRESIDENT DOUMER (Br)
42
11,898
1934
 
JOINED 19.10, SUNK 30.10 BY U 604 260 DEAD
RAMSEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/10 - 03/11
SALADIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 05/11 - 08/11
SALVONIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/10 - 27/10
SAN FRANCISCO(Sw) (Sw)
94
4,933
1915
 
 
SEMBILAN (Du)
12
6,566
1922
 
 
SILVERWILLOW (Br)
101
6,373
1930
 
SUNK BY U 409
SPIRAEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/10 - 09/11
STENTOR (Br)
91
6,148
1926
 
ABOUT 40 PASSENGERS. SUNK BY U 509
STROMA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/11 - 09/11
SWEETBRIAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 31/10 - 07/11
TASMANIA (Br)
41
6,405
1935
 
SUNK BY U 103
TYNEMOUTH (Br)
73
3,168
1940
 
 
VILLE DE ROUEN (Br)
83
5,083
1919
 
 
WELSH TRADER (Br)
74
4,974
1938
 
 
WEST KEBAR (Amer)
34
5,620
1920
 
DETACHED INDEPENDENT 20.10
WOODRUFF 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/10 - 04/11
ZARIAN (Br)
21
4,871
1938
 
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SL.125:

    COLSTFOOT & SPIRAEA DETACHED TO KMS 2. BRIDGEWATER & ARMERIA BROUGHT OUT BATHURST SHIPS. BRIDGEWATER DETACHED TO ST VINCENT
    COMMODORE: R-Adm SIR C N REYNE KBE IN NAGPORE
    VICE COMMODORE: Capt R H GARSTIN CBE RIN IN STENTOR
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.