Convoy SL.134

Departed Freetown on 28 July 1943.
Arrived Liverpool on 19 August 1943.
Hague's records contain 48 merchants and 13 escorts (37 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALEKSANDAR I (Yug)
 
5,948
1927
General
 
ANNA (Gk)
 
5,173
1919
Iron Ore
 
AZALEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/07 - 19/08
BALSAM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/07 - 19/08
BARON INCHCAPE (Br)
 
7,005
1917
Bauxite
 
BERMUDA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 14/08 - 16/08
BLACKMORE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/07 - 09/08
BRISSENDEN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/08 - 15/08
BURDOCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/07 - 15/08
BURZA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/08 - 19/08
CAPE CLEAR (Br)
 
5,085
1939
 
 
CHELMA (Fr)
 
4,968
1920
 
DAKAR TO CASABLANCA
CITY OF YOKOHAMA (Br)
 
7,341
1922
 
 
CLAN MACILWRAITH (Br)
 
4,839
1924
General
 
CLAN MURRAY (Br)
 
5,953
1918
Palm Kernels
6 PASSENGERS
DUNELMIA (Br)
 
5,207
1929
 
DETACHED INDEPENDENT FOR RIO
ELORN (Fr)
 
5,482
1930
 
TO CASABLANCA
EMPIRE BARRIE (Br)
 
7,168
1942
Manganese Ore
 
EMPIRE GERAINT (Br)
 
6,991
1942
Frig, Linseed
 
EMPIRE GREBE (Br)
 
5,736
1918
Manganese Ore
 
EMPIRE PLOVER (Br)
 
6,109
1920
 
 
EMPIRE RUSKIN (Br)
 
7,037
1942
Iron Ore
 
EMPIRE TORRENT (Br)
 
7,074
1942
W. A. Prod, Bauxite
 
ESSEX TRADER (Br)
 
7,237
1943
 
 
ETTRICKBANK (Br)
 
5,138
1937
 
 
FORT DOUGLAS (Br)
 
7,129
1942
Iron Ore
DAKAR TO UK
FORT ELLICE (Br)
 
7,129
1942
 
 
FORT HALKETT (Br)
 
7,133
1942
 
DETACHED INDEPENDENT FOR RIO
FORT JEMSEG (Br)
 
7,134
1943
 
 
FORT STEELE (Br)
 
7,133
1942
Iron Ore
 
FORTOL (Br)
 
2,629
1917
 
ESCORT OILER, DETACHED TO GIBRALTAR
FS QUERCY (Fr)
 
3,100
1938
 
TO DAKAR
GERANIUM 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/08 - 19/08
HOGGAR (Fr)
 
5,146
1923
 
DAKAR TO CASABLANCA
JAARSTROOM (Du)
45
2,480
1922
 
DAKAR
KING STEPHEN (Br)
 
5,274
1928
 
DETACHED INDEPENDENT FOR MONTE VIDEO
KOHISTAN (Br)
 
5,884
1930
General
 
LIBERIAN (Br)
 
5,129
1936
W. A. Prod
14 PASSENGERS
LIDA (Pol)
 
1,387
1938
 
RETURNED
LOMBARDY (Br)
 
3,379
1921
 
 
MAHOUT (Br)
 
7,921
1925
W. A. Prod
 
MALANCHA (Br)
 
8,124
1937
 
 
MARKHOR (Br)
 
7,917
1929
General
 
MIGNONETTE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/07 - 19/08
OCEAN FAME (Br)
 
7,173
1942
W. A. Prod, Bauxite
41 MAILS
OCEAN PILGRIM (Br)
 
7,178
1942
 
 
OCEAN TRADER (Br)
 
7,178
1942
 
 
OCEAN VOLUNTEER (Br)
 
7,174
1942
Iron Ore
 
PRINC ANDREJ (Yug)
 
5,041
1930
Iron Ore
 
ROCHESTER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/07 - 19/08
ROYAL STAR (Br)
 
7,900
1919
 
 
SCYLLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/08 - 13/08
SHERIDAN (Br)
 
4,665
1918
General
 
SILVERLAUREL (Br)
 
6,142
1939
W. A. Prod
9 PASSENGERS, 268 MAILS
SNOWDROP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/08 - 03/08
STANCLEEVE (Br)
11
5,970
1942
W. A. Prod, Bauxite
RETURNED
TEESBANK (Br)
 
5,136
1937
 
DETACHED INDEPENDENT FOR VICTORIA,BRAZIL
TELESFORA DE LARRINAGA (Br)
 
5,780
1920
Copper, General
 
TESTBANK (Br)
 
5,083
1937
 
VICTORIA BRAZIL
VILLE D'AMIENS (Br)
 
6,975
1924
 
 
WATERLAND (Du)
 
6,847
1922
Frig
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SL.134:

    BURDOCK & BRISSENDEN DETACHED WITH FAST SECTION 15.8, SNOWDROP DETACHED TO OS 53. OCEAN ESCOT 39EG SOE ROCHESTER
    COMMODORE: Capt A COCKS DSC RD RNR IN CITY OF YOKOHAMA
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN MAHOUT
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.