Convoy SL.37

Departed Freetown on 25 June 1940.
Arrived Liverpool on 12 July 1940.
Hague's records contain 48 merchants and 4 escorts (49 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACCRA (Br)
51
9,337
1926
W. A. Prod
 
ACHILLES(Br) (Br)
91
11,404
1920
General
 
ANSELM (Br)
54
5,954
1935
Cottonseed, Maize
 
BODNANT (Br)
113
5,342
1919
Iron Ore
 
BOSKOOP (Du)
24
5,620
1927
Sugar
 
BRITISH DESTINY (Br)
33
8,470
1937
Laden Tanker
 
BRITISH ENERGY (Br)
32
7,209
1931
Laden Tanker
 
BRITISH FAME (Br)
23
8,406
1936
Laden Tanker
 
BRITISH PROGRESS (Br)
74
4,581
1927
Laden Tanker
 
BRITISH RENOWN (Br)
72
6,997
1928
Laden Tanker
 
BRITISH STATESMAN (Br)
22
6,991
1923
Laden Tanker
 
CITY OF CANTON (Br)
92
6,692
1916
General
 
CITY OF CORINTH (Br)
62
5,318
1918
General
 
CITY OF NEWCASTLE (Br)
41
6,921
1915
Seeds, General
 
CITY OF PARIS (Br)
101
10,902
1922
General
 
CLAN MACNAUGHTON (Br)
11
6,087
1921
Sugar
 
CLAN MACPHEE (Br)
81
6,628
1911
General
 
CLAN MONROE (Br)
93
5,952
1918
Cottonseed, Cottonseed Oil
 
DALEBY (Br)
83
4,640
1929
Iron Ore
 
DEFENDER (Br)
52
8,258
1915
General
 
DEPTFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/07 - 12/07
ELYSIA (Br)
61
6,757
1908
General
 
GROOTEKERK (Du)
12
8,685
1923
NK
 
GRYFEVALE (Br)
104
4,434
1929
Iron Ore
 
HARMALA (Br)
45
5,730
1935
Grain
 
KING EDGAR (Br)
84
4,536
1927
Concentyrates
 
KING MALCOLM (Br)
34
5,120
1925
Grain
 
LEIGHTON (Br)
43
7,412
1921
General
 
LLANBERIS (Br)
25
5,055
1928
Iron Ore
 
LLANDILO (Br)
35
4,966
1928
Wheat
 
LUCELLUM (Br)
73
9,425
1938
Laden Tanker
 
MANDALAY (Br)
44
5,529
1911
General
 
MARCELLA (Br)
63
4,592
1928
Grain, General
 
MARKHOR (Br)
111
7,917
1929
General
 
MARTON (Br)
53
4,969
1933
Grain, General
 
MATIANA (Br)
102
9,045
1922
General
 
MOOLTAN (Br)
 
20,952
1923
 
AS AMC ESCORT, DEVONPORT REFIT
MOOLTAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/06 - 09/07
NEW COLUMBIA (Br)
42
6,574
1920
W. A. Prod
 
RABAUL (Br)
94
5,618
1916
Grain, Flour, Wool
 
RHEXENOR (Br)
71
7,957
1922
General
 
SACRAMENTO VALLEY (Br)
55
4,573
1924
Grain
 
SALTA (Nor)
75
3,907
1920
Grain, General
EX DAKAR
SALWEEN (Br)
21
7,063
1937
General
 
SAMA (Nor)
64
1,799
1937
Bananas
 
SANDOWN CASTLE (Br)
13
7,607
1921
Maize, Sugar
 
SARTHE (Br)
112
5,271
1920
General
 
SETTLER (Br)
31
6,202
1939
General
 
STREEFKERK (Du)
82
6,185
1928
Seeds
 
TIELBANK (Br)
103
5,084
1937
Barley
 
WALKER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/07 - 12/07
YNGAREN (Sw)
14
5,246
1921
General
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SL.37:

    DEPTFORD & WALKER JOINED FROM OB 179
    COMMODORE: R-Adm W B MACKENZIE IN ELYSIA
    VICE COMMODORE: R-Adm E K BODDAM-WHETHAM CBE DSO IN ACHILLES
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.