Convoy SL.50

Departed Freetown on 3 October 1940.
Arrived Liverpool on 26 October 1940.
Hague's records contain 26 merchants and 7 escorts (27 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ADVISER (Br)
61
6,348
1939
Sugar
 
ALCANTARA (Br)
 
22,209
1922
 
AS AMC ESCORT
ALCANTARA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/10 -
AMERIKA (Br)
62
10,218
1930
General
 
ANEMONE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/10 - 26/10
BARRISTER (Br)
11
6,348
1939
General
 
BEDUIN (Nor)
52
8,136
1936
Petrol
 
BRITISH DOMINION (Br)
42
6,983
1928
Petrol
 
BRITISH RESOURCE (Br)
41
7,209
1931
Benzine
 
BRITISH SPLENDOUR (Br)
53
7,138
1931
Benzine
 
CLAN MACQUARRIE (Br)
21
6,471
1913
General
 
CLARE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/10 - 26/10
CLEMATIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 21/10 - 26/10
CURACOA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/10 - 26/10
JONATHAN HOLT (Br)
51
3,793
1938
W. A. Prod
 
KING STEPHEN (Br)
82
5,274
1928
Zinc Concentrates
 
KING WILLIAM (Br)
72
5,274
1928
Zinc Concentrates
 
KYRIAKOULA (Gk)
73
4,340
1918
Wheat
 
LLANGOLLEN (Br)
54
5,056
1928
Cereals
 
MARIDAL (Nor)
33
6,479
1934
Benzine
 
MENELAUS (Br)
81
10,307
1923
General
 
NAPIER STAR (Br)
71
10,116
1927
Frig
 
NELA (Br)
34
7,220
1916
Frig
 
PEGASUS(Br) (Br)
32
3,597
1913
Benzine
 
PRETORIA CASTLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/10 - 16/10
ROBERT MAERSK (Br)
43
2,294
1937
General
 
SALAMIS (Nor)
63
8,286
1939
Laden Tanker
 
SINGKEP (Du)
22
6,607
1911
Sugar, Palm Oil
 
ST ELWYN (Br)
13
4,940
1938
Wheat
 
ST MERRIEL (Br)
12
4,980
1925
General
 
UMONA (Br)
31
3,767
1910
Sugar
 
VIVI (Nor)
23
6,546
1932
NK
 
WANGI WANGI (Du)
24
7,789
1926
Sugar, Palm Oil
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SL.50:

    PRETORIA CASTLE DETACHED TO HG 45. CLARE, CLEMATIS & ANEMONE JOINED FROM OB 230. CURACAO ESCORTED METHIL SECTION
    COMMODORE: V-Adm G MACKWORTH CMG DSO IN JONATHAN HOLT
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN UMONA
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.