Convoy SL.68

Departed Freetown on 13 March 1941.
Arrived Dispersed on 21 March 1941.
Hague's records contain 60 merchants and 10 escorts (58 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALDINGTON COURT (Br)
 
4,891
1929
Iron, Carbide
 
ALEXANDRA (Gk)
 
4,355
1913
Iron Ore
COLLISION WITH CAP DES PALMES
ALPHACCA (Du)
 
5,759
1928
 
 
ALPHERAT (Du)
 
5,759
1928
Potash, General
 
ANDALUSIAN (Br)
 
3,082
1918
Cocoa
SUNK BY U 106
BARON INCHCAPE (Br)
 
7,005
1917
Oilcake
 
BECKENHAM (Br)
 
4,636
1937
 
 
BENDORAN (Br)
 
5,567
1910
 
 
BENWYVIS (Br)
 
5,920
1929
Rice, General
SUNK BY U 105
BOSWORTH (Br)
 
6,672
1919
 
 
BRIKA (Br)
 
4,412
1929
 
 
BRITTANY (Br)
 
4,772
1928
 
 
CALENDULA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 20/03
CANTON (Br)
 
15,784
1938
 
AS AMC ESCORT
CANTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 21/03
CAP DES PALMES (Fr)
 
3,082
1935
Palm Kernels
COLLISION WITH ALEXANDRA
CITY OF DIEPPE (Br)
 
7,958
1929
Naval Stores
 
CLAN MACILWRAITH (Br)
 
4,839
1924
 
 
CLAN MACNAB (Br)
 
6,076
1920
Groundnuts, Iron
FOUNDERED 17.3, COLLISION WITH STRIX
CLAN MACWHIRTER (Br)
 
5,941
1918
 
 
CLAN OGILVY (Br)
 
5,802
1914
General
SUNK BY U 105
CRESSDENE (Br)
 
4,270
1936
Grain, General
 
CROCUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 20/03
DJAMBI (Du)
 
6,984
1919
Sugar, Tea, Palm Oil
 
DOLIUS (Br)
 
5,507
1924
 
 
DORDRECHT (Du)
 
4,402
1928
Palm Oil
 
EDWARD BLYDEN (Br)
 
5,003
1930
Cotton Seed & Cake
 
EEMLAND (Du)
 
4,188
1906
W. A. Prod
 
FERNBANK (Nor)
 
4,333
1924
 
 
GLENSHIEL (Br)
 
9,415
1924
Rubber, General
 
GLOUCESTER CASTLE (Br)
 
8,006
1911
Copper, Sisal, Mails
 
HENRI MORY (Br)
 
2,564
1920
Iron Ore
 
HERMISTON (Br)
 
4,813
1939
Linseed
 
HOEGH SCOUT (Nor)
 
9,924
1939
Laden Tanker
 
INDOCHINOIS (Br)
 
6,966
1939
 
 
JAARSTROOM (Du)
 
2,480
1922
W. A. Prod
 
JHELUM (Br)
 
4,038
1936
Tobacco
SUNK BY U 105
KELT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 15/03
KING STEPHEN (Br)
 
5,274
1928
Grain
 
LEIGHTON (Br)
 
7,412
1921
General
 
MALAYA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/03 - 21/03
MANDALIKA (Du)
 
7,750
1930
Sugar
SUNK BY U 105
MARGUERITE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 20/03
MARY KINGSLEY (Br)
 
5,021
1930
W. A. Prod
 
MAURITIUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 15/03
MEDJERDA (Br)
 
4,380
1924
Iron Ore
STRAGGLED AND SUNK BY U 105
MEERKERK (Du)
 
7,995
1916
 
 
MOENA (Du)
 
9,286
1923
Sugar, Palm Oil
 
NEW COLUMBIA (Br)
 
6,574
1920
W. A. Prod
 
NICETO DE LARRINAGA (Br)
 
5,591
1916
Wheat
 
NICOLAOU ZOGRAFIA (Gk)
 
7,050
1913
 
DET, TOO SLOW, 17.3
OLTENIA (Rum)
 
6,394
1928
Laden Tanker
 
P.L.M.27 (Br)
 
5,633
1922
 
 
PARKHAVEN (Du)
 
4,803
1920
Cereals
 
PORT AUCKLAND (Br)
 
8,789
1922
 
 
PORT SYDNEY (Br)
 
9,129
1914
 
 
PRINCE RUPERT CITY (Br)
 
4,749
1929
Cotton, Sottonseed
 
RILEY (Br)
 
4,993
1936
Cottonseed. Cotton Cake
 
ROBERT MAERSK (Br)
 
2,290
1937
Pig Iron, Cotton, Groundnuts
 
ROCHESTER CASTLE (Br)
 
7,795
1937
 
 
SAINT GOBAIN (Sw)
 
9,959
1936
 
 
ST MERRIEL (Br)
 
4,980
1925
General
 
STIKLESTAD (Nor)
 
9,349
1938
Laden Tanker
 
STRIX (Nor)
 
6,219
1930
Laden Tanker
 
SUSAN MAERSK (Br)
 
2,355
1923
 
 
TAPANOELI (Du)
 
7,031
1924
General
SUNK BY U 106
THYRA(Sw) (Sw)
 
1,796
1925
 
 
TURCOMAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/03 - 15/03
WIDESTONE (Br)
 
3,192
1920
Iron Ore
 
WISHART 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/03 - 15/03

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SL.68:

    MALAYA TORPEDOED & DAMAGED BY U 106 20.3.41
    COMMODORE: V-Adm P E PARKER DSO IN GLENSHIEL
    VICE COMMODORE: R-Adm B W BARROW DSO IN EDWARD BLYDEN
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.