Convoy SL.93

Departed Freetown on 19 November 1941.
Arrived Liverpool on 10 December 1941.
Hague's records contain 33 merchants and 17 escorts (33 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AFRIKA (Br)
72
8,597
1920
Maize, Wool, Copper
 
ALBERTE LE BORGNE (Br)
74
3,921
1914
W. A. Prod
RETURNED
ALCYONE (Du)
33
4,534
1921
General
 
ARAB 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 10/12 - 10/12
BAARN (Du)
43
5,621
1927
Copper,Tea,Foodstuffs
36 PASSENGERS
BENDORAN (Br)
42
5,567
1910
Runner, Copra, 5 Mails
 
BERGAMOT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 23/11
BIDEFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 10/12
BRILLIANT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 23/11
BROWNING (Br)
82
5,332
1919
General
 
CITY OF NEWCASTLE (Br)
31
6,921
1915
Linseed, Tea, Iron
 
CLAN SKENE (Br)
21
5,214
1919
Iron, Tea, Jute. Hides
 
CONSUELO (Br)
41
4,847
1937
W. A. Prod
1 PASSENGER
CORINTHIAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/11 - 10/12
CROCUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 23/11
CULVER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 10/12
CYCLAMEN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 10/12
DEIDO (Br)
73
3,894
1928
W. A. Prod, Gold
6 PASSENGERS
DORDRECHT (Du)
53
4,402
1928
Palm Oil
 
EMPIRE BARON (Br)
 
5,894
1926
 
AS PRIZE MONTE PIANA
EMPIRE MIST (Br)
71
7,241
1941
Sugar
 
FORT BINGER (Br)
12
5,671
1919
Sugar, Rum, Maize
 
GLOUCESTER CASTLE (Br)
62
8,006
1911
Coipper, Sugar
 
GODFREY B HOLT (Br)
51
3,585
1929
W. A. Prod, 3 Mails
 
GORLESTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 10/12
INNESMOOR (Br)
63
4,392
1928
Sugar
 
JAARSTROOM (Du)
11
2,480
1922
W. A. Prod, 89 Mails
 
KINGSWOOD (Br)
32
5,080
1929
Iron Ore
 
KOLSNAREN (Sw)
64
2,465
1923
Manganese
 
LANDGUARD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 10/12
LERWICK (Br)
22
5,626
1938
 
ARR BATHURST WITH DEFECTS
LIBERIAN (Br)
34
5,129
1936
W. A. Prod
STRAGGLED
LONDONDERRY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/12 - 10/12
LULWORTH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 10/12
MARO (Gk)
92
3,836
1924
Potash, General
 
MATADIAN (Br)
61
4,275
1936
Palm Oil
 
MONTE PIANA (Br)
54
5,890
1926
Jute, Iron
SEE UNDER EMPIRE BARON
NIGELLA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 23/11
NYANZA (Br)
52
4,974
1928
Iron Ore
 
ORCHIS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 23/11
PARA (Nor)
91
3,986
1921
W. A. Prod
 
PENNINGTON COURT (Br)
13
6,098
1924
Iron Ore
RETURNED
PRIMERO (Nor)
23
4,414
1925
Iron Ore
 
RANCHER (Br)
83
5,882
1927
General
 
RAPIDOL (Br)
 
2,648
1917
 
ESCORT OILER
RODSLEY (Br)
93
5,000
1939
Cotton, Stores
 
SOUTHERN PRIDE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 23/11
STAD AMSTERDAM (Du)
44
3,780
1920
Iron Ore
 
STANLEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 18/11 - 24/11
STUYVESANT (Du)
81
4,249
1918
Manganese, Cocoa
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SL.93:

    CORINTHIAN JOINED FROM PATROL TO RETURN TO UK. CYCLAMEN FUELLED AT P DELGADA
    COMMODORE: Capt SIR A J BAXTER KBE DSC RD RNR IN GODFREY B HOLT
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN DEIDO
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.