Convoy SC 29 - warsailors.com

Convoy SC 29 Cruising Order
Departed Halifax on Apr. 19-1941 and arrived Liverpool on May 8 (Arnold Hague says 42 ships). Transcribed from several documents received from Roger Griffiths (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined ships returned to port (except those that are linked, which will automatically be underlined. The Norwegian Spero, however, did return).

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Sw=Swedish, Da=Danish, Ca=Canadian, Gr=Greek, Du=Dutch, Po=Polish, Bel=Belgian.

MoWT=Ministry of War Transport

1 2 3 4 5 6

7

8

9

11
Oregon
pig iron
Loch Ewe
(Br)

21
Dunsley
wheat
Loch Ewe
(Br)

31
Mariposa
steel
Loch Ewe
(Br)

41
King Edward
iron ore
Glasgow
(Br)

51
Biafra
general
Manchester
(Br)

61
Vernon City
steel - general
Liverpool
(Br)

71
Alpera
sugar
Liverpool
(Br) 81
Larpool
wheat
Barry Roads
(Br) 91
Widestone
iron ore
Barry Roads
(Br)

12
Fernbank
iron ore
Loch Ewe
(Norw)

22
Kathariotisa
bauxite
Loch Ewe
(Gr)

32
Thyra
ground nuts
Loch Ewe
(Sw)

42
Empire Rain
scrap
Grangemouth
(Br)

62
Empire Unity
diesel oil
Manchester
(Br)

72
Cydonia
steel - lumber
Mersey
(Br) 82
Ioannis Frangos
grain
Swansea
(Gr) 92
Empire Activity
pig iron
Swansea
(Br)

13
Titanian
lead - lumber
Loch Ewe
(Norw)

23
Clare Lilley
steel
Loch Ewe
(Br)

33
Loke
grain
Loch Ewe
(Norw) 43
Acasta
fuel oil
Clyde
(Norw) 53
Ellinico
phosphate
Glasgow
(Gr) 63
Tilemachos
wheat
Manchester
(Gr) 73
Fylingdale
wheat
Liverpool
(Br) 83
Stalowa Wola
general
Liverpool
(Po) 93
Nicolaos Michalos
grain
Barry Roads
(Gr) 14
Jessie Mærsk
bauxite
Loch Ewe
(Da / MoWT 1940) 24
Kirsten Mærsk
timber
Loch Ewe
(Da / MoWT 1940) 34
Yorkmoor
wheat
Loch Ewe
(Br) 44
Bjerka
timber
Tyne
(Norw) 54
Cleodora
fuel oil
Clyde
(Du) 64
Solitaire
lub. oil
Manchester
(Norw) 74
Marika Protopapa
grain
Liverpool
(Gr) 84
Mount Taurus
wheat
U.K.
(Gr) 94
Susan Mærsk
ground nuts
Barry Roads
(Da / MoWT 1940) 15
Spero
steel - pulp
London
(Norw)
returned 25
Trident
grain - flour
Loch Ewe
(Br) 35
PLM 27
iron - steel
Loch Ewe
(Br) 45
Vigsnes
pulp
Rochester
(Norw) 55
Ostende
pig iron
Clyde
(Bel) 65
Ampetco
fuel oil
Clyde
(Bel) 75
Randa
general
Liverpool
(Da / Ca 1940) 85
Groenlo
lumber
U.K.
(Du) 95
Fjord
sulphur
Manchester
(Norw) 16 26
Helmspey
wheat
London
(Br) 36
Alcor
wheat
Loch Ewe
(Du) 46
Mount Rhodope
steel - general
Glasgow
(Gr) 56
Stad Amsterdam
steel - lumber
Loch Ewe
(Du) 66 76 86 96 Note that the Advance Sailing Telegram lists additional ships as scheduled, that are not included in this A 1 form.

Marika Protopapa (also cancelled from SC 28) and Ostende are not mentioned in the AST. The Greek ship sailed in the next convoy, while Ostende is listed in HX 123 - returned to port, sailed in SC 31.

Advance Sailing Telegram

Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined ships returned to port (except those that are linked, which will automatically be underlined. The Norwegian Spero, however, did return).

Ship

Nationality

Cargo

Destination

Remarks

Norwegian

pig iron - scrap iron

Hull

–

Philip T. Dodge

British

iron - paper

Manchester

Stalowa Wola

Polish

general

Manchester

To St. John's - engine defects
Listed in SC 32

Trolla

Norwegian

bauxite

Burntisland

Listed in SC 30

Theomitor

Greek

phosphates

Burntisland

Listed in SC 30

Norwegian

Tanker B

Manchester

–

"

sulphur

Newport

–

Helmspey

British

wheat

London

–

Mount Rhodope

Greek

steel - general - special

Glasgow

–

Yearby

British

grain

London

Listed in SC 30

Gulhaug

Norwegian

lumber

Preston

(Follow link to Gulhaug)

Stad Amsterdam

Dutch

steel

London

From SC 28
Returned to Halifax
Listed in SC 31

Haifa Trader

Palestinian

steel - pulp

Methild d.g. / London

Norwegian

steel - dry pulp

London

From SC 28
Returned to Halifax
Listed in SC 30

Cleodora

Dutch

Adm tanker B

Scapa

From SC 28

Norwegian

timber

Tyne

–

Ingerfire

"

grain

Tyne

Fylingdale

British

grain

Sharpness

–

Randa

Danish / Can. Gov. 6-1940

general - 280 tons shells etc.

Preston

–

Widestone

British

iron ore

Port Talbot

From SC 28

Susan Mærsk

Danish / MoWT 1940

ground nuts

Avonmouth

From SL 68

PLM 27

British

iron ore - steel

Middlesbrough

From SL 68

Brika

"

iron ore

Middlesbrough

From SL 68
Listed in SC 30

Thyra

Swedish

ground nuts

Leith

From SL 68

Clare Lilley

British

scrap iron

Ardrossan

Ampetco

Belgian

Tanker B

Clyde

Ioannis Frangos

Greek

grain

Sharpness

From SC 28

Empire Unity

British

Tanker B

Manchester

From SC 28

Tilemachos

Greek

grain

Sharpness

From SC 28

Norwegian

lead - zinc - lumber

London

From SC 28

Dunsley

British

grain

Hull

From SC 28
Vice Commodore

Norwegian

iron carbide

Immingham

From SL 68

Aarø

Danish / MoWT 1940

bauxite

Burntisland

From SC 28
To SC 31 - did not sail
To SC 32 - did not sail
Listed in SC 34

Søborg

"

pulp

Thames

Jessie Mærsk

"

bauxite

London

From SC 28

Ruth I

Norwegian

steel - lumber

Garston

From SC 28
To SC 31 - did not sail
To SC 32 - did not sail
Listed in SC 33

Becheville

British

steel - scrap - lorries - special

Tyne

Listed in SC 30

Empire Activity

"

pig iron

Swansea

Nicolaos Michalos

Greek

grain

Avonmouth

–

Mariposa

British

steel - scrap iron

Grangemouth

Ellinico

Greek

phosphates

Birkenhead

–

Alcor

Dutch

grain

Hull

–

Kirsten Mærsk

Danish / MoWT 1940

timber

London

–

Oregon

British

steel - scrap iron - special

Hull

Cydonia

"

steel - lumber

Garston

–

Empire Rain

"

scrap iron - special

Middlesbrough

From HX 121

Kathariotisa

Greek

bauxite

Methild d. g. / Burntisland

–

Trident

British

grain

Leith

–

Vigsnes

Norwegian

mechanical pulp

Rochester

Listed in SC 30

Biafra

British

general

Manchester

Commodore Vessel

Alpera

"

sugar

Greenock

–

Larpool

"

grain

Cardiff

–

Norwegian

grain

Ipswich

–

Nicolaou Virginia

Greek

grain

Liverpool

Yorkmoor

British

wheat

London

King Edward

"

iron ore - special

Glasgow

–

Norwegian

Adm tanker B

Reykjavik

Vernon City

Brittish

steel - general

Garston

From SC 28

Mount Taurus

Greek

wheat

London

–

Groenlo

Dutch

lumber

U.K.

From SC 28
Returned to Halifax
(collision damage)
Listed in SC 33