Convoy SC 32 - warsailors.com
- ️Wed Feb 06 2041
CONVOY SC 32
Departed Halifax on May 19-1941 and arrived Liverpool on June 7.
Arnold Hague's "The Allied Convoy System" gives 28 ships in this convoy.
Transcribed from original documents received from Tony Cooper - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
The station numbers and names of escorts have been extracted from documents recived from Don Kindell, based on Arnold Hague's database - see ships in all SC convoys.
Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined returned to port (except those that are linked, which will automatically be underlined. The Norwegian Marita, however, did return to port).
MoWT = Ministry of War Transport
Ship
Nationality
Cargo
Station
Destination
Remarks
Empire Cormorant
British
steel - scrap iron - special
–
Clyde
Polyktor
Greek
grain
–
Sharpness
Listed in SC 33
Norwegian
lumber
–
Garston
Listed in SC 33
Baron Kinnaird
British
sugar
42
Immingham / Hull
–
Empire Ptarmigan
"
pig iron - scrap iron
–
Clyde
Listed in HX 129
(See also * in Notes)
Antiope
"
grain
64
Manchester
–
Empire Lynx
"
scrap iron
–
Clyde
Listed in SC 33
Roxby
"
grain
–
Avonmouth
Listed in SC 33
Saltwick
"
grain
23
Hull
–
Empire Fusilier
"
phosphates - T.N.T.
–
Billingham-on-Tees
Listed in SC 33
Norwegian
grain
72
Sharpness
Aarø
Danish / MoWT 1940
bauxite
–
Burntisland
From SC 31
Listed in SC 34
Michael L. Embiricos
Greek
grain
93
Avonmouth
Norwegian
dry pulp
52
Mersey
From SC 31
Glaisdale
British
grain
33
Tyne
–
Lagarto
"
general
–
Liverpool
From SC 31
Listed in SC 34
Brynhild
Danish / MoWT 1940
lumber
91
Sharpness
From SC 31
Norwegian
Adm tanker B
41
Scapa
From SC 31
Flensburg
Dutch
steel - scrap iron
–
Swansea
From SC 31
Listed in SC 33
Norwegian
steel - timber
–
Portishead
From SC 31
Listed in SC 33
Milcrest
British
scrap iron
–
Hull
Katwijk
Dutch
phosphates
34
London
From SC 31
Nordlys
Danish / MoWT 1940
wheat
–
Sharpness
From HX 126
Listed in SC 33
Norwegian
timber
82
Bristol
From SC 31
Returned to port
(St. John's - See Notes)
To SC 35
North Devon
British
grain
31
Ipswich
–
Zypenberg
Dutch
steel - scrap iron
83
Hull
Flynderborg
Danish / MoWT 1940
lumber
81
Bristol
From SC 31
Lars Kruse
"
lumber
12
London
–
Norwegian
lumber
74
Portishead
–
Juno
Dutch
phosphates
73
Londonderry
–
Maplewood
British
grain
51
Manchester
Dalemoor
"
grain
21
Leith
From SC 31
Rosenborg
Danish / MoWT 1940
lumber
92
Sharpness
–
Rajahstan
British
wheat
22
Liverpool
From HX 127
Picotee
"
grain
63
Liverpool
Returned to Halifax for engine repairs
Listed in SC 35
Stalowa Wola
Polish
general - special
43
Manchester
Empire Meteor
British
grain - flour
32
London
–
Western Ocean
American / MoWT 4/1941
steel - scrap iron - special
71
Sharpness
(Renamed Empire Opossum)
From HX 127
Welsh Prince
British
general - 4 Lockheads - 4 tanks - special
61
Glasgow
Nurtureton
"
wheat
11
London
Stonepool
"
grain
53
U.K.
Returned to Halifax for boiler repairs
Listed in SC 33
West Saginaw
American / MoWT 2/1941
phosphates - T.N.T.
62
Leith Roads
(Renamed Empire Cougar)
From SC 30
Chagres
Panamanian
general - special
84
Liverpool
From HX 128
The HX 128 Commodore adds that this convoy with SC 32 and HMS Revenge formed one convoy of 72 ships from May 28 for 3 days.