Convoy SC.109

Depart NYC on 9 November 1942.
Arrive Liverpool on 30 November 1942.
Hague's records contain 48 merchants and 21 escorts (45 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGASSIZ 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/11 - 27/11
AGIOS VLASIOS (Gk)
102
2,974
1918
Grain ex Halifax
 
ARCHANGELOS (Gk)
53
5,692
1917
Grain ex Halifax
 
ASTRID (Nor)
22
2,861
1942
Steel, Lumber
 
ATLANTIC(Nor) (Nor)
62
7,342
1925
FFO ex Halifax
 
BARON GRAHAM (Br)
101
3,242
1925
Steel, Lumber
 
BEACONSTREET (Br)
81
7,467
1927
FFO
 
BENVANNOCH (Br)
71
6,427
1921
General, Expl
 
BRILLIANT (US)
73
9,132
1930
Petrol, Gas Oil
TORPEDOED, RETURNED DAMAGED
BUCTOUCHE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/11 - 16/11
BUR(Sw) (Sw)
104
1,956
1919
Flour ex Halifax
 
BURY (Br)
65
1,686
1911
 
RESCUE SHIP
BUXTON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/11 - 16/11
CHELSEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/11 - 12/11
COBALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/11 - 12/11
COULMORE (Br)
13
3,670
1936
Steel, Lumber ex Halifax
 
CRAGPOOL (Br)
 
5,133
1928
Steel, Lumber ex Wabana
 
DAYLIGHT (US)
42
9,180
1931
FFO
 
DOMBY (Br)
51
5,582
1932
Sulphur
 
DRUMMONDVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 13/11 - 14/11
EMPIRE GALE (Br)
82
7,089
1941
Grain ex Halifax
 
EMPIRE GREBE (Br)
11
5,736
1918
General
 
EMPIRE LIVINGSTONE (Br)
21
6,997
1941
General
 
EMPIRE SCOUT (Br)
103
2,229
1936
Grain ex Halifax
 
EUTHALIA (Gk)
74
3,553
1918
Grain ex Halifax
 
FRAMLINGTON COURT (Br)
24
4,888
1924
Grain ex Halifax
 
GALT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/11 - 28/11
GITANO (Br)
34
3,956
1921
General ex Halifax
 
GLAISDALE (Br)
31
3,777
1929
Grain
 
GRADO (Nor)
91
3,082
1918
Steel, Lumber
 
GRANVILLE (Pan)
 
4,071
1913
 
ST JOHNS NF FOR GREENLAND
GULF OF MEXICO (US)
43
7,807
1917
Petrol
 
HJALMAR WESSEL (Nor)
85
1,742
1935
Lumber ex Halifax
 
IRON BARON (Nor)
84
3,231
1911
Grain, Flour
 
JAMES HAWSON (Nor)
63
6,074
1930
Petrol, Dieso
 
KINGCUP 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/11 - 30/11
KOLSNAREN (Sw)
41
2,465
1923
Sugar
 
LACHINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/11 - 12/11
LEONARDIA (Sw)
44
1,583
1906
Lumber ex Halifax
 
LLANCARVAN (Br)
45
4,910
1937
Grain ex Halifax
STEERING DAMAGED
LLANDAFF (Br)
55
4,825
1937
Grain ex Halifax
 
MAGDALA (Du)
61
8,248
1931
Petrol
 
MATHILDA (Nor)
92
3,650
1920
Steel, Lumber
 
MIDLAND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/11 - 12/11
MILOS (Sw)
 
3,058
1898
Iron Ore ex Wabana
 
MOLDE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 29/11 - 30/11
NORSE LADY (Nor)
23
3,489
1919
Phosphates
 
PANAGHIS (Gk)
64
5,187
1920
Grain
 
PENOLVER (Br)
12
3,721
1912
Grain ex Halifax
 
RADHURST (Br)
94
3,454
1910
Grain ex Halifax
 
RAGNHILD (Nor)
93
2,866
1941
Steel, Lumber
 
RAVNEFJELL (Nor)
32
1,339
1938
General, Expl
 
ROSSUM (Du)
35
2,118
1928
Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
ROXBOROUGH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 09/11 - 12/11
SACKVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/11 - 27/11
SCIMITAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/11 - 30/11
SKEENA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/11 - 25/11
SOUTHGATE (Br)
33
4,862
1926
Sulphur
 
SUERTE (Pan)
54
3,649
1910
Steel, Pulp
 
THALATTA (Nor)
52
5,671
1922
Sugar
 
TIMMINS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/11 - 16/11
TROIS RIVIERES 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/11 - 16/11
USS LEARY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 20/11 - 25/11
VENI (Nor)
75
2,982
1901
Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
VISTULA (US)
83
8,537
1920
Petrol
 
WANDERER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 12/11 - 16/11
WETASKIWIN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/11 - 28/11
WINCHELSEA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 16/11 - 22/11
WISLA (Pol)
72
3,106
1928
General, Ammo
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.109:

    WLE S 24.18.6 SOE ROXBOROUGH, WLE N 24.18.2 SOE BUXTON, OCEAN 24.1.13 (C3) SOE SKEENA SYDNEY ESC DRUMMONDVILLE, WABANA SACKVILLE
    SAGUENAY DID NOT JOIN DUE TO COLLISION WOTH AZRA 15.11. SACKVILLE SCREENED BRILLIANT, LATER RELIEVED BY TROIS RIVIERES
    WINCHELSEA DETACHED TO FUEL 22.11, SKEENA DETACHED TO FUEL 26.11 LEARY DETACHED TO ICELAND 25.11
    COMMODORE: Capt R GILL CBE RD RNR IN DOMBY
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN GLAISDALE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.