Convoy SC.135

Depart Halifax on 27 June 1943.
Arrive Liverpool on 11 July 1943.
Hague's records contain 70 merchants and 22 escorts (73 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGIOS GEORGIOS (Gk)
116
4,248
1911
Pulp
 
ANNA N GOULANDRIS (Gk)
25
4,358
1921
Grain, MT ex Sydney Cob
 
BARON SCOTT (Br)
15
4,574
1939
Steel, Newsprint ex Sydney Cob
 
BITER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/07 - 03/07
BOSWORTH (Br)
91
6,672
1919
General
 
BRANTFORD 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/06 - 02/07
BRIMANGER (Nor)
101
4,883
1929
General, Expl
 
BROCKVILLE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/06 - 02/07
CAITHNESS (Br)
61
4,970
1935
General, Grain
 
CHARLES W ELIOT (US)
125
7,176
1943
General
2 PASSENGERS
CHRISTIAN HOLM (Br)
92
9,119
1927
Oil, Petrol, MT
ESCORT OILER, 60 SPARE DCs
CLAM (Br)
62
7,404
1927
Fuel Oil, Gliders
 
COMMANDANT DORISE (Br)
22
5,529
1917
General
 
DAYLIGHT (US)
82
9,180
1931
Sun Fuel
ESCORT OILER
DILWORTH (US)
93
7,045
1919
Gas Oil, Mails
 
DIMITRIOS CHANDRIS (Gk)
124
4,643
1910
General, Ammo
 
DIRECTOR (Br)
81
5,107
1926
General
4 PASSENGERS
DUNCAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/07 - 10/07
EL GRILLO (Br)
72
7,264
1922
FFO
ESCORT OILER
ELISABETH DAL (Br)
23
4,258
1910
Grain
 
ELIZABETH MASSEY (Br)
11
4,323
1929
Grain, MT
 
EMPIRE ADVOCATE (Br)
103
5,787
1913
General, Expl
 
EMPIRE CAXTON (Br)
86
2,873
1942
Sugar
 
EMPIRE FLAME (Br)
71
7,069
1941
Grain, Expl, MT
 
EMPIRE GARDEN (Br)
83
8,923
1919
FFO
 
EMPIRE GAZELLE (Br)
33
4,848
1920
General
 
EMPIRE SNOW (Br)
31
6,327
1941
Grain, General
20 PASSENGERS
EMPIRE SUMMER (Br)
21
6,949
1941
General
 
EUTHALIA (Gk)
17
3,553
1918
Grain ex Sydney Cob
 
FLINT 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/06 - 11/07
FLOMAR (US)
84
5,551
1919
General, 400 Mails
1 PASSENGER
FREEMAN HATCH (Br)
126
1,793
1943
Steel, Lumber
 
GEDDINGTON COURT (Br)
41
6,903
1928
Grain, A/C
 
GEORGETOWN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/06 - 02/07
GUNVOR MAERSK (Br)
123
1,977
1931
Lumber
 
HARBERTON (Br)
121
4,585
1930
Grain, Fads
 
HINDOO (Pan)
35
1,531
1925
General, 25 Mails
 
HOWRA (Br)
12
6,709
1922
General
2 PASSENGERS
IOANNIS FRANGOS (Gk)
66
3,442
1912
Grain, General
20 SPARE DCs
JED 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/07 - 04/07
KARABAGH (Br)
102
6,427
1932
Paraffin
 
KIMBALL HARLOW (Br)
111
1,793
1942
Steel, Lumber
 
LADY MADELEINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/06 - 08/07
LEONIDAS N CONDYLIS (Gk)
46
3,923
1912
Steel, Timber
 
LISBETH (Nor)
37
2,732
1922
Steel, Lumber ex Sydney Cob
 
LOOSESTRIFE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/07 - 10/07
LORD COCHRANE (Br)
16
4,157
1934
Grain ex St Johns No
 
LORNASTON (Br)
36
4,934
1925
Grain, MT ex Sydney Cob
 
MARGARITA CHANDRIS (Gk)
133
5,401
1920
Grain
5O SPARE DCs
MARGIT (Br)
56
1,735
1924
Lumber
 
MARIE BAKKE (Nor)
105
4,307
1926
General,
2 PASSENGERS
MARIPOSA (Br)
52
3,807
1914
Steel, Lumber
 
MAUNA KEA (US)
43
6,064
1919
General, Expl
 
MAYCREST (Br)
45
5,923
1913
Grain, MT
 
MOKIHANA (US)
85
7,460
1921
General, Expl
 
MOORBY (Br)
94
4,992
1936
Sugar, General, 147 Mails
 
NEMAHA (US)
32
6,501
1920
General, Expl
1 PASSENGER
NICOLAOS MICHALOS (Gk)
115
4,342
1913
Grain, Fads
 
NICOLAOU VIRGINIA (Gk)
106
6,869
1920
Grain, MT
 
NORTHERN SKY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/06 - 11/07
PAN GULF (US)
113
5,599
1918
General
 
PELICAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/07 - 03/07
PICOTEE (Br)
13
4,307
1913
Grain, Fads
 
RAGNHILD (Nor)
14
2,866
1941
Lumber
 
RANDFONTEIN (Du)
131
5,653
1920
General
15 PASSENGERS
SAHALE (US)
24
5,028
1919
General, 6800 Mails
2 PASSENGERS
SCORTON (Br)
63
4,813
1939
Grain
 
SHAWNIGAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/06 - 02/07
SKELDERGATE (Br)
34
4,251
1930
Steel, Lumber
 
SLEMMESTAD (Nor)
53
4,258
1928
General
 
SNOWFLAKE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/07 - 10/07
SOLSTAD (Nor)
112
5,952
1927
Lub Oil
60 SPARE DCs
SPEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/07 - 04/07
SRECA (Yug)
54
5,248
1918
General, Expl
 
STAD HAARLEM (Du)
55
4,518
1929
Steel, Lumber
 
STALOWA WOLA (Pol)
104
3,133
1924
General, Expl
 
SULEV (Br)
64
2,460
1908
Steel, Lumber
 
SUNFLOWER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/07 - 10/07
TAY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/07 - 10/07
TERCERO (Nor)
95
4,415
1925
General
 
TEXADA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/06 - 11/07
VENI (Nor)
65
2,982
1901
Steel, Lumber
 
VIDETTE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/07 - 10/07
VILLE D'ORAN II (Fr)
132
4,861
1912
General
 
WEAR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 01/07 - 03/07
WEST KEENE (US)
122
5,600
1919
General
 
WEST KYSKA (US)
42
5,552
1918
General, Expl
 
WESTERN QUEEN (US)
114
5,833
1918
General
 
WILLIAM HOMAN (Br)
96
1,793
1943
Steel, Lumber
 
WILLIAM HOWLAND (Br)
44
1,793
1943
Steel, Lumber
4 PASSENGERS
WINKLEIGH (Br)
51
5,468
1940
Grain
 
YEARBY (Br)
26
5,666
1929
Grain ex Sydney Cob
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.135:

    WEST ESC W 3 SOE GEORGETOWN, OCEAN B7 SOE DUNCAN, SUPPORT GP 1 EG SOE BITER
    WEST ESC W 3, OCEAN B7, SUPPORT GP 1 EG. LADY MADELEINE STOOD BY FREEMAN HATCH
    FLINT, TEXADA, LADY MADELEINE & NORTHERN SKY ADDITIONAL ESCORT AND FOR PASSAGE TO UK
    COMMODORE: R-Adm E W LEIR DSO IN EMPIRE FLAME
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN EMPIRE SNOW
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.