Convoy SC.77

Depart Halifax on 30 March 1942.
Arrive Liverpool on 16 April 1942.
Hague's records contain 52 merchants and 17 escorts (51 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
AGIOS GEORGIOS (Gk)
73
4,248
1911
Wheat
 
ALAMAR (US)
84
5,689
1916
General
ICELAND
ALAMO (US)
24
2,676
1919
Govt Stores
ICELAND
ALCOA BANNER (US)
35
5,035
1919
General
ICELAND
ALCOA CADET (US)
34
4,823
1919
General
ICELAND
ALRESFORD (Br)
83
2,472
1922
Phosphates
 
AMHERST 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 15/04
ASSINIBOINE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 12/04
AUN (Nor)
102
1,908
1930
Flour
 
BAYOU CHICO (US)
45
5,401
1920
General
ICELAND
BERNHARD (Nor)
42
3,563
1924
Phosphates
 
BRANDON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 15/04
BRITISH HONOUR (Br)
61
6,991
1928
Dieso
 
BUTSER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/04 - 16/04
CALGARY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/03 - 03/04
CAPIRA (Pan)
75
5,625
1920
General
IOCELAND
CARLTON(Amer) (US)
55
5,127
1920
General
ICELAND
CHAGRES (Pan)
92
5,545
1919
General
 
COLUMBIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/03 - 03/04
COWICHAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/04 - 03/04
DIANTHUS 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 12/04
DRAMATIST (Br)
51
5,443
1920
General
 
EL ORIENTE (Pan)
14
6,012
1910
General
ICELAND
EMMY (Gk)
43
3,895
1914
Grain
 
EMPIRE ANTELOPE (Br)
76
4,945
1919
Steel
 
EMPIRE COUGAR (Br)
81
5,758
1919
Steel, General
 
EMPIRE FRANKLIN (Br)
 
7,292
1941
Wheat ex Wabana
 
EMPIRE PTARMIGAN (Br)
41
6,013
1920
General
R/N NORELG
EVANGER (Nor)
71
3,869
1920
General
 
FENNEL 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 15/04
FORT BINGER (Br)
82
5,671
1919
General
 
G C BROVIG (Nor)
52
9,718
1930
FFO
ARR HVALFJORD
GLOUCESTER CITY (Br)
91
3,071
1919
General
 
H M FLAGLER (Pan)
62
8,208
1918
Fuel Oil
 
HAINAUT (Bel)
22
4,312
1905
General
 
HALIFAX 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/03 - 03/04
HARDANGER (Nor)
95
4,000
1924
Sugar
 
LEDAAL (Nor)
93
3,076
1899
Sulphur
 
LIFLAND (Da)
12
2,254
1920
Grain
 
LORNASTON (Br)
105
4,934
1925
Grain
 
LUCIJANA (Yug)
44
4,062
1928
Grain
 
MIDLAND 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/03 - 03/04
MORMACREY (US)
54
5,946
1919
General
ICELAND
MORMACSUL (US)
85
5,481
1920
General
ICELAND
NADIN (Gk)
 
3,582
1904
Pulp ex Wabana
 
NORTH DEVON (Br)
11
3,658
1924
Grain
 
ONEIDA (US)
15
2,664
1919
General
ICELAND
ORILLIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 03/04 - 15/04
RIO VERDE (Nor)
103
3,223
1924
General
 
SELBO (Nor)
21
1,778
1921
Phosphates
 
SELIS (Nor)
63
166
1918
Ballast
 
SOLSTAD (Nor)
32
5,952
1927
Lub Oil
RETURNED
SPOKANE (Pan)
104
2,882
1929
General
 
SUECIA (Sw)
94
4,966
1912
Steel, General
 
SYDLAND (Sw)
 
5,134
1920
General ex Wabana
 
TEXAS (US)
64
5,638
1919
General
ICELAND
TIMOK (Yug)
53
3,130
1924
Wheat
 
TOPA TOPA (US)
23
5,356
1920
General
ICELAND
USKSIDE (Br)
31
2,708
1937
Flour
 
USS BADGER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/04 - 14/04
USS DECATUR 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/04 - 14/04
USS LEARY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/04 - 14/04
USS MATTOLE (US)
33
5,450
1920
Govt Stores
ICELAND
USS PEGASUS (US)
13
1,889
1936
General
ICELAND ARRIVAL DATE ESTIMATED
USS SCHENCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 11/04 - 14/04
WALKER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 30/03 - 03/04
WINSUM (Du)
72
3,224
1921
Sugar
 
ZEBULON B VANCE (US)
74
7,177
1942
General
ICELAND
ZYPENBERG (Du)
101
4,973
1920
General
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SC.77:

    WEST LOCAL ESCORT 24.18.1 SOE WALKER, WABANA ESCORT COWICHAN, OCEAN ESCORT 24.1.11 (C1) SOE ASSINIBOINE,ICELAND ESCORT 24.6.?
    COMMODORE: Capt F H TAYLOR DSC RN IN DRAMATIST
    VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN USS MATTOLE
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.