| Depart Freetown | November 19/21, 1940 |
| Arrived Liverpool | December 12, 1940 |
| No. of vessels (Hague) | 20/42 = 62 (Commodore quotes 20/40 = 60) |
| No. of vessels accounted for here | 60 + 1 unscheduled vessel + 1 escort vessel. |
| Vessels lost from convoy | 2 |
Note: SLS.56 was joined by SL.56 on December 9 - a total of 45 vessels from the original 60.
Pendant numbers are those allotted but not necessarily filled.
EMPIRE STATESMAN (engine trouble) and MEDJERDA (no signal) left SLS.56 on November 21.
SIREHEI (SLS.56) left convoy on November 25 (boiler trouble) and steered toward Tenerife.
CALABRIA, PENNINGTON COURT, ST. BERNARD and NICOLAS PATERAS left convoy December 5 - 7 (no signal).
UMVUMA, CITY OF ATHENS,
BRIKA, STYLLIANOS CHANDRIS, MARIKA PROTOPAPA,
GUELMA, ANTONIO and RABY CASTLE left convoy in gales December 5 - 11.
PORT HUNTER was dispatched ahead at 13 kts. on December 9.
Pdt. |
Vessel |
Cargo |
To |
75 |
ALIAKMON (Gk) | Wheat |
Belfast |
35 |
ANTONIO | Wheat |
Oban |
15 |
ARABY | Cottonseed etc |
Oban |
72 |
ATHELDUCHESS | Molasses |
Birkenhead |
32 |
BENCLEUCH | General |
Oban |
36 |
BRIKA | Iron Ore |
Oban |
63 |
BRITISH ARDOUR | Petrol/Kerosene |
Oban |
93 |
BRITISH STATESMAN | Kerosene |
Oban |
22 |
BRITISH VALOUR | Diesel/Furnace Oil |
Oban |
56 |
BRUSE JARL (Nor) | Magnesia |
Liverpool |
42 |
CALABRIA | General |
Clyde |
103 |
CEFN-Y-BRYN | Cereals |
Barry Roads |
95 |
CHARLBURY | Magnesite |
Manchester |
101 |
CITY OF ATHENS | General |
Barry Roads |
71 |
CITY OF CORINTH | General |
Liverpool |
82 |
CITY OF KEELUNG | Magnesite |
Liverpool |
61 |
CITY OF PITTSBURG | General |
Liverpool |
12 |
DAGOMBA | W.A.Produce |
Oban |
84 |
DAHOMIAN | W.A.Produce |
Oban |
11 |
DIXCOVE | W.A.Produce |
Oban |
92 |
DUMFRIES | Oilcake etc. |
Oban |
85 |
EGYPTIAN | Potash/Oilcake |
Liverpool |
25 |
EMPIRE STATESMAN | Iron Ore |
Oban |
33 |
ENGGANO (Du) | General |
Oban |
86 |
EUTHALIA (Gk) | Groundnuts |
Liverpool |
43 |
FERM (Nor) | Fuel Oil |
Gibraltar |
65 |
GEORGIOS G. (Gk) | Cereals |
Belfast |
34 |
GUELMA | Iron Ore |
Oban |
| HMS BULOLO | OCEAN ESCORT |
||
26 |
INVERNESS | General |
Oban |
53 |
INVERSUIR | Motor Spirit |
Barry Roads |
73 |
JAARSTROOM (Du) | W.A.Produce |
Liverpool |
21 |
MACGREGOR LAIRD | W.A.Produce |
Oban |
105 |
MARGALAU | Grain/Gen. |
Liverpool |
74 |
MARIKA PROTOPAPA (Gk) | Cereals |
Belfast |
41 |
MATIANA | General |
Liverpool |
24 |
MEDJERDA | Iron Ore |
Oban |
66 |
NICOLAS PATERAS (Gk) | Cereals |
Belfast |
62 |
NORFOLK | Frozen |
Liverpool |
14 |
NORMAN MONARCH | Iron Ore |
Oban |
51 |
NORTHUMBERLAND | General |
Liverpool |
46 |
PENNINGTON COURT | Iron Ore |
Glasgow |
52 |
PORT HUNTER | Timber/Frozen |
Clyde |
111 |
RABY CASTLE | Magnesite |
Barry Roads |
81 |
RIBERA | Maize |
Belfast |
83 |
RICHARD DE LARRINAGA | Cereals |
Manchester |
54 |
RIO DORADO | Sugar/Tea |
Oban |
16 |
RIVER AFTON | Iron Ore |
Oban |
102 |
RUGELEY | Wheat |
Oban |
55 |
SALANDO (Du) | Sugar/Tea |
Oban |
94 |
SANDAR (Nor) | Crude Oil |
Milford |
44 |
SCORTON | Maize |
Glasgow |
91 |
SEROOSKERK (Du) | General |
Avonmouth |
64 |
SIREHEI (Nor) | Maize |
Belfast |
13 |
ST. BERNARD | Cereals |
Oban |
102 |
ST.HELENA | General |
Oban |
| STARNHAM (Du) | Joined December 11. |
Clyde |
|
106 |
STYLIANOS CHANDRIS (Gk) | Maize/Bran |
Belfast |
45 |
TUNISIA | Iron Ore |
Glasgow |
96 |
UFFINGTON COURT | Sugar |
Liverpool |
31 |
UMVUMA | General |
Oban |
23 |
WINSUM Du | Maize |
Oban |