Convoy SL.109 + SLF.109

 

Depart Freetown
May 4, 1942
Arrived Liverpool

May 28, 1942

No. of vessels (Hague) 34
No. of vessels accounted for here

35 + 3 did not sail + 1 oiler + 4 escorts
(13 SLF.109)

Vessels lost from convoy

1
DENPARK

Note: SLF.109 separated on May 19 and arrived Liverpool on May 25.
THORSHAVET, EL GRILLO and SEA THRUSH detached to sail independently May 6.
Speed of convoy reduced to 7.25 kts, limited by JAARSTROOM with foul bottom.

 
Pdt
Vessel
Cargo
To
 
21
BANGKOK
Beans/Graphite/Rice
Mersey
Fast
52
BRASIL (Nor)
Lubricating Oil
Clyde
Fast
62
BRITISH VALOUR
OILER
Clyde
Fast
41
CITY OF AUCKLAND
General
Loch Ewe
Fast
92
CITY OF CHRISTIANIA
Manganese/Pig Iron/Tea
Liverpool
Fast
83
CITY OF ORAN
General
Liverpool
Fast
23
CITY OF WINDSOR
Manganese ore/Linseed/Cotton
Clyde
   
 
CLAN CAMERON
DID NOT SAIL
Liverpool
 
31
COMMANDANT DORISE
General
Loch Ewe
   
32
CORABELLA
Pepel Ore
Clyde
 
11
DENPARK
Manganese ore
Clyde
Fast   D'ORICE (Fr)    
Ind.
 
EL GRILLO
 
 
   
64
EMPIRE ALMOND
Potash/Gen.
Clyde
 
 
EMPIRE SOLDIER
DID NOT SAIL
Loch Ewe
Fast
12
ERNEBANK
 
 
Fast
53
FORT LAMY
Chrome Ore/Zinc/Copper/Cotton
Mersey
Fast
81
GAELIC STAR
Frozen Meat etc
Liverpool
        HMS BIDEFORD
OCEAN ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS HASTINGS
OCEAN ESCORT
 
        HMS LANDGUARD
OCEAN ESCORT
 
 
 
HMS LULWORTH
OCEAN ESCORT
 
Fast
91
INGRIA (Nor)
General
Liverpool
   
73
JAARSTROOM (Du)
W. A. Produce
Liverpool
 
82
JENNY (Nor)
Palm Oil
Liverpool
 
22
KING GRUFFYD
Iron Ore
Loch Ewe
Fast
102
LA CORDILLERA
 
 
   
72
MACGREGOR LAIRD
W. A. Produce/Mails 61/Pass 18
Liverpool
 
43
MONKLEIGH
W. A. Produce
Liverpool
   
13
NORDLYS
Pepel Ore
Barrow
 
63
OPALIA
Benzine
Clyde
 
42
ROTTERDAM
Aviation Spirit
Manchester
Fast
71
ROYAL STAR
Meat/Lead
Liverpool
 
103
SAN RAPHAEL
 
 
Ind.
 
SEA THRUSH (US)
 
 
   
93
SIRIS
Wheat/Hides/Wood Pulp
Clyde
 
 
STAD AMSTERDAM (Du)
 
Loch Ewe
Fast
101
SYRIAN PRINCE
 
 
   
33
TAXIARCHIS (Gk)
Iron Ore
Loch Ewe
 
61
THOMAS HOLT
W. A. Produce/Mails 8/Pass 10
Liverpool
Ind.
 
THORSHAVET (Nor)
 
 
   
51
TYNEMOUTH
Manganese Ore
Clyde
 
 
UMBERLEIGH
DID NOT SAIL
Clyde