Convoy SL.117

Departed Freetown on 25 July 1942.
Arrived Liverpool on 15 August 1942.
Hague's records contain 34 merchants and 9 escorts (34 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ALCINOUS (Du)
 
6,189
1925
W. A. Prod
4 PASSENGERS, 78 MAILS
ARMERIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 27/07
AUBRETIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 27/07 - 15/08
BARON TWEEDMOUTH (Br)
 
3,357
1927
Iron Ore
 
BOTHNIA (Br)
 
2,407
1928
W. A. Prod
 
BURDOCK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 26/07 - 27/07
CELTIC STAR (Br)
 
5,575
1918
Frig
2 PASSENGERS
CITY OF NORWICH (Br)
 
6,726
1913
General
 
CITY OF RANGOON (Br)
 
6,635
1914
Copper,Wool,Tea,Tobacco
 
CITY OF WORCESTER (Br)
 
5,469
1927
General
442 MAILS
CONGONIAN (Br)
 
6,082
1942
Palmoil, Palm Kernels
2 PASSENGERS, 31 MAILS
EMPIRE SUCCESS (Br)
 
5,988
1921
General
44 MAILS
EMPIRE WAIMANA (Br)
 
8,129
1911
Frig, General
42 MAILS
EMPIRE WHIMBREL (Br)
 
5,983
1919
Frig
 
GLENFINLAS (Br)
 
7,479
1917
Wheat
6 PASSENGERS, 5 MAILS
HAVILDAR (Br)
 
5,401
1940
Wheat
 
ITTERSUM (Du)
 
5,199
1938
Grain
 
KINDAT (Br)
 
4,358
1938
General
 
LAURELWOOD (Br)
 
7,347
1929
 
ESCORT OILER
LEKHAVEN (Du)
 
4,802
1921
Iron Ore
 
MAHSUD (Br)
 
7,540
1917
General
303 MAILS
MARY SLESSOR (Br)
 
5,027
1930
W. A. Prod
12 PASSENGERS, 35 MAILS
NARVIK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 15/08 - 15/08
NESTOR (Br)
 
14,629
1913
General
 
NORTON (Br)
 
7,195
1941
 
 
OCEAN LIBERTY (Br)
 
7,174
1942
Wheat
 
P.L.M.17 (Br)
 
4,008
1922
Iron Ore
 
PELICAN 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 15/08
PETER MAERSK (Br)
 
5,476
1932
General
 
RIPLEY (Br)
 
4,997
1936
W. A. Prod
66 MAILS
ROTHER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 15/08
SALANDO (Du)
 
5,272
1920
Groundnuts
 
SEAPOOL (Br)
 
4,820
1940
Linseed
 
SOBO (Br)
 
5,353
1937
W. A. Prod
12 PASSENGERS
SPEY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 15/08
TAMARISK 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 25/07 - 27/07
TORDENE (Br)
 
4,271
1936
 
RETURNED
TOUAREG (Br)
 
5,135
1924
General
85 PASSENGERS
TUDOR STAR (Br)
 
7,199
1919
Frig
 
TUREBY (Br)
 
4,372
1936
General
 
UMVUMA (Br)
 
4,419
1914
General
6 PASSENGERS, 7 MAILS
URLANA (Br)
 
6,852
1941
General
 
WEARWOOD (Br)
 
4,597
1930
Iron Ore
1 PASSENGER

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SL.117:

    AUBRETIA EX OS 34, TAMARISK TO OS 34. OCEAN ESCORT 34 EG SOE PELICAN, NARVIK UK LOCAL ESCORT
    COMMODORE: V-Adm B C WATSON CB DSO IN SOBO
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.