Convoy SC 19
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Convoy SC 19 was the 19th of the numbered series of World War II Slow Convoys of merchant ships from Sydney, Cape Breton Island to Liverpool. The trade convoy left Halifax on 12 January 1941[1] and was found by U-boats of the 7th U-boat Flotilla on 29 January. Seven ships were sunk before the convoy reached Liverpool on 2 February.[2]<templatestyles src="Template:TOC limit/styles.css" />
Ships in the convoy[3]
| Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aikaterini (1913) |  Greece |
4,929 | 1 dead. 30 survivors. Sunk by U-93[4] |
| HMS Antelope (H36) |  Royal Navy |
Escort 27-31 Jan Destroyer |
|
| HMS Anthony (H40) | Royal Navy |
Escort 27-31 Jan Destroyer |
|
| HMCS Arrowhead (K145) | Royal Canadian Navy |
Escort 12 Jan Corvette |
|
| HMS Aurania | Royal Navy |
Escort 12-26 Jan Armed merchant cruiser |
|
| Baltara (1918) |  United Kingdom |
3,292 | |
| Barrhill (1912) | United Kingdom |
4,972 | |
| Basil (1928) | United Kingdom |
4,913 | Commodore: Capt R Gill CBE Rd RNR |
| Brynhild (1907) | United Kingdom |
2,195 | |
| Carperby (1928) | United Kingdom |
4,890 | |
| Culebra (1919) | United Kingdom |
3,044 | |
| Dimitrios Chandris (1910) | Greece |
4,643 | Returned, must Dry-Dock |
| Grelrosa (1914) | United Kingdom |
4,574 | Straggled, bombed & sunk by a Focke Wulf Fw 200 aircraft |
| HMS Heather (K69) | Royal Navy |
Escort 26 Jan – 1 Feb Corvette |
|
| HMS Jackal (F22) | Royal Navy |
Escort 29 Jan Destroyer |
|
| King Robert (1920) | United Kingdom |
5,886 | Sunk by U-93[5] |
| Kul (1907) |  Norway |
1,310 | |
| Kyriakoula (1918) | Greece |
4,340 | |
| HMS Lady Madeleine (FY283) | Royal Navy |
Escort 26-31 Jan ASW trawler |
|
| Merchant Royal (1928) | United Kingdom |
5,008 | |
| HMS Pegasus | Royal Navy |
Escort 26-31 Jan | |
| Penhale (1924) | United Kingdom |
4,071 | |
| HMS Picotee (K63) | Royal Navy |
Escort 26 Jan – 1 Feb Corvette |
|
| Rockpool (1927) | United Kingdom |
4,892 | Wrecked, then salved and became Empire Trent |
| Rushpool (1928) | United Kingdom |
5,125 | Straggled and sunk by U-94[6] |
| Ruth I | Norway |
3,531 | |
| HMS Sardonyx (H26) | Royal Navy |
Escort 29-30 Jan | |
| HMS Scimitar (H21) | Royal Navy |
Escort 29-30 Jan | |
| Sesostris (1915) |  Egypt |
2,962 | Straggled and sunk by U-106[7] |
| Shirvan (1925) | United Kingdom |
6,017 | |
| Snar (1920) | Norway |
3,176 | Ashore, re-floated, beached Bannatyne Cove |
| Stad Arnhem (1920) |  Netherlands |
3,819 | |
| Tovelil (1925) | United Kingdom |
2,225 | |
| Varanger (1925) | Norway |
9,305 | |
| Vestland (1916) | Norway |
1,934 | |
| Vigsnes (1930) | Norway |
1,599 | |
| W B Walker (1935) | United Kingdom |
10,468 | Sunk by U-93[8] |
| West Wales (1925) | United Kingdom |
4,353 | Sunk by U-94[9] after convoy had scattered |
| Winkleigh (1940) | United Kingdom |
5,468 |
References
- ↑ Hague pp.133&134
- ↑ Rohwer & Hummelchen p.48
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