Pavel
I couldn't find the SCL series on Convoy Web ..... could this be a typo?. Also, you say it sailed from "Island" .... did you mean "Ireland" .... if not, have you got a departure port?
Regards
Pete
Hi all,
I came across the patrol by 612 Sq on 27.5.1942 over Convoy SCL 84.
Having a problem to find details about this particular convoy I would like to ask if anybody could provide them?
So far I believe it sailed on 22.5.1942 from Island, number of ships not know, was sailing for 6 days to the port uknown to me.
Any additional info would be appreciated.
TIA
Pavel
Czechoslovak Airmen in the RAF 1940-1945
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Pavel
I couldn't find the SCL series on Convoy Web ..... could this be a typo?. Also, you say it sailed from "Island" .... did you mean "Ireland" .... if not, have you got a departure port?
Regards
Pete
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Hi Pavel,
How about SL to Sierra Leone?
Robert
Last edited by robstitt; 2nd November 2019 at 04:07.
Hello,
Here are the details for Convoy SC 84:
http://warsailors.com/convoys/sc84.html
Note dates:
Convoy SC 84
Departure Port - Halifax, Nova Scotia
Departure Date: 14/05/42
Arrival Port: Liverpool
Arrival Date: 29/05/42
TDS: 45 (= "Trade Division Statistics" - ie, the number of merchant ships in each convoy)
See also:
The Allied Convoy System 1939-1945 - Its Organization, Defence and Operation.
Hague,Arnold
London:Chatham Publishing,2000.
pp.133-138
Rob, Definitely not SL 84.
Convoy SL 84
Departure Port: Freetown
Departure Date: 15/08/41
Arrival Port: Liverpool
Arrival Date: 08/09/41
Col.
Last edited by COL BRUGGY; 2nd November 2019 at 22:48.
Hi all, thank you for your comments.
First of all my apology - "Island" is Czech name for "Iceland":-)
The ORB clearly shows SCL 84 but I think COlin is right! The dates of SC 84 fits.
Knowing now that some ships were going also to Iceland, the seach on http://www.convoyweb.org.uk returns:
Fri May 29, 1942
.. CAMPFIRE SC.84
.. CARBELLA SC.84
.. DANIEL MORGAN SC.84
.. FJALLFOSS SC.84
.. JOHN WITHERSPOON SC.84
.. NOREG SC.84
.. NORLUNA SC.84
.. PETER HELMS SC.84
.. RICHARD BLAND SC.84
.. USS POLARIS SC.84
.. USS STRATFORD SC.84
.. YEMASSEE SC.84
This means that there can be a patrol of this part of SC 84 on 27.5.42 when they were approaching Reykjavik.
So my conclusion is the puzzle is solved.
Thanks to everybody once more.
Pavel
Czechoslovak Airmen in the RAF 1940-1945
http://cz-raf.webnode.cz
Small correction of my previous post - according to http://www.convoyweb.org.uk the detachment of the part bounding for Iceland was done only on 28.5. so on 27.5. the SC 84 was still in full strength.
Pavel
Czechoslovak Airmen in the RAF 1940-1945
http://cz-raf.webnode.cz
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