Convoy SC 67 was the 67th of the numbered series of World War II Slow Convoys of merchant ships from Sydney, Cape Breton Island to Liverpool.[1] The convoy left Halifax on 30 January 1942 and picked up a tran-Atlantic escort in Newfoundland. This marked the start of the allied end-to-end convoy escort system, which remained in effect until the end of the war. The convoy was found by U-591 on 10 February, and attacked by U-136 of 6th U-boat Flotilla, operating out of St Nazaire. Surviving ships reached Liverpool on 15 February.[2]
| Convoy SC 67 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |||||
| |||||
| Belligerents | |||||
 Germany |
 Canada United Kingdom | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Admiral Karl Dönitz | Capt E Rees DSC RD RNR | ||||
| Strength | |||||
|
28 merchant ships 13 escorts | |||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
|
1 merchant ship sunk 1 warship sunk | |||||
Ships in the convoy
editMerchants
edit| Name[3] | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanticos (1919) |  Greece
|
5,446 | |
| Belgique (1902) |  Belgium
|
4,606 | |
| Biafra (1933) |  United Kingdom
|
5,405 | Convoy commodore's ship, Capt E Rees DSC RD RNR |
| Brynymor (1936) | United Kingdom
|
4,771 | |
| Clunepark (1928) | United Kingdom
|
3,491 | |
| Empire Beaver (1919) | United Kingdom
|
6,036 | Returned |
| Empire Leopard (1917) | United Kingdom
|
5,676 | |
| Empire Livingstone (1941) | United Kingdom
|
6,997 | |
| Empire Zephyr (1941) | United Kingdom
|
6,327 | |
| Graiglas (1940) | United Kingdom
|
4,312 | Vice Commodore |
| Hallanger (1928) |  Norway
|
9,551 | |
| Heina (1925) | Norway
|
4,028 | Sunk by U-136.[4] All crew saved |
| Lagarfoss (1904) |  Iceland
|
1,211 | Oban |
| Loriga (1919) | United Kingdom
|
6,665 | |
| Mana (1920) |  Honduras
|
3,283 | Returned |
| Montreal City (1920) | United Kingdom
|
3,066 | |
| Mount Taurus (1920) | Greece
|
6,696 | |
| Ozark (1919) |  United States
|
2,689 | Iceland |
| Penolver (1912) | United Kingdom
|
3,721 | |
| Ruth I | Norway
|
3,531 | |
| Sirehei (1907) | Norway
|
3,888 | |
| Spero (1919) | Norway
|
3,619 | Returned |
| Stone Street (1922) |  Panama
|
6,131 | |
| Stornest (1921) | United Kingdom
|
4,265 | |
| Tintagel (1923) | United States
|
2,972 | Collision. Towed to St John's by Rescue Tug HMS Prudent |
| Titanian (1924) | Norway
|
4,880 | |
| Tore Jarl (1920) | Norway
|
1,514 | Put Back |
| Wisla (1928) |  Poland
|
3,106 |
Escorts
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References
edit- ^ Hague, pp.133
- ^ Rohwer & Hummelchen, p.119
- ^ a b "Convoy SC.67". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Heina – Norwegian Motor merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "HMCS Spikenard (K 198) – Canadian Corvette". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
Bibliography
edit- Hague, Arnold (2000). The Allied Convoy System 1939–1945. ISBN 1-86176-147-3.
- Rohwer, J.; Hummelchen, G. (1992). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-105-X.