Convoy SC 67
Part of World War II
Date30 January – 15 February 1942
Location
North Atlantic
Belligerents
Nazi Germany Germany Canada Canada
United Kingdom 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

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]

Ships in the convoy

Merchants

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

Name[3] Flag Class and type Period Notes
HMCS Chilliwack  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 30 January – 11 February
HMCS Dauphin  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 2 February– 12 February
HMCS Dunvegan  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 30 January – 2 February
HMS Gentian  Royal Navy Flower-class corvette 11 February – 14 February
HMCS Hamilton  Royal Canadian Navy Town-class destroyer 30 January – 2 February
HMS Honeysuckle  Royal Navy Flower-class corvette 11 February – 15 February
HMCS Lethbridge  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 8 February – 11 February
HMCS Louisburg  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 2 February – 11 February
HMCS Nipigon  Royal Canadian Navy Bangor-class minesweeper 30 January – 2 February
HMCS Saskatoon  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 30 January – 2 February
HMCS Shediac  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 2 February – 11 February
HMCS Spikenard  Royal Canadian Navy Flower-class corvette 2 February – 10 February Sunk by U-136. 57 dead, 8 survivors.[5]
HNoMS St. Albans  Royal Norwegian Navy Town-class destroyer 11 February – 13 February

References

  1. ^ Hague, pp.133
  2. ^ Rohwer & Hummelchen, p.119
  3. ^ a b "Convoy SC.67". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Heina – Norwegian Motor merchant". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  5. ^ "HMCS Spikenard (K 198) – Canadian Corvette". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

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