Convoy SC 67
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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]
Date30 January – 15 February 1942
Location
| Convoy SC 67 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Germany |
 Canada United Kingdom  Norway | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Admiral Karl Dönitz | Capt E Rees DSC RD RNR | ||||
| Strength | |||||
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28 merchant ships 13 escorts | |||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
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1 merchant ship sunk 1 warship sunk | |||||
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 | |
