Convoy SC 20 was the 20th 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 22 January 1941Hague pp.133&134 and was found by U-boats of the 2nd and 9th Flotillas, operating from Lorient and Brest, respectively. Five ships were sunk before the convoy reached Liverpool on 8 February.Blair, p.233
Ships in the convoy NameFlagTonnage (GRT)NotesAlcor (1920)3,526Allende (1928)5,081Escort 4 Feb - 8 FebCorvetteBaron Ogilvy (1926)3,391Baron Yarborough (1928)3,388Bernhard (1924)3,563Returned with engine defects and a sick manBiafra (1933)5,405Blairesk (1925)3,300Calafatis (1917)4,443Romped and sunk by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 naval bomber, of I./KG.40, with the loss of 18 of her 31 crewEscort 4 Feb - 8 FebCorvetteCape Corso (1929)3,807Copeland (1923)1,526Rescue shipCoryton (1928)4,553Coultarn (1938)3,759Dione II (1936)2,660Romped and sunk by on 4 FebEinar Jarl (1921)1,858Emmy (1914)3,895ReturnedEmpire Engineer (1921)5,358Straggled and sunk by On 4 FebEscort 4 Feb - 08 FebEvviva (1921)1,597ReturnedFlensburg (1922)6,421Flowergate (1911)5,161Arrived with furnace defectsFylingdale (1924)3,918Hadleigh (1930)5,222Escort 4 Feb - 8 FebDestroyerIla (1939)1,583ReturnedInger Toft (1920)2,190Ingertre (1921)2,462Ioannis M Embiricos (1934)3,734Bombed and sunk northwest of Ireland, by a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 naval bomber, of I./KG.40 She was en route from Montreal to Preston with lumber.Kordecki (1930)1,975ReturnedLars Kruse (1923)1,807Lylepark (1929)5,186ReturnedMaclaren (1915)2,350Wrecked, salvaged, repairedManchester Division (1918)6,048Maplecourt (1894)3,388Sunk by On 4 FebMaplewood (1930)4,566Capt A G Maundrell (Commodore)Mathilda (1920)3,650Milcrest (1919)5,283Myson (1927)4,564Narocz (1915)1,795ReturnedEscort 22 Jan - 23 JanArmed yachtHMS PhilanteEscort 4 Feb - 8 FebArmed yacht, acting as convoy escort vesselPilar De Larrinaga (1918)7,046Pontypridd (1924)4,458Quistconck (1918)5,144Ranella (1912)5,590Straggler from BHX 104HMS RanpuraEscort 22 Jan - 4 FebArmed merchant cruiserRolf Jarl (1920)1,917Rozenburg (1918)2,068ReturnedSelbo (1921)1,778Sevill (1921)1,383Sinnington Court (1928)6,910ReturnedTelesfora De Larrinaga (1920)5,780Trident (1917)4,317Willesden (1925)4,563
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External links SC.20 at convoyweb