Noob Questions

[Tessa]

Originally Posted by K-61

Tessa, sorry, but I have to correct you. "SC" did not stand for "slow convoy." SC was the name given to convoys originating in Sydney, Nova Scotia. "HX" convoys originated in Halifax NS. The HX convoys were the fast ones. There's a whole method to the convoy terminology, but the above two were the main ones that sailed from west to east.

Forgot that SC became slang for slow convoy - "They were designated SC to indicate the geographic location (Sydney-Capre Breton, much as HX indicated Halifax), but because they travelled at only 7 1/2 to 9 knots, the SC became corrupted to mean "Slow Convoy," as opposed to the faster HX's"