Convoy route SC
| Code | SC |
| Route | Sydney CB to UK |
| Area | North Atlantic |
| Notes | Slow convoys from North America to the UK, later started in Halifax or New York. From August 1940 to May 1944, again from October 1944. From September 1942 to March 1943 assembly port was in New York, then Sydney again. |
| Convoys | Date | Losses | |
1940 | |||
| SC-1 | Aug 1940 | 4 ships sunk with a total of 10,633 tons. | |
| SC-2 | Sep 1940 | 5 ships sunk with a total of 20,943 tons. | |
| SC-3 | Sep 1940 | 6 ships sunk with a total of 16,947 tons. | |
| SC-6 | Oct 1940 | 3 ships sunk with a total of 11,920 tons. | |
| SC-7 | Oct 1940 | 20 ships sunk with a total of 79,592 tons. | |
| SC-11 | Nov 1940 | 7 ships sunk with a total of 24,601 tons. | |
| SC-13 | Dec 1940 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 5,652 tons. | |
1941 | |||
| SC-19 | Jan 1941 | 6 ships sunk with a total of 33,723 tons. | |
| SC-20 | Feb 1941 | 3 ships sunk with a total of 11,406 tons. | |
| SC-21 | Feb 1941 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 4,517 tons. | |
| SC-25 | Mar 1941 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 6,695 tons. | |
| SC-26 | Apr 1941 | 10 ships sunk with a total of 51,969 tons. | |
| SC-30 | May 1941 | 2 ships sunk with a total of 15,719 tons. | |
| SC-41 | Sep 1941 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 2,000 tons. | |
| SC-42 | Sep 1941 | 16 ships sunk with a total of 68,259 tons. | |
| SC-44 | Sep 1941 | 5 ships sunk with a total of 26,578 tons. | |
| SC-48 | Oct 1941 | 11 ships sunk with a total of 49,835 tons. | |
| SC-50 | Oct 1941 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 5,120 tons. | |
| SC-52 | Nov 1941 | 4 ships sunk with a total of 17,064 tons. | |
| SC-53 | Nov 1941 | 2 ships sunk with a total of 8,531 tons. | |
| SC-56 | Dec 1941 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 4,016 tons. | |
| SC-57 | Dec 1941 | 3 ships sunk with a total of 14,971 tons. | |
1942 | |||
| SC-62 | Jan 1942 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 3,657 tons. | |
| SC-64 | Jan 1942 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 5,427 tons. | |
| SC-63 | Jan 1942 | 2 ships sunk with a total of 10,122 tons. | |
| SC-66 | Jan 1942 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 4,887 tons. | |
| SC-67 | Feb 1942 | 2 ships sunk with a total of 4,953 tons. | |
| SC-94 | Aug 1942 | 11 ships sunk with a total of 53,421 tons. | |
| SC-95 | Aug 1942 | 2 ships sunk with a total of 8,245 tons. | |
| SC-97 | Aug 1942 | 2 ships sunk with a total of 10,288 tons. | |
| SC-100 | Sep 1942 | 5 ships sunk with a total of 26,331 tons. | |
| SC-101 | Sep 1942 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 2,254 tons. | |
| SC-103 | Oct 1942 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 6,098 tons. | |
| SC-104 | Oct 1942 | 19 ships sunk with a total of 44,781 tons. | |
| SC-107 | Nov 1942 | 15 ships sunk with a total of 82,817 tons. | |
| SC-109 | Nov 1942 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 9,131 tons. | |
| SC-110 | Nov 1942 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 5,170 tons. | |
1943 | |||
| SC-115 | Jan 1943 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 7,174 tons. | |
| SC-117 | Jan 1943 | 2 ships sunk with a total of 8,668 tons. | |
| SC-118 | Feb 1943 | 12 ships sunk with a total of 60,056 tons. | |
| SC-121 | Mar 1943 | 14 ships sunk with a total of 56,243 tons. | |
| SC-122 | Mar 1943 | 9 ships sunk with a total of 53,094 tons. | |
| SC-129 | May 1943 | 2 ships sunk with a total of 7,627 tons. | |
| SC-143 | Oct 1943 | 2 ships sunk with a total of 7,532 tons. | |
1944 | |||
| SC-156 | Apr 1944 | 2 ships sunk with a total of 9,777 tons. | |
| SC-157 | Apr 1944 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 6,255 tons. | |
| SC-159 | Nov 1944 | 1 ship sunk with a total of 1,300 tons. | |
1945 | |||
| SC-167 | Mar 1945 | 2 ships sunk with a total of 7,740 tons. | |
48 SC convoys successfully attacked in the war.
226 ships were sunk with a total of 993,739 GRT.
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