Some info (passenger details) has been taken from a document received from D. Kindell, based on the late Arnold Hague's database - see his listing for HX 140 at Ships in all HX convoys.

Please note that some ships are not included in this table (some had returned to port, others joined on the way), they are named at "Notes" below.

See also Convoy ON 8, ON 9 and other ON convoys from this period.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Sw=Swedish, Da=Danish, Du=Dutch, Ca=Canadian, Yug=Yugoslavian, Rom=Romanian.

For info, quite a few of the ships in this convoy had previously been scheduled for HX 139, some had been cancelled, others had returned. There's a note in connection with the British Luxor and Regent Panther, cancelled from that convoy, indicating that they were sent to HX 140, but they're not mentioned here. They must have been cancelled again, because they are both listed in HX 141.

City of Oxford and Comanchee had returned to port from HX 138.

When comparing the above with A. Hague's listing for HX 140 at Ships in all HX convoys, it'll be noticed that he has many of the ships in other stations than those given on this form. (He says the Norwegian Stiklestad had a cargo grain - this was a tanker).

According to the documents from which I've transcribed the info on this page, the number of ships that actually sailed in this convoy were:
61 from Halifax, 11 from Sydney, C.B. and 2 from Wabana for a total of 74. The Sydney ships have been denoted * in the above table (as per A. Hague's listing for SHX 140 on this external page).

Also, 6 ships joined the convoy from Iceland, the Norwegian Bur (from Convoy HX 139) being one of them, cargo of steel and lumber. When going back to A. Hague's listing for HX 140 at Ships in all HX convoys, we see that he has also included the British Alexia in Convoy HX 140, cargo of fuel oil, station 34 (with a note saying "after collision 25.7"); she may have been among the 6 joining from Iceland? The Swedish Nanking (general cargo, 10 passengers), the British Empire Energy (steel, scrap iron), the Dutch Mamura (fuel oil) and Chr. Th. Boe (dieso) were transferred from HX 139 (these are not included in the table above) - perhaps they too joined from Iceland? That would make a total of 6 ships. In the case of Chr. Th. Boe, this fits in with her Voyage Record for this period, which says she had previously arrived Reykjavik on July 28. Her departure from there is not given, but she arrived Loch Ewe on Aug. 6.

The following ships left the convoy (the first 3 are not included in the above form):
The Norwegian Beth had engine trouble off Halifax, July 22 - returned to port and joined the next convoy.
The Norwegian Petter (cargo of diesel oil, station 54) had engine trouble in Straits of Belle Isle, July 25, returned to port (Sydney, C.B.) - listed in HX 143.
The Dutch Malvina (cargo of crude oil, station 23) was in collision with an ice berg in Straits of Belle Isle, July 25 - returned to port (Sydney, C.B.) and later joined HX 144. According to A. Hague, Oregon I also hit an iceberg that day, but it looks like she was able to continue.
The Norwegian Velox dropped astern on Aug. 4 (could not keep up with the convoy speed of 9 knots).

The Rescue Vessel Toward was on her 11th voyage as such, having been requisitioned on Dec. 14-1940. She had started this voyage from Clyde on July 27 with Convoy ON 1, detached July 31, then joined HX 140 for the last stretch on Aug. 2.

The Rescue Vessel Zamalek was on her 9th voyage (requisitioned in March-1940 ) and had started this journey from Clyde with Convoy ON 2 on July 28, detached on Aug. 2, then joined HX 140 that same day to return to Clyde ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague).

Escorts:
Columbia, Ramsay, Fennel, Walney, Gladiolus, Bittersweet, Nasturtium, Mimosa, Candytuft, Ascania.

Local Escorts:
Speedwell, Britomart, Malcolm, Watchman, Sardonyx, Scimitar, Amazon, Verbena, Violet, Aubretia, Nigella, Heartsease, Northern Wave, Northern Spray, Walney.

A. Hague names the following escorts (extracted from this list of HX convoy escorts, also received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year):
Amazon - 03/08/41
Ascania - From 22/07/41 to 02/08/41
Aubretia - 02/08/41
Bittersweet - From 22/07/41 to 02/08/41
Britomart - 03/08/41
Buctouche - From 24/07/41 to 26/07/41
Candytuft - From 25/07/41 to 02/08/41
Chicoutimi - From 23/07/41 to 23/07/41
Columbia - From 25/07/41 to 01/08/41
Fennel - From 22/07/41 to 02/08/41
FS Mimosa - From 25/07/41 to 02/08/41
Gladiolus - From 25/07/41 to 02/08/41
Heartsease - From 02/08/41 to 06/08/41
Malcolm - From 02/08/41 to 05/08/41
Matapedia - From 23/07/41 to 23/07/41
Nasturtium - From 25/07/41 to 27/07/41
Nigella - From 02/08/41 to 06/08/41
Northern Spray
Northern Wave - 25/07/41
Ramsey - 25/07/41
Sardonyx - From 02/08/41 to 05/08/41
Scimitar - From 02/08/41 to 05/08/41
Speedwell - From 25/07/41 to 28/07/41
Verbena - From 02/08/41 to 06/08/41
Violet - From 02/08/41 to 06/08/41
Walney - From 24/07/41 to 25/07/41
Watchman - From 02/08/41 to 05/08/41

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