Please note that some ships are not included in this table (some had returned to port), a few are named in "Notes" below.

Br=British, Norw=Norwegian, Sw=Swedish, Da=Danish, Du=Dutch, Ca=Canadian, Yug=Yugoslavian, Rom=Romanian, Am=American (U.S.).

Note that quite a few of the ships in this convoy had previously been scheduled for HX 139.

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 research on this external page).

Also, 6 ships joined the convoy from Iceland, the Norwegian Bur (from Convoy HX 139) being one of them. A. Hague also lists the British Alexia in Convoy HX 140 (see this external page); she may have been among the 6 joining from Iceland? Nanking, Empire Energy, Mamura, and Chr. Th. Boe 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.

The follow ships left the convoy (the first 3 are not included in the above table):
The Norwegian Beth had engine trouble off Halifax, July 22 - returned to port and joined the next convoy.
The Norwegian Petter had engine trouble in Straits of Belle Isle, July 25 - listed in HX 143.
The Dutch Malvina was in collision with an ice berg in Straits of Belle Isle, July 25 - returned to port and later joined HX 144 (follow the external link provided on my page about this convoy).
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.

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