Cargoes have been extracted from A. Hague's database.

See alo ON 34 and subsequent ON convoys.

Br=British, Ice=Icelandic, Sw=Swedish, Du=Dutch, Norw=Norwegian.

The Rescue Vessel Copeland was also with this convoy for a while (from Dec. 24) - see Notes below.

T. Agar's form only had 10 columns. According to A. Hague (again, see Ships in all HX convoys), the convoy consisted of 11 columns, and the unnamed ships above were as follows - note that these ships do not necessarily match up with T. Agar's list with regard to whether the ship was a tanker or a steamer:
In station 115 - Panamanian Alan-a-Dale (general cargo)
In station 32 - British Benledi (general cargo)
In station 94 - British British Destiny (petrol - from HX 164)
In station 81 - British British Tenacity (benzine)
In station 75 - Norwegian Bronxville (but not a tanker - general cargo)
In station 13 - British Cairnvalona (general cargo)
In station 113 - British Cape Horn (general cargo)
In station 104 - Dutch Cistula (benzine)
In station 95 - Norwegian Daghild (dieso)
In station 82 - British Daronia (aviation gas - paraffin)
In station 91 - British Empire Amethyst (aviation gas)
In station 101 - British Empire Bronze (paraffin)
In station 12 - British Empire Hawk (steel - scrap metal - from HX 162)
In station 111 - British Empire Ocean (grain - CAM ship)
In station 31 - British Empire Swan (general cargo)
In station 84 - Norwegian Fenja (dieso)
In station 102 - Swedish Gdynia (general cargo)
In station 43 - Norwegian Hardanger (general cargo)
In station 74 - Dutch Hercules (general cargo)
In station 114 - British Indus (from HX 164, steel - general, straggled Dec. 24 to Dec. 28)
In station 44 - Norwegian Lise (FFO)
In station 54 - British Mactra (fuel & crude oils)
In station 33 - Dutch Magdala (petrol)
In station 53 - Dutch Ondina (fuel & crude oils)
In station 103 - Norwegian Pan Norway (aviation gas)
In station 92 - British Pomella (fuel & crude oils)
In station 73 - Norwegian Salamis (lub. oil)
In station 62 - British San Delfino (petrol - alcohol)
In station 35 - British Siris (general - 4 mail)
In station 15 - British Suva (copra)
In station 34 - Norwegian Sydhav (dieso)
In station 63 - Norwegian Vardefjell (fuel & crude oils)
In station 112 - British Wayfarer (general cargo)

He has the Icelandic Dettifoss in station 21 instead of 24, as above. Detached Dec. 24, arrived Reykjavik Dec. 26.
The British Clan Macnair is also included (from HX 162) - station not given, general cargo.

* He has the British Pacific Exporter in station 61 (general cargo), instead of Cuba above. Cuba is not included in Hague's list; it's possible she left port for other reasons than to join HX 165. In fact, on checking further, I find that there's a Cuba listed in Convoy TC 16 (external link), which left Halifax for Clyde on the same day. (This was probably the ex French Cuba, captured by the Royal Navy on Oct. 31-1940 and sailed as troop ship for MoWT).

Empire Pearl became the Norwegian D/T Norheim in March-1942.

Rescue Ship was Copeland, on her 14th voyage as Rescue Ship, having been requisitioned as such on Dec. 20-1940. She had started this voyage at Clyde and was with Convoy ON 47 from Dec. 15 until dispersed Dec. 23-1941 (see ships in ON convoys), then returned to Clyde with HX 165, being with this convoy from Dec. 24 till the 28th. ("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hague).

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):
Boadicea - From 24/12/41 to 29/12/41
Cowichan - From 15/12/41 to 17/12/41
FS Commandant Detroyat - From 24/12/41 to 28/12/41
FS Lobelia - From 25/12/41 to 28/12/41
Hamilton - From 15/12/41 to 17/12/41
Heather - From 24/12/41 to 26/12/41
Kamloops - From 15/12/41 to 17/12/41
Molde - From 30/12/41 to 30/12/41
Narcissus - From 24/12/41 to 27/12/41
Saskatoon - From 15/12/41 to 17/12/41
USS Buck - From 17/12/41 to 24/12/41
USS Greer - From 17/12/41 to 24/12/41
USS Herbert - From 17/12/41 to 24/12/41
USS McCormick - From 17/12/41 to 24/12/41
USS Swanson - From 17/12/41 to 24/12/41

Related external link:
This webpage discusses the escort duties for this convoy of USS Swanson, Buck, McCormick, Herbert and Greer (scroll down to "Second trip to Iceland").

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