Cargoes have been extracted from a document received from D. Kindell, based on the late Arnold Hague's database - see his listing for HX 196 at Ships in all HX convoys.

As can be seen (from the gargoes) this convoy had a lot of tankers.

(The stations given below are at time of departure, and may have changed as the voyage progressed).

See also Convoy ON 99.

Br=British, Du=Dutch, Norw=Norwegian, Sw=Swedish, Am=American, Da=Danish.
RV=Rescue Vessel

Fort Townshend?
general
(Br)

Some of the above ships have been given the same station number in the diary, hence my question marks, but see A. Hague's information below.

British Power had previously returned to port from Convoy HX 194.

The cancelled Daltonhall shows up again in Convoy HX 200 the following month.

When comparing this information with A. Hague's listing for HX 196 at Ships in all HX convoys, we see that he has some ships that are not mentioned in the diary, as follows:
In station 92 - The British British Ardour, cargo of petrol
In station 95 - The British Comanchee, cargo of lub.oil
In station 15 - The Swedish Delhi, cargo of steel and cotton
In station 25 - The Norwegian Emma Bakke, general cargo
In station 84 - The American Pan Maine, dieso (instead of Francis Scott Key; he says the latter was bound for St. John's, so Pan Maine may have taken her station after she left).
In station 101 - The British Jamaica Planter, general cargo, 22 passengers
In station 104 - The American J. L. Luckenbach, general cargo and steel

He has British Harmony in station 61, while Tilapa has been given station 21 and Empire Emerald station 73. As already mentioned, instead of Topdalsfjord in station 104, he has the American J. L. Luckenbach, while Topdalsfjord is listed in station 103. He has Tudor Prince in station 102, Pacific Grove in station 51, Robert F. Hand in station 82.

He says the Norwegian Askot, the British Fort Townshend and the American Belle Isle detached to St. John's, N.F., and that the American Zebulon B. Vance was detached to Botwood, N.F. (no dates are given).

The Rescue Vessel Gothland, (requisitioned in Nov.-1941) was on her 3rd voyage as such, having started this voyage at Clyde with the eastbound Convoy ON 100 on June 2 (to Halifax June 17), then returning with HX 196 from Halifax on June 29, to Clyde July 10-1942.

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):
Agassiz - From 02/07/42 to 10/07/42
Bittersweet - From 02/07/42 to 10/07/42
Butser
Collingwood - From 02/07/42 to 10/07/42
Kamsack - From 29/06/42 to 02/07/42
Mayflower - From 02/07/42 to 10/07/42
Midland - From29/06/42 to 02/07/42
Sorel - From 29/06/42 to 02/07/42
USCGC Campbell - From 02/07/42 to 10/07/42
USCGC Spencer - From 02/07/42 to 10/07/42
Vanquisher - From 29/06/42 to 02/07/42

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