Transcribed from original documents received from Tony Cooper, England (Advance Sailing Telegram) - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
Station numbers and sequence of departure were received from Ted Agar - His source: A diary. Stations are pendants flown on departure Halifax, and may have changed as the voyage progressed.
Names of escorts and cargoes for the tankers have been extracted from documents recived from Don Kindell, based on the late Arnold Hague's database - see his listing for SC 74 at ships in all SC convoys. It'll be noticed that in some cases, he has given different station numbers than those provided in the diary and these have been added in parenthesis below.

Crossed out ships did not sail.

MoWT = Ministry of War Transport

The Rescue Vessel Perth was also with this convoy, sailing in station 54. She had been requisitioned on Oct. 14-1940 and was on her 13th voyage, having started out from Clyde on Febr. 14-1942 with Convoy ON 66 to Halifax (March 1), returning on March 12 with SC 74, to Clyde March 26. ("Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945", Arnold Hague).

Empire Robin is listed as Empire Oryx in some earlier convoys on this website. See also Convoy HX 70, in which she's listed under her earlier name of West Harshaw. As Ferdinand Bol, she sank following a collision with the Norwegian Norse King in July-1942, Convoy HS 35. This page has more on the collision. The website about the Empire Ships that I've linked to at the end of this page has further details on her history, as well as more info on the other Empire Ships mentioned in this convoy.

Empire Eagle had previously had the name Indianan (American) and is listed as such in Convoy HX 41 on this website. Again, see also Norjerv.

The ships left port in the following order (according to the diary):
The first ship to go out at 11:00 was the British Barberrys (Flagship), followed at 11:14 by Empire Moon (Catapult freighter - Crated planes) and with a few minutes between each ship Elizabeth Massey, Zurichmoor, Empire Penguin, Empire Albatross, Trompenberg, Empire Tyne, Morska Wola, Deer Lodge, Suderøy (5 bombers on deck), Panos (Cancelled), Lake Traverse (probably not for this convoy), Torvanger, Agios Vlasios, Cydonia, Clearpool, Oregon, Viking Star, Danby, Empire Eagle, Stalowa Wola, Lancaster, Perth, Snar, Bruse Jarl, Odysseus, Dunsley, Nicolas, Empire Robin, Thurso, Sommerstad, Archangelos, Innerton, Dinara, Leonidas N. Condylis - no times are given for the last 3 ships.

The convoy arrived rendezvous on March 24.

A. Hague names the following escorts (extracted from this list of SC convoy escorts, received from D. Kindell; dates are European style, day/month/year):
Anchusa - From 16/03/42 to 27/03/42
Dahlia - From 16/03/42 to 26/03/42
Gananoque - From 12/03/42 to 18/03/42
Hurricane - From 16/03/42 to 26/03/42
Monkshood - From 16/03/42 to 27/03/42
Niagara - From 12/03/42 to 18/03/42
Snowflake - From 16/03/42 to 27/03/42
The Pas - From 12/03/42 to 18/03/42
Witch - From 12/03/42 to 18/03/42

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Russian Convoy Series - Convoy PQ 15 is included.

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