Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).

Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined returned to port.

MOWT = Ministry of War Transport

Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Zamalek (requisitioned March-1940) was with this convoy. She was on her 14th voyage as such, having started out from Clyde with Convoy ON 72 (to Halifax March 20), then returned with SC 76 on March 24 as far as Clyde Apr. 11-1942. ("Convoy Rescue Ships", Arnold Hauge).

Stations are pendants flown on departure Halifax, and may have changed as the voyage progressed.

Carras?

* Note that Baltrover, Teakwood, Polarland and Connector are not mentioned in the Advance Sailing Telegram for SC 76, which means they probably did not sail in this convoy (they may have gone out for other reasons). Emmy is not mentioned either (cancelled from SC 75, listed in SC 77).

2 ships have been given the pendant number 14; the Greek Armathia and the Greek Carras.

The ships left port in the following order (from Ted's Halifax diary):
The first to go out at 11:02 was the Greek Armathia, followed at 11:11 by Yearby (Commodore vessel), and with a few minutes between each vessel, Errington Court, Geisha, Prins Maurits, Empire Mouflon, unnamed British freighter, Fort St. James, Stad Arnhem, Birgitte, Keilehaven, Empire Chamois, Mathilda, Far, Mälaren, Christine Marie (airplane crates), Tilemachos, Dimitrios Chandris, Polarland, Mount Parnes, Carras, Zamalek, Greylag, PLM 13 (airplane crates and lumber), Connector (lumber), Baltrover, Empire Wolfe, Spokane, Teakwood, Don, Ivan Topic. (As already mentioned, some of these are not mentioned in the Advance Sailing Telegram, and may not have sailed).

For more information on the Norwegian ships in this convoy, please use the alphabet index provided below.

Related external link:
Russian Convoys

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