Transcribed from several original documents received from Tony Cooper, England - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
Station numbers, cargoes for the tankers and names of escorts have been extracted from documents recived from Don Kindell, based on the late Arnold Hague's database - see his listing for SC 80 at ships in all SC convoys.

Crossed out ships did not sail, underlined returned to port, except those that are linked, which will automatically be underlined.

MoWT = Ministry of War Transport

The stations given here are the pendants flown on departure; stations may have changed as the voyage progressed.

Underlined ships returned to port.

The ships left port in the following order (according to the diary - as mentioned, some later returned to port):
The first ship to leave at 10:12 was Gyda, followed at 10:54 by Empire Cheetah and with a few minutes between each ship, Port Nicholson, Empire Redshank (crated planes), Hallanger, Carslogie, Picotee, Widestone, Dalmore, Benedict, Kedoe, Spinanger, Empire Flame (Catapult freighter, NJW on Hurricane), Gunvor Mærsk, Westmoor, City of Ripon, Dean Emery, Anna, Parklaan, Roxane, Empire Cabot, Mount Taygetus, Empire Steelhead, Coulmore, Parkhaven, Nicolaos Michalos, Empire Breeze, Wisla, Empire Kittiwake, Dinaric, and Cotati as the last ship to go out at 14:30.

Shortly after Anna had gone out at 12:19 there's a note for 12:20 saying: "Prins Willem III, Dutch freighter, comes in, signalling that she was sinking and needed immediate assistance. There was considerable excitement and a proposal to stop the convoy but this was not done and the Prins Willem III was taken into the Furness Withy Wharf where the water is shallow so that if she sank she would settle on a soft bottom." (This ship is listed as leaving in Convoy HX 187 on Apr. 26-1942).

Convoy arrived rendezvous on Apr. 28.

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):
Battleford - From 22/04/42 to 03/05/42
Bodo - From 03/05/42 to 03/05/42
Calgary - From 17/04/42 to 22/04/42
Columbia - From 17/04/42 to 22/04/42
Lethbridge - From 22/04/42 to 02/05/42
Midland - From 17/04/42 to 22/04/42
Prescott - From 22/04/42 to 03/05/42
Primrose - From 22/04/42 to 02/05/42
Reading - From 22/04/42 to 02/05/42
Shawnigan - From 22/04/42 to 03/05/42
Walker - From 17/04/42 to 22/04/42

Related external link:
Empire Ships

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