32 ships are said to have left port, a total of 22 are named in the diary.

Br=British, Du=Dutch, Ru=Russian, Pa=Panamanian, Norw=Norwegian.

The following ships went out that day, the author of the diary did not know to which of the unnamed vessels in the above table they corresponded (but see A. Hague's details below):

Empire Masefield* - Br. freighter, Empire Sailor - Br. freighter, City of Kimberley - Br. freighter, British Splendour - Br. tanker, British Pride - Br. tanker, British Faith - Br. tanker, Dromore - Br. freighter, Kars - Br. tanker, Drupa - Br. tanker, Hardanger (this should probably be Høyanger?) - Norw. freighter, Toronto - Norw. freighter, Manchester Commerce - Br. freighter, Algonquin - Br. tanker.

Comparing all this to what can be found in A. Hague's database (via this external page), we find that the unnamed ships were:
In station 12 - the British Lynton Grange
In station 14 - British Scottish Star
He has no ship in station 15, nor does he have a ship in station 25
In station 22 - British Cardita, straggled and sunk, see Uboat.net's details (external link)
In station 23 he has the Dutch Alcinous.
In station 31 - British Empire Sailor (returned to port, sailed in HX 168)
In station 32 - British British Faith
In station 33 - Norwegian Svenør
In station 34 - British British Pride (also joined Convoy PQ 8 to Russia)
In station 41 - British Atheltemplar
In station 42 - British Kars
In station 43 - Norwegian Toronto
In station 44 - British Algonquin
In station 52 - British British Splendour
In station 54 he has the American tanker Kaweah
In station 62 - British Drupa
In station 71 - British Manchester Commerce
In station 72 - Dutch Waterland
In station 81 - British John A. Brown
In station 82 - British Regent Panther
In station 84 - Norwegian Skiensfjord
In station 92 - British Baronesa
* In station 94 - British City of Kimberley, in 61 - British Dromore, in 53 - Norwegian Høyanger, in 93 - British Lalande, in 63 - British Tornus.

* A. Hague does not mention Empire Masefield and Stone Street (instead he has the Panamanian El Almirante in station 24, joined Convoy PQ 8 to Russia, also listed in Convoy QP 7). They are both listed in HX 167, though Stone Street returned to port.

City of Eastbourne is said to have returned, joined the next convoy, HX 167.

Also, he says that Empire Foam (11) became a straggler and joined the slow Convoy SC 61.

The first ship to leave that morning appears to have been Glenogle (Flagship), and with a few minutes between each ship she was followed at 10:43 by a Br. tanker and a Br. freighter, Empire Rowan (NJX on Hurricane), a Br. tanker, a Br. freighter, a Norwegian freighter (2 bands round stack - in station 54 - according to A. Hague, the ship in this station was American Kaweah), Norwegian tanker, Gaelic Star, Lancaster Castle, Stary Bolshevik, 3 Br. tankers, then a Dutch freighter, followed by a British freighter, then Empire Foam (101 on Hurricane), Br. freighter, Br. tanker, Br. freighter, Br. tanker, Br. freighter, Br. tanker, Panamanian freighter, Norwegian freighter, Br. tanker, City of Eastbourne (returned, according to A. Hague), Dutch Tibia, then an unnamed freighter of unnamed nationality (Norwegian Skiensfjord), followed by a Br. tanker and a Br. freighter. At 15:00 Stone Street left, but it looks like she must have gone out that day for other reasons than to join this convoy, as she appears again in the next convoy.

Escorts:
Named on this external page about Convoy HX 166

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