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

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

Fort Townshend? *
(Br)

This convoy had a lot of tankers - they are denoted *.

* Fort Townshend and Tudor Prince are also listed in HX 193 - they could not have completed a voyage to the U.K. in both. Similarly, Belle Isle is listed as sailing in HX 194, and British Power is listed in the previous convoy, HX 195.

The ships went out in the following order:
The first to leave at 10:58 was Pacific Grove, followed at 11:05 by Baronesa, then with a few minutes between each ship, Empire Bronze, British Harmony, Clan Macindoe, British Power, Drupa, Ørnefjell (listed as Norwegian Oranfjell, but should probably be Ørnefjell), British Resolution, Arletta, G. S. Walden, Gyda, Tudor Prince, Topdalsfjord, Otina, Høegh Hood, Francis Scott Key, Teesbank, Tyndareus, Seminole, Zebulon B. Vance, Euryades, British Statesman, Empire Spray (Catapult freighter, letters being removed from the Hurricane aircraft), Empire Emerald, Robert F. Hand, Cistula, Delphinula, Regent Panther, Helgøy, Fort Fraser, Brimanger, Ocean Might, Askot, Salamis, Empire Sapphire, Tilapa, Axel Johnson, Gothland, Forth Townshend, and the last to go out at 13:42 was Belle Isle.

Rescue Vessel Gothland, (requisitioned in Nov.-1941) was on her 3rd voyage as such, having started this voyage at Clyde with 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.

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