Transcribed from several documents received from Tony Cooper, England (his source: Public Records Office, Kew).
Station numbers and sequence of departure were received from Ted Agar - His source: Halifax diary.

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

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), and returned on March 12 with SC 74 (to Clyde March 26).

The ships left port in the following order:
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 (? see * in table above), 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 time is given for the last 3 vessels.

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

Related external links:
Russian Convoy Series - Convoy PQ 15 is included.

Empire Ships

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