Transcribed from original documents received from Tony Cooper, England (Advance Sailing Telegram) - His source: Public Records Office, Kew.
Station numbers 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 76 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.

See also Convoy ON 92.

MoWT = Ministry of War Transport

Additionally, the Rescue Vessel Zamalek (requisitioned March-1940) was with this convoy, sailing in station 54 (52?). 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 1940-1945", Arnold Hauge).

As can be seen from the Advance Saling Telegram, more ships were cancelled than indicated in this form.

Carras?

* Note that Baltrover, Teakwood, Polarland and Connector are not included in the Advance Sailing Telegram for SC 76. They may have gone out that day for other reasons, and the author of the diary who saw them leave with the other ships probably assumed that they too were intended for this convoy. Emmy is not mentioned in the AST either (she had returned to port from SC 75, listed in SC 77). According to Polarland's Voyage Record for this period, she did leave Halifax on March 24-1942, arriving Argentia on the 28th. The other ships may also have been bound for Newfoundland.

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

The ships left port in the following order (according to the 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 ship, 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 in SC 76).

The convoy arrived rendezvous on Apr. 5.

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):
Butser - From 10/04/42 to 11/04/42
Camellia - From 28/03/42 to 11/04/42
Havelock - From 28/03/42 to 06/04/42
Montgomery - From 24/03/42 to 28/03/42
Morden - From 28/03/42 to 09/04/42
Nanaimo - From 24/03/42 to 28/03/42
Nipigon - From 24/03/42 to 28/03/42
Oakville - From 24/03/42 to 28/03/42
Orillia - From 24/03/42 to 28/03/42
Pimpernel - From 28/03/42 to 11/04/42
USCGC Campbell - From 28/03/42 to 11/04/42
Veteran - From 24/03/42 to 28/03/42

Related external link:
Russian Convoys

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