| Departed Freetown on 20 July 1940. |
| Rendezvous with SL.40 on 1 August 1940. |
| Hague's records contain 21 merchants and 0 escorts (21 ships TDS) |
Vessel |
Pdt. |
Tons |
Built |
Cargo |
Notes |
AFRIC STAR (Br) |
61 |
11,900 |
1926 |
Frig |
|
ANCHISES (Br) |
71 |
10,000 |
1911 |
Australian Prod |
|
BINTANG(Du) (Du) |
63 |
6,481 |
1916 |
General |
|
CITY OF SIMLA (Br) |
11 |
10,138 |
1921 |
General |
|
CLAN MACNEIL (Br) |
13 |
6,111 |
1922 |
General |
|
CLYTONEUS (Br) |
12 |
6,278 |
1930 |
General |
|
CORDILLERA (Br) |
23 |
6,865 |
1920 |
Frig |
|
CORTONA (Br) |
22 |
7,093 |
1921 |
Frig |
|
DIOMED (Br) |
51 |
10,374 |
1922 |
General |
|
ESKBANK (Br) |
32 |
5,137 |
1937 |
General |
|
GLENFINLAS (Br) |
21 |
7,479 |
1917 |
General |
|
JONATHAN HOLT (Br) |
62 |
3,793 |
1938 |
W. A. Prod |
|
LLANSTEPHAN CASTLE (Br) |
41 |
11,348 |
1914 |
General |
|
MARSDALE (Br) |
52 |
4,890 |
1940 |
S Amer Prod |
|
MOENA (Du) |
53 |
9,286 |
1923 |
Copra, Sugar |
|
NANKING (Sw) |
83 |
5,931 |
1924 |
Rice, General |
|
ORESTES (Br) |
81 |
7,748 |
1926 |
General |
|
OTAIO (Br) |
42 |
10,298 |
1930 |
Frig, General |
|
THEMISTOCLES (Br) |
31 |
11,231 |
1911 |
Frig, General |
|
TIBA (Du) |
43 |
5,239 |
1938 |
Maize |
|
ZAANLAND (Du) |
82 |
6,813 |
1921 |
General |
| Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy SL.40F: |
| COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN LLANSTEPHAN CASTLE |
| VICE COMMODORE: SHIP'S MASTER IN CITY OF SIMLA |