Convoy PQ-3 was the fourth of the Arctic Convoys of World War II by which the Western Allies supplied material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight with Nazi Germany. The Convoy sailed from Hvalfjord, Iceland on November 9, 1941 and arrived at Archangelsk on November 22, 1941.
Ships[]
The convoy consisted of 8 ships (6 British and 2 Panamanian flagged) escorted by the cruiser HMS Kenya, the destroyer HMS Intrepid, minesweepers and armed trawlers. One merchant ship, MV Briarwood, returned to Iceland with damage from ice; the others arrived safely.
Ships in the convoy[1][]
| Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Bedouin (F67) |  Royal Navy
|
Escort 14 Nov - 20 Nov | |
| HMS Bramble (J11) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 20 Nov - 22 Nov | |
| Briarwood (1930) |  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
4,019 | Returned To Iceland Damaged |
| Cape Corso (1929) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
3,807 | |
| Cape Race (1930) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
3,807 | |
| Cocle (1920) |  Panama
|
5,630 | |
| El Capitan (1917) | Panama
|
5,255 | |
| HMT Hamlet | Royal Navy
|
Escort 09 Nov - 14 Nov Anti-submarine trawler | |
| HMS Intrepid (D10) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 14 Nov - 20 Nov | |
| HMS Kenya (14) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 14 Nov - 20 Nov | |
| HMT Macbeth | Royal Navy
|
Escort 09 Nov - 15 Nov Anti-submarine trawler | |
| San Ambrosio (1935) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
7,410 | |
| HMS Seagull (J85) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 20 Nov - 22 Nov | |
| HMS Speedy (J17) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 20 Nov - 22 Nov | |
| Trekieve (1919) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
5,244 | |
| Wanstead (1928) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
5,486 | Commodore’s Ship |
References[]
- ↑ "Convoy PQ.3". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/pq/index.html. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- Richard Woodman, Arctic Convoys 1941-1945, 1994, ISBN 0-7195-5752-6
- Convoy web
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