Convoy PQ-7 was the eighth of the Arctic Convoys of the Second World War by which the Western Allies supplied material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight with Nazi Germany. The Convoy was in two parts: PQ 7a sailed from Hvalfjörður, Iceland on 26 December 1941 and arrived at Murmansk on 12 January 1942. PQ7b sailed from Hvalfjord, Iceland on 31 December 1941 and arrived in Murmansk on 11 January 1942.
Ships[]
PQ 7a[]
PQ 7a consisted of two merchant ships; SS Cold Harbor (Panama) and SS Waziristan (UK), and was escorted by two armed trawlers. SS Waziristan was sunk by the German submarine U-134 on 2 January 1942.
Complete List of Ships of PQ.7a[1][]
| Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Harbor (1920) |  Panama
|
5,010 | |
| HMT Hugh Walpole |  Royal Navy
|
Escort 26 Dec - 27 Dec Anti-submarine trawler | |
| HMT Ophelia | Royal Navy
|
Escort 26 Dec - 27 Dec Anti-submarine trawler | |
| Waziristan (1924) |  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
5,135 | Stranded in ice & attacked by both aircraft & U-134 and sunk
Commodore’s Ship |
PQ 7b[]
PQ 7b comprised nine merchant vessels (two Panamanian, one Russian and seven British). The escort consisted of the destroyers HMS Icarus, HMS Tartar and two armed trawlers. All ships arrived safely.
Ships in Convoy PQ 7b[2][]
| Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aneroid (1917) | Panama
|
5,074 | |
| Botavon (1912) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
5,848 | |
| HMT Cape Argona | Royal Navy
|
Escort 31 Dec - 04 Jan | |
| Chernyshevski (1919) |  Soviet Union
|
3,588 | |
| Empire Activity (1919) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
5,335 | |
| Empire Halley (1941) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
7,168 | |
| Empire Howard (1941) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,985 | |
| Empire Redshank (1919) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,615 | |
| HMS Icarus (D03) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 04 Jan - 11 Jan | |
| Jutland (1928) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
6,153 | |
| Reigh Count (1907) | Panama
|
4,657 | |
| HMS Tartar (F43) | Royal Navy
|
Escort 04 Jan - 11 Jan | |
| HMS Wastwater | Royal Navy
|
Escort 31 Dec - 04 Jan Anti-submarine whaler |
References[]
- ↑ "Convoy PQ.7A". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/pq/index.html. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ↑ "Convoy PQ.7B". 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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