Convoy PQ 3

The convoy PQ 3 was an allied northern sea convoy , which was put together in November 1941 in the Icelandic Hvalfjörður and brought war goods to the Soviet Arkhangelsk . The Allies suffered no losses.

Composition and securing

Cruiser HMS Kenya

Freighter El Capitan

The convoy PQ 3 consisted of eight cargo ships. On November 9, 1941, they left Hvalfjörður ( Lage ) in the direction of Arkhangelsk ( Lage ). The convoy's commodore was the captain of the Wanstead . By November 14, only two armed trawlers took over the security. Then the cruiser HMS Kenya and the destroyers HMS Bedouin , HMS Intrepid and the Soviet destroyers Gremjashchi and Gromki were added. The local escort appeared on November 23, with the Soviet destroyer Sokruschitelny and the British minesweepers HMS Bramble , HMS Seagull and HMS Speedy .

Surname	Type	flag	Measurement in GRT	Whereabouts
Briarwood	freighter	United Kingdom	4019	had to return to Iceland due to ice damage.
Cape Corso	freighter	United Kingdom	3807	reached Arkhangelsk on November 22nd
Cape Race	freighter	United Kingdom	3807	reached Arkhangelsk on November 22nd
Cocle	freighter	Panama	5630	reached Arkhangelsk on November 22nd
El Capitan	freighter	Panama	5255	reached Arkhangelsk on November 22nd
San Ambrosio	freighter	United Kingdom	7410	reached Arkhangelsk on November 22nd
Trekieve	freighter	United Kingdom	5244	reached Arkhangelsk on November 22nd
Wanstead	freighter	United Kingdom	5486	reached Arkhangelsk on November 22nd

course

The Germans did not sight the convoy. The freighter Briarwood had to return to Iceland due to ice damage. On November 22, 1941, the convoy reached Arkhangelsk.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Jürgen Rohwer , Gerhard Hümmelchen : Chronik des Maritime War 1939–1945, November 1941. Retrieved on January 8, 2017 . 
2. ^ Arnold Hague: Arnold Hague Convoy Database, PQ Convoy Series. Retrieved January 8, 2017 . 

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