Convoy PQ 4

The convoy PQ 4 was an allied northern sea convoy , which was put together in November 1941 in the Icelandic Hvalfjörður and brought essential war goods to the Soviet Arkhangelsk . The Allies suffered no losses.

Composition and securing

The cruiser HMS Berwick was part of the escort

The convoy PQ 4 consisted of eight cargo ships. On November 17, 1941, they left Hvalfjörður ( Lage ) in the direction of Arkhangelsk ( Lage ). The convoy's commodore was the captain of the Dan-Y-Bryn . Initially only escorted by two armed trawlers, the cruiser HMS Berwick and the destroyers HMS Offa and HMS Onslow joined the convoy on November 25th . Shortly before the goal, the mine sweepers HMS Gossamer , HMS Seagull and HMS Speedy were added.

Surname	Type	flag	Measurement in GRT	Whereabouts
Alma Ata	freighter	Soviet Union	3611	reached Arkhangelsk on November 28th
Budjonni	freighter	Soviet Union	2482	reached Arkhangelsk on November 28th
Dan-Y-Bryn	freighter	United Kingdom	5117	reached Arkhangelsk on November 28th
Empire Meteor	freighter	United Kingdom	7457	reached Arkhangelsk on November 28th
Eulima	freighter	United Kingdom	6207	reached Arkhangelsk on November 28th
Mossoviet	freighter	Soviet Union	2981	reached Arkhangelsk on November 28th
Rodina	freighter	Soviet Union	4441	reached Arkhangelsk on November 28th
Suchona	freighter	Soviet Union	3124	reached Arkhangelsk on November 28th

course

The Germans did not sight the convoy. On November 28, 1941, the convoy reached Arkhangelsk without losses.

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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