Convoy PQ 7A

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The convoy PQ 7A was an allied northern sea convoy , which was put together in December 1941 in the Icelandic Hvalfjörður and brought essential war goods to the Soviet Murmansk . The Allies lost a freighter with 5135 GRT.

Composition and securing

The convoy PQ 7A consisted of two cargo ships. On December 26, 1941 he left Hvalfjörður ( Lage ) in the direction of Murmansk ( Lage ). The trawlers HMS Hugh Walpole and HMS Ophelia were responsible for local safety .

Surname Type flag Measurement in GRT Whereabouts
Cold Harbor freighter PanamaPanama Panama 5010
Waziristan freighter United KingdomUnited Kingdom (trade flag) United Kingdom 5135 sunk by U 134 on January 2nd ( Lage )

course

On January 2, 1942, U 134 sank the freighter Waziristan (5135 GRT). The freighter Cold Harbor reached Murmansk on January 12th , guided by the Soviet destroyer Uritsky .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Jürgen Rohwer , Gerhard Hümmelchen : Chronik des Maritime War 1939–1945, December 1941. Accessed on January 9, 2017 .
  2. ^ Arnold Hague: Arnold Hague Convoy Database, PQ Convoy Series. Retrieved January 12, 2017 .
Northern convoys


1941
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Dervish • PQ 1 • PQ 2 • PQ 3 • PQ 4 • PQ 5 • PQ 6

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QP 1 • QP 2 • QP 3

1942
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PQ 7A • PQ 7B • PQ 8 • PQ 9 • PQ 10 • PQ 11 • PQ 12 • PQ 13 • PQ 14 • PQ 15 • PQ 16 • PQ 17 • PQ 18 • Operation FB • JW 51A • JW 51B

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QP 4 • QP 5 • QP 6 • QP 7 • QP 8 • QP 9 • QP 10 • QP 11 • QP 12 • QP 13 • QP 14 • QP 15 • RA 51

1943
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JW 52 • JW 53 • JW 54A • JW 54B • JW 55A • JW 55B

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RA 52 • RA 53 • RA 54A • RA 54B • RA 55A • RA 55B

1944
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JW 56A • JW 56B • JW 57 • JW 58 • JW 59 • JW 60 • JW 61 • JW 61A • JW 62 • JW 63

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RA 56 • RA 57 • RA 58 • RA 59 • RA 59A • RA 60 • RA 61 • RA 61A • RA 62 • RA 63

1945
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JW 64 • JW 65 • JW 66 • JW 67

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RA 64 • RA 65 • RA 66 • RA 67