Convoy PQ 3

Convoy PQ 3 was the fourth 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 sailed from Hvalfjord, Iceland on 9 November 1941 and arrived at Archangelsk on 22 November 1941.

Ships

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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.

Vessels involved

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Merchant ships

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Convoyed ships (Data from Ruegg and Hague (1993) unless indicated)[1]
Name Flag (GRT) Notes
Briarwood (1930)  United Kingdom 4,019 Returned To Iceland, damaged
Cape Corso (1929)  United Kingdom 3,807
Cape Race (1930)  United Kingdom 3,807
Cocle (1920)  Panama 5,630
El Capitan (1917)  Panama 5,255
San Ambrosio (1935)  United Kingdom 7,410
Trekieve (1919)  United Kingdom 5,244
Wanstead (1928)  United Kingdom 5,486 Convoy Commodore

Convoy escorts

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Convoy escorts
Name Flag Type Notes
HMS Bedouin  Royal Navy Destroyer Escort 14–20 November
HMS Bramble  Royal Navy Minesweeper Escort 20–22 November
HMT Hamlet  Royal Navy Anti-submarine trawler Escort 9–14 November, anti-submarine trawler
HMS Intrepid  Royal Navy Destroyer Escort 14 –20 November
HMS Kenya  Royal Navy Cruiser Escort 14–20 November
HMT Macbeth  Royal Navy Anti-submarine trawler Escort 9–15 November
HMS Seagull  Royal Navy Minesweeper Escort 20–22 November
HMS Speedy  Royal Navy Mineweeper Escort 20–22 November

Footnotes

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References

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  • Ruegg, R.; Hague, A. (1993) [1992]. Convoys to Russia: Allied Convoys and Naval Surface Operations in Arctic Waters 1941–1945 (2nd rev. enl. ed.). Kendal: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-66-5.
  • Woodman, Richard (2004) [1994]. Arctic Convoys 1941–1945. London: John Murray. ISBN 978-0-7195-5752-1.
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64°33′00″N 40°28′48″E / 64.5500°N 40.4800°E / 64.5500; 40.4800