Convoy QP 3
Convoy QP 3 — was one of Arctic convoys of World War II which sailed between the United Kingdom, United States, or Iceland to what was then the USSR.
Description[]
This small oceanic slow-speed special convoy sailed from Arkhangelsk in the Soviet Union on November 27, 1941. It called at Seyðisfjörður in Iceland, and reached its final destination — Kirkwall, Scotland — on December 3,1941.
Convoy makeup[]
Cargo ships[]
- British cargo ships
- Empire Baffin (6978/1941) – reached Kirkwall on 13 December 1941
- (5486/1932) – reached Kirkwall on 13 December 1941
- Hartlebury (5082/1934) – reached Kirkwall on 13 December 1941
- (5095/1940) – reached Kirkwall on 13 December 1941
- (4814/1924) – reached Kirkwall on 13 December 1941
- (5138/1940) – reached Kirkwall on 13 December 1941
- Soviet cargo ships
- Andre Marti (2352/1918) – reached Kirkwall on 9 December 1941
- Arcos (2343/1918) – returned to Arkhangelsk on 29 November 1941
- Kuzbass (3109/1914) – returned to Arkhangelsk on 29 November 1941
- Revolutsioner (2900/1936) – reached Kirkwall on 9 December 1941
Escort[]
- Cruisers and destroyers
- HMS Bedouin – destroyer. Was laid down: in January 1937. Made up an escort since 28 November to 2 December 1941.
- HMS Intrepid – destroyer. Was laid down: 13 January 1936. Made up an escort since 28 November to 2 December 1941.
- HMS Kenya – cruiser. Made up an escort since 28 November to 3 December 1941.
- Escorts:
- HMS Bramble – Was launched in 1938. Made up an escort since 27 to 28 November 1941.
- – Was laid down: 2 November 1936. Made up an escort since 27 November to 10 December 1941. Right down to 10 December escorted 2 Soviet cargo ships (Andre Marti and Revolutionary) to Kirkwall.
- HMS Hussar – Was laid down: 28 August 1933. Made up an escort since 27 November to 9 December 1941.
- HMS Seagull – Was laid down: 15 February 1937. Made up an escort since 9 December to 12 December 1941.
- HMS Speedy – Was laid down: 1 December 1937. Made up an escort since 27 to 28 November 1941.
- Shakespearian-class trawler[1]
- – Made up an escort since 9 December to 12 December 1941. Escorted British cargo ships from Seyðisfjörður to Kirkwall.
- HMT Macbeth – Made up an escort since 9 December to 12 December 1941. Escorted British cargo ships from Seyðisfjörður to Kirkwall.
References[]
Categories:
- Arctic convoys of World War II