Convoy PQ 3 explained

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

The convoy consisted of 8 ships (6 British and 2 Panamanian flagged) escorted by the cruiser, the destroyer, minesweepers and armed trawlers. One merchant ship, MV Briarwood, returned to Iceland with damage from ice; the others arrived safely.

Vessels involved

Merchant ships

+Convoyed shipsNameYearFlagGRTNotes
1930 United Kingdom4,019Damaged, returned To Iceland
1929 United Kingdom3,807
1930 United Kingdom3,807
1920 United Kingdom5,630
1917 Panama5,255
1935 United Kingdom7,410
1919 United Kingdom5,244
1928 United Kingdom5,486Convoy Commodore

Convoy escorts

+Convoy escortsNameFlagTypeNotes
Escort 14–20 November
B-class destroyerEscort 14–20 November
Escort 14 –20 November
Escort 20–22 November
Escort 20–22 November
Escort 20–22 November
Escort 9–14 November
Escort 9–15 November

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