Convoy QP 3

Convoy QP 3 was one of Arctic convoys of World War II which sailed from the United Kingdom, United States or Iceland to the USSR.

Description

This small oceanic slow-speed special convoy sailed from Arkhangelsk in the Soviet Union on 27 November 1941. It called at Seyðisfjörður in Iceland, and reached its final destination — Kirkwall, Scotland — on 3 December 1941.

Russia to Iceland

Merchant ships

Archangelsk to Seidisfjord[1]
Name Year Flag GRT Notes
Arcos 1918  Soviet Union 2,343 27–29 November, defects, returned Arkhangelsk
Andre Marti 1918  Soviet Union 2,352 27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Empire Baffin 1941  United Kingdom 6,978 27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Harpalion 1932  United Kingdom 5,486 27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Hartlebury 1934  United Kingdom 5,082 27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Kuzbass 1914  Soviet Union 3,109 27–29 November, defects, returned Arkhangelsk
Orient City 1940  United Kingdom 5,095 Convoy Commodore; 27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Queen City 1924  United Kingdom 4,814 27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Revolutsioner 1936  Soviet Union 2,900 27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Temple Arch 1940  United Kingdom 5,132 Vice-convoy Commodore; 27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord

Escort

Russia to Iceland

Archangelsk to Seidisfjord[1]
Name Flag Type Notes
HMS Kenya  Royal Navy Fiji-class cruiser 28 November – 3 December 1941
HMS Bedouin  Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyer 28 November – 2 December 1941
HMS Intrepid  Royal Navy I-class destroyer 28 November – 2 December 1941
HMS Bramble  Royal Navy Halcyon-class minesweeper 27–28 November 1941
HMS Gossamer  Royal Navy Halcyon-class minesweeper 27 November – 10 December 1941
HMS Hussar  Royal Navy Halcyon-class minesweeper 27 November – 9 December 1941
HMS Seagull  Royal Navy Halcyon-class minesweeper 9 –December to 12 December 1941
HMS Speedy  Royal Navy Halcyon-class minesweeper 27–28 November 1941

Iceland to Scotland

Merchant ships to Kirkwall

Seidisfjord to Kirkwall[1]
Name Year Flag GRT Notes
Empire Baffin 1941  United Kingdom 6,978 9–12 December 1941
Harpalion 1932  United Kingdom 5,486 9–12 December 1941
Hartlebury 1934  United Kingdom 5,082 9–12 December 1941
Orient City 1940  United Kingdom 5,095 Convoy Commodore, 9–12 December 1941
Queen City 1924  United Kingdom 4,814 9–12 December 1941
Temple Arch 1940  United Kingdom 5,132 Vice-convoy Commodore, 9–12 December 1941

Escorts, Iceland to Scotland

Seidisfjord to Kirkwall[1]
Name Flag Type Notes
HMT Hamlet  Royal Navy Shakespearian-class trawler 9–12 December 1941 Seyðisfjörður–Kirkwall
HMT Macbeth  Royal Navy Shakespearian-class trawler 9–12 December 1941 Seyðisfjörður–Kirkwall

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d Ruegg & Hague 1993, p. 23.

References

  • 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.

Further reading

  • Boog, H.; Rahn, W.; Stumpf, R.; Wegner, B. (2001). The Global War: Widening of the Conflict into a World War and the Shift of the Initiative 1941–1943. Germany in the Second World War. Vol. VI. Translated by Osers, E.; Brownjohn, J.; Crampton, P.; Willmot, L. (Eng trans. Oxford University Press, London ed.). Potsdam: Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt (Research Institute for Military History). ISBN 0-19-822888-0.
  • Cain, T. J.; Sellwood, A. V. (1976). HMS Electra. London: Futura. ISBN 978-0-86007-330-7.
  • Claasen, A. R. A. (2001). Hitler's Northern War: The Luftwaffe's Ill-fated Campaign, 1940–1945. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 0-7006-1050-2.
  • "Convoy QP.3". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. ConvoyWeb. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  • Hancock, W. K.; Gowing, M. M. (1949). Hancock, W. K. (ed.). British War Economy. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Civil Series. London: HMSO. OCLC 630191560.
  • Hinsley, F. H. (1994) [1993]. British Intelligence in the Second World War: Its Influence on Strategy and Operations. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series (2nd rev. abr. ed.). London: HMSO. ISBN 978-0-11-630961-7.
  • Hobbs, David (2022). The Fleet Air Arm and the War in Europe 1939–1945. Barnsley: Seaforth (Pen & Sword). ISBN 978-1-5267-9979-1.
  • Kahn, D. (1973) [1967]. The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing (10th abr. Signet, Chicago ed.). New York: Macmillan. LCCN 63-16109. OCLC 78083316.
  • Kemp, Paul (1993). Convoy! Drama in Arctic Waters. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-130-1 – via Archive Foundation.
  • Macksey, K. (2004) [2003]. The Searchers: Radio Intercept in two World Wars (Cassell Military Paperbacks ed.). London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-36651-4.
  • Paterson, Lawrence (2016). Steel and Ice: The U-boat Battle in the Arctic and Black Sea 1941–45. Stroud: The History Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-258-4.
  • Rohwer, Jürgen; Hümmelchen, Gerhard (2005) [1972]. Chronology of the War at Sea, 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (3rd rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 978-1-86176-257-3.
  • Roskill, S. W. (1957) [1954]. Butler, J. R. M. (ed.). The War at Sea 1939–1945: The Defensive. History of the Second World War United Kingdom Military Series. Vol. I (4th impr. ed.). London: HMSO. OCLC 881709135. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022.
  • Woodman, Richard (2004) [1994]. Arctic Convoys 1941–1945. London: John Murray. ISBN 978-0-7195-5752-1.
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