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Convoy PQ 4

Coordinates:64°33′00″N40°28′48″E/ 64.5500°N 40.4800°E/64.5500; 40.4800
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Convoy PQ 4was the fifth of theArctic Convoysof World War II by which the Western Allies supplied material aid to theSoviet Unionin its fight withNazi Germany.The Convoy sailed from Hvalfjord, Iceland on 17 November 1941 and arrived atArchangelskon 28 November 1941.

Ships

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The convoy consisted of eight merchant ships (four British and four Soviet) all of which arrived safely. The escort consisted of the cruiserHMSBerwick,the destroyersHMSOffaandHMSOnslow,twominesweepersand twoarmed trawlers.

Complete List of Ships

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The following information is from the Arnold Hague Convoy Database.[1]

Name Flag Tonnage(GRT) Notes
Alma Ata(1920) Soviet Union 3,611
HMS Berwick (65) Royal Navy Escort 25 Nov - 27 Nov
Budenni(1923) Soviet Union 2,482
HMS Bute Royal Navy Escort 17 Nov - 27 Nov
Anti-submarine trawler
Dan-Y-Bryn(1940) United Kingdom 5,117 Commodore's ship
Empire Meteor(1940) United Kingdom 7,457
Eulima(1937) United Kingdom 6,207
HMS Gossamer Royal Navy Escort 27 Nov - 28 Nov
Mossovet(1935) Soviet Union 2,981
HMS Offa (G29) Royal Navy Escort 25 Nov - 27 Nov
HMS Onslow (G17) Royal Navy Escort 25 Nov - 27 Nov
Rodina(1922) Soviet Union 4,441
HMS Seagull (J85) Royal Navy Escort 27 Nov - 28 Nov
HMS Speedy (J17) Royal Navy Escort 27 Nov - 28 Nov
HMS Stella Capella Royal Navy Escort 17 Nov - 27 Nov
Anti-submarine trawler
Sukhona(1918) Soviet Union 3,124

References

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  1. ^"Convoy PQ.4".Arnold Hague Convoy Database.Retrieved15 October2013.

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