Convoy PQ 4
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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
[edit]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
[edit]The following information is from the Arnold Hague Convoy Database.[1]
Name | Flag | Tonnage(GRT) | Notes |
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Alma Ata(1920) | ![]() |
3,611 | |
HMS Berwick (65) | ![]() |
Escort 25 Nov - 27 Nov | |
Budenni(1923) | ![]() |
2,482 | |
HMS Bute | ![]() |
Escort 17 Nov - 27 Nov Anti-submarine trawler | |
Dan-Y-Bryn(1940) | ![]() |
5,117 | Commodore's ship |
Empire Meteor(1940) | ![]() |
7,457 | |
Eulima(1937) | ![]() |
6,207 | |
HMS Gossamer | ![]() |
Escort 27 Nov - 28 Nov | |
Mossovet(1935) | ![]() |
2,981 | |
HMS Offa (G29) | ![]() |
Escort 25 Nov - 27 Nov | |
HMS Onslow (G17) | ![]() |
Escort 25 Nov - 27 Nov | |
Rodina(1922) | ![]() |
4,441 | |
HMS Seagull (J85) | ![]() |
Escort 27 Nov - 28 Nov | |
HMS Speedy (J17) | ![]() |
Escort 27 Nov - 28 Nov | |
HMS Stella Capella | ![]() |
Escort 17 Nov - 27 Nov Anti-submarine trawler | |
Sukhona(1918) | ![]() |
3,124 |
References
[edit]- ^"Convoy PQ.4".Arnold Hague Convoy Database.Retrieved15 October2013.
- Richard Woodman, Arctic Convoys 1941–1945, 1994,ISBN0-7195-5752-6
- Convoy web