Convoy QP 3

Convoy QP 3
Part of Arctic Convoys of the Second World War

The Norwegian and the Barents seas, site of the Arctic convoys
Date27 November – 12 December 1941
Location
Arctic Ocean
Result British victory
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders

Convoy QP 3 was an Arctic convoys of World War II that sailed from Arkhangelsk in the USSR to Iceland and terminated at Kirkwall in Orkney from 17 November to 12 December 1941.

Voyage

Convoy QP 3 sailed from Arkhangelsk in the Soviet Union on 27 November 1941. Arcos and Kuzbass suffered defects and turned back to Arkhangelsk. The remaining ships dispersed on 3 December. The Soviet ships Andre Marti and Revolutsioner made for to Kirkwall in Scotland.[1] The six British ships docked at Seyðisfjörður in Iceland on 7 December. Once loaded with timber, the British ships were escorted to Kirkwall from 9 to 12 December by the Shakespearian-class trawlers HMT Macbeth and HMT Hamlet. There was no German interference in the voyage.[2]

Allied order of battle

Merchant ships

Arkhangelsk to Seyðisfjörður[2][a]
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, Seyðisfjörður
Empire Baffin 1941  United Kingdom 6,978 27 November – 3 December, Seyðisfjörður
Harpalion 1932  United Kingdom 5,486 27 November – 3 December, Seyðisfjörður
Hartlebury 1934  United Kingdom 5,082 27 November – 3 December, Seyðisfjörður
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, Seyðisfjörður
Queen City 1924  United Kingdom 4,814 27 November – 3 December, Seyðisfjörður
Revolutsioner 1936  Soviet Union 2,900 27 November – 3 December, Seyðisfjörður
Temple Arch 1940  United Kingdom 5,132 Vice-convoy Commodore; 27 November – 3 December, Seyðisfjörður

Escort

Russia to Iceland

Arkhangelsk to Seyðisfjörður[2]
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, Seyðisfjörður to Kirkwall[2]
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

Seyðisfjörður to Kirkwall[2]
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

Notes

  1. ^ Convoys had a standard formation of short columns, number 1 to the left in the direction of travel. Each position in the column was numbered; 11 was the first ship in column 1 and 12 was the second ship in the column; 21 was the first ship in column 2.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Woodman 1994, pp. 45−46.
  2. ^ a b c d e Ruegg & Hague 1993, p. 23.
  3. ^ Ruegg & Hague 1993, inside front cover.

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.
  • Woodman, Richard (1994). Arctic Convoys 1941–1945. London: John Murray. ISBN 978-0-71-955079-9.

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.
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