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=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Archangelsk to Seidisfjord{{sfn|Ruegg|Hague|1993|p=23}}

scope="col" width="90px" |Name

! scope="col" width="30px" |Year

! scope="col" width="120px" |Flag

! scope="col" width="30px" |GRT

! |Notes

{{SS|Arcos2|up=yes}}1918{{flag country|Soviet Union|1936}}align="right"|2,34327–29 November, defects, returned Arkhangelsk
{{SS|Andre Marti2|up=yes}}1918{{flag country|Soviet Union|1936}}align="right"|2,35227 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
{{SS|Empire Baffin2}}1941{{flag country|United Kingdom|merchant}}align="right"|6,97827 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
{{SS|Harpalion2}}1932{{flag country|United Kingdom|merchant}}align="right"|5,48627 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
{{SS|Hartlebury2}}1934{{flag country|United Kingdom|merchant}}align="right"|5,08227 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
{{SS|Kuzbass2|up=yes}}1914{{flag country|Soviet Union|1936}}align="right"|3,10927–29 November, defects, returned Arkhangelsk
{{SS|Orient City2}}1940{{flag country|United Kingdom|merchant}}align="right"|5,095Convoy Commodore; 27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
{{SS|Queen City2}}1924{{flag country|United Kingdom|merchant}}align="right"|4,81427 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
{{SS|Revolutsioner2|up=yes}}1936{{flag country|Soviet Union|1936}}align="right"|2,90027 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
{{SS|Temple Arch2}}1940{{flag country|United Kingdom|merchant}}align="right"|5,132Vice-convoy Commodore; 27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord

=Escort=

=Russia to Iceland=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Archangelsk to Seidisfjord{{sfn|Ruegg|Hague|1993|p=23}}

scope="col" width="80px" |Name

! scope="col" width="100px" |Flag

! scope="col" width="160px" |Type

! |Notes

{{HMS|Kenya|14|6}}{{navy|United Kingdom}}{{sclass|Fiji|cruiser}}28 November – 3 December 1941
{{HMS|Bedouin|F67|6}}{{navy|United Kingdom}}{{sclass2|Tribal|destroyer|1936}}28 November – 2 December 1941
{{HMS|Intrepid|D10|6}}{{navy|United Kingdom}}{{sclass2|I|destroyer}}28 November – 2 December 1941
{{HMS|Bramble|J11|6}}{{navy|United Kingdom}}{{sclass|Halcyon|minesweeper}}27–28 November 1941
{{HMS|Gossamer|J63|6}}{{navy|United Kingdom}}{{sclass|Halcyon|minesweeper}}27 November – 10 December 1941
{{HMS|Hussar|J82|6}}{{navy|United Kingdom}}{{sclass|Halcyon|minesweeper}}27 November – 9 December 1941
{{HMS|Seagull|J85|6}}{{navy|United Kingdom}}{{sclass|Halcyon|minesweeper}}9 –December to 12 December 1941
{{HMS|Speedy|J17|6}}{{navy|United Kingdom}}{{sclass|Halcyon|minesweeper}}27–28 November 1941

Iceland to Scotland

=Merchant ships to Kirkwall=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Seidisfjord to Kirkwall{{sfn|Ruegg|Hague|1993|p=23}}

scope="col" width="80px" |Name

! scope="col" width="25px" |Year

! scope="col" width="120px" |Flag

! scope="col" width="25px" |GRT

! |Notes

{{SS|Empire Baffin2}}1941{{flag country|United Kingdom|merchant}}align="right"|6,9789–12 December 1941
{{SS|Harpalion2}}1932{{flag country|United Kingdom|merchant}}align="right"|5,4869–12 December 1941
{{SS|Hartlebury2}}1934{{flag country|United Kingdom|merchant}}align="right"|5,0829–12 December 1941
{{SS|Orient City2}}1940{{flag country|United Kingdom|merchant}}align="right"|5,095Convoy Commodore, 9–12 December 1941
{{SS|Queen City2}}1924{{flag country|United Kingdom|merchant}}align="right"|4,8149–12 December 1941
{{SS|Temple Arch2}}1940{{flag country|United Kingdom|merchant}}align="right"|5,132Vice-convoy Commodore, 9–12 December 1941

=Escorts, Iceland to Scotland=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Seidisfjord to Kirkwall{{sfn|Ruegg|Hague|1993|p=23}}

scope="col" width="80px" |Name

! scope="col" width="100px" |Flag

! scope="col" width="160px" |Type

! |Notes

{{HMT|Hamlet|T167|6}}{{navy|United Kingdom}}{{sclass2|Shakespearian|trawler|1}}9–12 December 1941 SeyðisfjörðurKirkwall
{{HMT|Macbeth|T138|6}}{{navy|United Kingdom}}{{sclass2|Shakespearian|trawler|1}}9–12 December 1941 SeyðisfjörðurKirkwall

Footnotes

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References

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  • {{cite book |last1=Ruegg |first1=R. |last2=Hague |first2=A. |title=Convoys to Russia: Allied Convoys and Naval Surface Operations in Arctic Waters 1941–1945 |year=1993 |orig-year=1992 |publisher=World Ship Society |location=Kendal |edition=2nd rev. enl. |isbn=0-905617-66-5}}

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Further reading

  • {{cite book |last1=Boog |first1=H. |last2=Rahn |first2=W. |last3=Stumpf |first3=R. |last4=Wegner |first4=B. |translator1-last=Osers |translator1-first=E. |translator2-last=Brownjohn |translator2-first=J. |translator3-last=Crampton |translator3-first=P. |translator4-last=Willmot |translator4-first=L. |series=Germany in the Second World War |title=The Global War: Widening of the Conflict into a World War and the Shift of the Initiative 1941–1943 |year=2001 |volume=VI |publisher=Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt (Research Institute for Military History) |location=Potsdam |edition=Eng trans. Oxford University Press, London |isbn=0-19-822888-0}}

  • {{cite book |last1=Cain |first1=T. J. |last2=Sellwood |first2=A. V. |title=HMS Electra |year=1976 |publisher=Futura |location=London |isbn=978-0-86007-330-7}}
  • {{cite book |last=Claasen |first=A. R. A. |title=Hitler's Northern War: The Luftwaffe's Ill-fated Campaign, 1940–1945 |year=2001 |publisher=University Press of Kansas |location=Lawrence, KS |isbn=0-7006-1050-2}}
  • {{Cite Arnold Hague Convoy Database | convoytype = QP | convoynumber = 3 | access-date=8 November 2024}}
  • {{cite book |last1=Hancock |first1=W. K. |author-link1=Keith Hancock (historian) |last2=Gowing |first2=M. M. |author-link2=Margaret Gowing |editor-last=Hancock |editor-first=W. K. |series=History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Civil Series |title=British War Economy |year=1949 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |oclc=630191560}}
  • {{cite book |last=Hinsley |first=F. H. |author-link=Harry Hinsley |series=History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series |title=British Intelligence in the Second World War: Its Influence on Strategy and Operations |location=London |publisher=HMSO |year=1994 |orig-year=1993 |edition=2nd rev. abr. |isbn=978-0-11-630961-7}}
  • {{cite book |last=Hobbs |first=David |title=The Fleet Air Arm and the War in Europe 1939–1945 |year=2022 |publisher=Seaforth (Pen & Sword) |location=Barnsley |isbn=978-1-5267-9979-1}}
  • {{cite book |last=Kahn |first=D. |author-link=David Kahn (writer) |title=The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing |year=1973 |orig-year=1967 |publisher=Macmillan |location=New York |edition=10th abr. Signet, Chicago |oclc=78083316 |lccn=63-16109}}
  • {{cite book |first=Paul |last=Kemp |title=Convoy! Drama in Arctic Waters |year=1993 |publisher=Arms and Armour Press |location=London |isbn=1-85409-130-1 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/convoydramainarc0000kemp_k9q5 |via=Archive Foundation}}
  • {{cite book |title=The Searchers: Radio Intercept in two World Wars |last=Macksey |first=K. |author-link=Kenneth Macksey |year=2004 |orig-year=2003 |publisher=Cassell |location=London |edition=Cassell Military Paperbacks |isbn=978-0-304-36651-4}}
  • {{cite book |last=Paterson |first=Lawrence |title=Steel and Ice: The U-boat Battle in the Arctic and Black Sea 1941–45 |location=Stroud |publisher=The History Press |date=2016 |isbn= 978-1-59114-258-4}}
  • {{cite book |first1=Jürgen |last1=Rohwer |first2=Gerhard |last2=Hümmelchen |title=Chronology of the War at Sea, 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two |year=2005 |orig-year=1972 |publisher=Chatham |location=London |edition=3rd rev. |isbn=978-1-86176-257-3}}
  • {{cite book |series=History of the Second World War United Kingdom Military Series |title=The War at Sea 1939–1945: The Defensive |volume=I |last=Roskill |first=S. W. |author-link=Stephen Roskill |editor-last=Butler |editor-first=J. R. M. |editor-link=James Ramsay Montagu Butler |year=1957 |orig-year=1954 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |edition=4th impr. |url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/UK-RN-I/index.html |oclc=881709135 |archive-date=27 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227021618/http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/UK-RN-I/index.html |url-status=live}}
  • {{cite book |first=Richard |last=Woodman |author-link=Richard Woodman |year=2004 |orig-year=1994 |title=Arctic Convoys 1941–1945 |publisher=John Murray |location=London |isbn=978-0-7195-5752-1}}