Convoy PQ 6
Convoy PQ 6 was the seventh of the Arctic convoys of World War II by which the Western Allies supplied material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight with Nazi Germany. The convoy sailed from Hvalfjörður, Iceland, on 8 December 1941 and arrived at Murmansk on 20 December 1941.
Ships
The convoy consisted of eight merchant ships (1 Soviet, 4 British, 1 Norwegian and 2 Panamanian). The escort included the cruiser HMS Edinburgh, destroyers Echo and Escapade, two minesweepers and two armed trawlers. The ships arrived safely.
Ships
The following information is from the Arnold Hague Convoy Database.[1]
Name | Flag | (GRT) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
HMT Cape Argona | ![]() | Escort 8–12 December, anti-submarine trawler | |
Dekabrist (1903) | ![]() | 7,363 | |
HMS Echo | ![]() | Escort 11–20 Dec | |
HMS Edinburgh | ![]() | Escort 11–20 Dec | |
El Oceano (1925) | ![]() | 6,767 | |
Elona (1936) | ![]() | 6,192 | Convoy commodore’s ship |
Empire Mavis (1919) | ![]() | 5,704 | Vice-Commodore’s Ship |
HMS Escapade | ![]() | Escort 11–20 Dec | |
Explorer (1935) | ![]() | 6,235 | |
HMS Hazard | ![]() | Escort 19–20 Dec | |
HMT Hugh Walpole | ![]() | Escort 8 Dec - 12 Dec Anti-submarine trawler | |
HMS Leda | ![]() | Escort 19–20 Dec | |
Mirlo (1922) | ![]() | 7,455 | |
Mount Evans (1919) | ![]() | 5,598 | |
HMT Stella Capella | ![]() | Escort 8–12 Dec anti-submarine trawler | |
Zamalek (1921) | ![]() | 1,567 | May not have sailed, returned to Reykjavik if she did |
References
- ^ "Convoy PQ.6". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- Richard Woodman, Arctic Convoys 1941-1945, 1994, ISBN 0-7195-5752-6
- Convoy web
69°05′24″N 33°23′24″E / 69.0900°N 33.3900°E / 69.0900; 33.3900