Convoy PQ 3

"PQ-3" redirects here. For other uses, see PQ3.

Convoy PQ 3 was the fourth of the Arctic Convoys of the Second World War by which the Western Allies supplied material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight with Nazi Germany. The Convoy sailed from Hvalfjord, Iceland on 9 November 1941 and arrived at Archangelsk on 22 November 1941.

Ships

The convoy consisted of 8 ships (6 British and 2 Panamanian flagged) escorted by the cruiser HMS Kenya, the destroyer HMS Intrepid, minesweepers and armed trawlers. One merchant ship, MV Briarwood, returned to Iceland with damage from ice; the others arrived safely.

Vessels involved

Merchant ships

Convoyed ships (Data from Ruegg and Hague (1993) unless indicated)

Name	Flag	(GRT)	Notes
Briarwood (1930)	United Kingdom	4,019	Returned To Iceland, damaged
Cape Corso (1929)	United Kingdom	3,807
Cape Race (1930)	United Kingdom	3,807
Cocle (1920)	Panama	5,630
El Capitan (1917)	Panama	5,255
San Ambrosio (1935)	United Kingdom	7,410
Trekieve (1919)	United Kingdom	5,244
Wanstead (1928)	United Kingdom	5,486	Convoy Commodore

Convoy escorts

Convoy escorts

Name	Flag	Type	Notes
HMS Bedouin	Royal Navy	Destroyer	Escort 14–20 November
HMS Bramble	Royal Navy	Minesweeper	Escort 20–22 November
HMT Hamlet	Royal Navy	Anti-submarine trawler	Escort 9–14 November, anti-submarine trawler
HMS Intrepid	Royal Navy	Destroyer	Escort 14 –20 November
HMS Kenya	Royal Navy	Cruiser	Escort 14–20 November
HMT Macbeth	Royal Navy	Anti-submarine trawler	Escort 9–15 November
HMS Seagull	Royal Navy	Minesweeper	Escort 20–22 November
HMS Speedy	Royal Navy	Mineweeper	Escort 20–22 November

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.

Further reading

• Woodman, Richard (2004) [1994]. Arctic Convoys 1941–1945. London: John Murray. ISBN 978-0-7195-5752-1.

External links

• Convoy web