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
editThe 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
editThe following information is from the Arnold Hague Convoy Database.[1]
| Name | Flag | GRT | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMT Cape Argona |  Royal Navy
|
Escort 8–12 December, anti-submarine trawler | |
| Dekabrist (1903) |  Soviet Union
|
7,363 | |
| HMS Echo | Royal Navy
|
Escort 11–20 Dec | |
| HMS Edinburgh | Royal Navy
|
Escort 11–20 Dec | |
| El Oceano (1925) |  Panama
|
6,767 | |
| Elona (1936) |  United Kingdom
|
6,192 | Convoy commodore’s ship |
| Empire Mavis (1919) | United Kingdom
|
5,704 | Vice-Commodore’s Ship |
| HMS Escapade | Royal Navy
|
Escort 11–20 Dec | |
| Explorer (1935) | United Kingdom
|
6,235 | |
| HMS Hazard | Royal Navy
|
Escort 19–20 Dec | |
| HMT Hugh Walpole | Royal Navy
|
Escort 8–12 Dec Anti-submarine trawler | |
| HMS Leda | Royal Navy
|
Escort 19–20 Dec | |
| Mirlo (1922) |  Norway
|
7,455 | |
| Mount Evans (1919) | Panama
|
5,598 | |
| HMT Stella Capella | Royal Navy
|
Escort 8–12 Dec anti-submarine trawler | |
| Zamalek (1921) | United Kingdom
|
1,567 | May not have sailed, returned to Reykjavik if she did |
References
edit- ^ "Convoy PQ.6". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- Richard Woodman, Arctic Convoys 1941–1945, 1994, ISBN 0-7195-5752-6