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Convoy PQ 3

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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

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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

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Merchant ships

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Convoyed ships[1]
Name Year Flag GRT Notes
SS Briarwood 1930  United Kingdom 4,019 Damaged, returned To Iceland
SS Cape Corso 1929  United Kingdom 3,807
SS Cape Race 1930  United Kingdom 3,807
SS Cocle 1920  United Kingdom 5,630
SS El Capitan 1917  Panama 5,255
SS San Ambrosio 1935  United Kingdom 7,410
SS Trekieve 1919  United Kingdom 5,244
SS Wanstead 1928  United Kingdom 5,486 Convoy Commodore

Convoy escorts

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Convoy escorts
Name Flag Type Notes
HMS Kenya  Royal Navy Fiji-class cruiser Escort 14–20 November
HMS Bedouin  Royal Navy B-class destroyer Escort 14–20 November
HMS Intrepid  Royal Navy I-class destroyer Escort 14 –20 November
HMS Bramble  Royal Navy Halcyon-class minesweeper Escort 20–22 November
HMS Seagull  Royal Navy Halcyon-class minesweeper Escort 20–22 November
HMS Speedy  Royal Navy Halcyon-class minesweeper Escort 20–22 November
HMT Hamlet  Royal Navy Shakespearian-class trawler Escort 9–14 November
HMT Macbeth  Royal Navy Shakespearian-class trawler Escort 9–15 November

Footnotes

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References

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  • 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.

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