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

Archangelsk to Seidisfjord

Name	Year	Flag	GRT	Notes
Arcos	1918	Soviet Union	2,343	27–29 November, defects, returned Arkhangelsk
Andre Marti	1918	Soviet Union	2,352	27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Empire Baffin	1941	United Kingdom	6,978	27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Harpalion	1932	United Kingdom	5,486	27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Hartlebury	1934	United Kingdom	5,082	27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Kuzbass	1914	Soviet Union	3,109	27–29 November, defects, returned Arkhangelsk
Orient City	1940	United Kingdom	5,095	Convoy Commodore; 27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Queen City	1924	United Kingdom	4,814	27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Revolutsioner	1936	Soviet Union	2,900	27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Temple Arch	1940	United Kingdom	5,132	Vice-convoy Commodore; 27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord

Russia to Iceland

Archangelsk to Seidisfjord

Name	Flag	Type	Notes
HMS Kenya	Royal Navy	Fiji-class cruiser	28 November – 3 December 1941
HMS Bedouin	Royal Navy	Tribal-class destroyer	28 November – 2 December 1941
HMS Intrepid	Royal Navy	I-class destroyer	28 November – 2 December 1941
HMS Bramble	Royal Navy	Halcyon-class minesweeper	27–28 November 1941
HMS Gossamer	Royal Navy	Halcyon-class minesweeper	27 November – 10 December 1941
HMS Hussar	Royal Navy	Halcyon-class minesweeper	27 November – 9 December 1941
HMS Seagull	Royal Navy	Halcyon-class minesweeper	9 –December to 12 December 1941
HMS Speedy	Royal Navy	Halcyon-class minesweeper	27–28 November 1941

Iceland to Scotland

Merchant ships to Kirkwall

Seidisfjord to Kirkwall

Name	Year	Flag	GRT	Notes
Empire Baffin	1941	United Kingdom	6,978	9–12 December 1941
Harpalion	1932	United Kingdom	5,486	9–12 December 1941
Hartlebury	1934	United Kingdom	5,082	9–12 December 1941
Orient City	1940	United Kingdom	5,095	Convoy Commodore, 9–12 December 1941
Queen City	1924	United Kingdom	4,814	9–12 December 1941
Temple Arch	1940	United Kingdom	5,132	Vice-convoy Commodore, 9–12 December 1941

Escorts, Iceland to Scotland

Seidisfjord to Kirkwall

Name	Flag	Type	Notes
HMT Hamlet	Royal Navy	Shakespearian-class trawler	9–12 December 1941 Seyðisfjörður–Kirkwall
HMT Macbeth	Royal Navy	Shakespearian-class trawler	9–12 December 1941 Seyðisfjörður–Kirkwall

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

• Boog, H.; Rahn, W.; Stumpf, R.; Wegner, B. (2001). The Global War: Widening of the Conflict into a World War and the Shift of the Initiative 1941–1943. Germany in the Second World War. Vol. VI. Translated by Osers, E.; Brownjohn, J.; Crampton, P.; Willmot, L. (Eng trans. Oxford University Press, London ed.). Potsdam: Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt (Research Institute for Military History). ISBN 0-19-822888-0.
• Cain, T. J.; Sellwood, A. V. (1976). HMS Electra. London: Futura. ISBN 978-0-86007-330-7.
• Claasen, A. R. A. (2001). Hitler's Northern War: The Luftwaffe's Ill-fated Campaign, 1940–1945. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 0-7006-1050-2.
• "Convoy QP.3". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. ConvoyWeb. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
• Hancock, W. K.; Gowing, M. M. (1949). Hancock, W. K. (ed.). British War Economy. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Civil Series. London: HMSO. OCLC 630191560.
• Hinsley, F. H. (1994) [1993]. British Intelligence in the Second World War: Its Influence on Strategy and Operations. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series (2nd rev. abr. ed.). London: HMSO. ISBN 978-0-11-630961-7.
• Hobbs, David (2022). The Fleet Air Arm and the War in Europe 1939–1945. Barnsley: Seaforth (Pen & Sword). ISBN 978-1-5267-9979-1.
• Kahn, D. (1973) [1967]. The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing (10th abr. Signet, Chicago ed.). New York: Macmillan. LCCN 63-16109. OCLC 78083316.
• Kemp, Paul (1993). Convoy! Drama in Arctic Waters. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-130-1 – via Archive Foundation.
• Macksey, K. (2004) [2003]. The Searchers: Radio Intercept in two World Wars (Cassell Military Paperbacks ed.). London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-36651-4.
• Paterson, Lawrence (2016). Steel and Ice: The U-boat Battle in the Arctic and Black Sea 1941–45. Stroud: The History Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-258-4.
• Rohwer, Jürgen; Hümmelchen, Gerhard (2005) [1972]. Chronology of the War at Sea, 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (3rd rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 978-1-86176-257-3.
• Roskill, S. W. (1957) [1954]. Butler, J. R. M. (ed.). The War at Sea 1939–1945: The Defensive. History of the Second World War United Kingdom Military Series. Vol. I (4th impr. ed.). London: HMSO. OCLC 881709135. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022.
• Woodman, Richard (2004) [1994]. Arctic Convoys 1941–1945. London: John Murray. ISBN 978-0-7195-5752-1.