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 transport 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.

All ships arrived safely.

Complete List of Ships

The following information is from the Arnold Hague Convoy Database.^[1]

Name	Flag	Tonnage (GRT)	Notes
HMT Cape Argona	Royal Navy		Escort 08 Dec - 12 Dec Anti-submarine trawler
Dekabrist (1903)	Soviet Union	7,363
HMS Echo (H23)	Royal Navy		Escort 11 Dec - 20 Dec
HMS Edinburgh (16)	Royal Navy		Escort 11 Dec - 20 Dec
El Oceano (1925)	Panama	6,767
Elona (1936)	United Kingdom	6,192	Commodore’s Ship
Empire Mavis (1919)	United Kingdom	5,704	Vice-Commodore’s Ship
HMS Escapade (H17)	Royal Navy		Escort 11 Dec - 20 Dec
Explorer (1935)	United Kingdom	6,235
HMS Hazard	Royal Navy		Escort 19 Dec - 20 Dec
HMT Hugh Walpole	Royal Navy		Escort 08 Dec - 12 Dec Anti-submarine trawler
HMS Leda (J93)	Royal Navy		Escort 19 Dec - 20 Dec
Mirlo (1922)	Norway	7,455
Mount Evans (1919)	Panama	5,598
HMS Stella Capella	Royal Navy		Escort 08 Dec - 12 Dec anti-submarine trawler
Zamalek (1921)	United Kingdom	1,567	Returned To Reykjavik, If Indeed, Sailed

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

Arctic convoys of World War II

1941

Outbound	Dervish PQ 1 PQ 2 PQ 3 PQ 4 PQ 5 PQ 6

Homebound	QP 1 QP 2 QP 3

1942

Outbound	PQ 7a PQ 7b PQ 8 PQ 9 PQ 10 PQ 11 PQ 12 PQ 13 PQ 14 PQ 15 PQ 16 PQ 17 PQ 18 Operation FB JW 51A JW 51B

Homebound	QP 4 QP 5 QP 6 QP 7 QP 8 QP 9 QP 10 QP 11 QP 12 QP 13 QP 14 QP 15 RA 51

1943

Outbound	JW 52 JW 53 JW 54A JW 54B JW 55A JW 55B

Homebound	RA 52 RA 53 RA 54A RA 54B RA 55A RA 55B

1944

Outbound	JW 56A JW 56B JW 57 JW 58 JW 59 JW 60 JW 61 JW 61A JW 62 JW 63

Homebound	RA 56 RA 57 RA 58 RA 59 RA 59A RA 60 RA 61 RA 61A RA 62 RA 63

1945

Outbound	JW 64 JW 65 JW 66 JW 67

Homebound	RA 64 RA 65 RA 66 RA 67

Coordinates: 69°05′24″N 33°23′24″E / 69.0900°N 33.3900°E / 69.0900; 33.3900

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