Convoy PQ 5 was the sixth 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 Hvalfjord, Iceland on 27 November 1941 and arrived at Archangelsk on 13 December 1941.
Ships
editThe convoy consisted of 7 transport ships (5 British and 2 Russian) all of which arrived safely, The close escort comprised four minesweepers and distant cover was provided by the cruiser HMS Sheffield
Ships involved
editConvoyed ships
edit| Name | Year | Flag | GRT | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS Briarwood | 1930 |  United Kingdom
|
4,019 | Convoy Commodore |
| SS Chulmleigh | 1938 | United Kingdom
|
5,445 | |
| SS Empire Stevenson | 1941 | United Kingdom
|
6,209 | |
| SS Komiles | 1932 |  Soviet Union
|
3,962 | |
| SS Petrovski | 1921 | Soviet Union
|
3,771 | |
| SS St Clears | 1936 | United Kingdom
|
4,312 | Wintered In North Russia |
| SS Trehata | 1928 | United Kingdom
|
4,817 |
Escorts
edit| Name | Flag | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Sheffield |  Royal Navy
|
Town-class cruiser | Escort 30 November – 7 December |
| HMS Bramble | Royal Navy
|
Halcyon-class minesweeper | Escort 7–13 December |
| HMS Hazard | Royal Navy
|
Halcyon-class minesweeper | Escort 27 November – 7 December |
| HMS Hebe | Royal Navy
|
Halcyon-class minesweeper | Escort 27 November – 7 December |
| HMS Seagull | Royal Navy
|
Halcyon-class minesweeper | Escort 7–13 December |
| HMS Sharpshooter | Royal Navy
|
Halcyon-class minesweeper | Escort 27 November – 13 December |
References
edit- ^ "Convoy PQ.5". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- Richard Woodman, Arctic Convoys 1941–1945, 1994, ISBN 0-7195-5752-6
- Convoy web