Convoy PQ 3
Convoy PQ 3 was the fourth 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 9 November 1941 and arrived at Archangelsk on 22 November 1941.
Ships
The convoy consisted of 8 ships 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.Ships in the convoy
The following information is from the Arnold Hague Convoy Database.| Name | Flag | Tonnage | Notes |
| HMS Bedouin | Escort 14 Nov - 20 Nov | ||
| HMS Bramble | Escort 20 Nov - 22 Nov | ||
| Briarwood | 4,019 | Returned To Iceland Damaged | |
| Cape Corso | 3,807 | ||
| Cape Race | 3,807 | ||
| Cocle | Panama | 5,630 | |
| El Capitan | Panama | 5,255 | |
| HMT Hamlet | Escort 9 Nov - 14 Nov Anti-submarine trawler | ||
| HMS Intrepid | Escort 14 Nov - 20 Nov | ||
| HMS Kenya | Escort 14 Nov - 20 Nov | ||
| HMT Macbeth | Escort 9 Nov - 15 Nov Anti-submarine trawler | ||
| San Ambrosio | 7,410 | ||
| HMS Seagull | Escort 20 Nov - 22 Nov | ||
| HMS Speedy | Escort 20 Nov - 22 Nov | ||
| Trekieve | 5,244 | ||
| Wanstead | 5,486 | Commodore's Ship |