Convoy QP 3

Description

Convoy makeup

Cargo ships

• British cargo ships
• * Empire Baffin - reached Kirkwall on 13 December 1941
• * Harpalion — reached Kirkwall on 13 December 1941
• * Hartlebury — reached Kirkwall on 13 December 1941
• * Orient City — reached Kirkwall on 13 December 1941
• * Queen City — reached Kirkwall on 13 December 1941
• * Temple Arch — reached Kirkwall on 13 December 1941
• Soviet cargo ships
• * Arkos - returned to Arkhangelsk on 29 November 1941
• * Andre Marti - reached Kirkwall on 9 December 1941
• * Kuzbass - returned to Arkhangelsk on 29 November 1941
• * Revolutionary - reached Kirkwall on 9 December 1941

  Escort

• Cruisers and destroyers
• * — destroyer. Was laid down: in January 1937. Made up an escort since 28 November to 2 December 1941.
• * — destroyer. Was laid down: 13 January 1936. Made up an escort since 28 November to 2 December 1941.
• * — cruiser. Made up an escort since 28 November to 3 December 1941.
• Escorts:
• * — Was launched in 1938. Made up an escort since 27 to 28 November 1941.
• * — Was laid down: 2 November 1936. Made up an escort since 27 November to 10 December 1941. Right down to 10 December escorted 2 Soviet cargo ships to Kirkwall.
• * — Was laid down: 28 August 1933. Made up an escort since 27 November to 9 December 1941.
• * — Was laid down: 15 February 1937. Made up an escort since 9 December to 12 December 1941.
• * — Was laid down: 1 December 1937. Made up an escort since 27 to 28 November 1941.
• Shakespearian-class trawler
• * - Made up an escort since 9 December to 12 December 1941. Escorted British cargo ships from Seyðisfjörður to Kirkwall.
• * - Made up an escort since 9 December to 12 December 1941. Escorted British cargo ships from Seyðisfjörður to Kirkwall.