Convoy PQ 7
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1940
- Weserübung
- Narvik
- Alphabet
- Wilfred
- Juno
1941
- Claymore
- Polyarny
1942
- Sportpalast
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1943
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1944
- Mascot
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- Convoys
1941
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- PQ 1
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- QP 1
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1942
- PQ 8
- PQ 9/10
- QP 10
- PQ 11
- PQ 12
- PQ 13
- QP 13
- PQ 14
- QP 14
- PQ 15
- QP 15
- QP 11
- PQ 16
- PQ 17
- PQ 18
- FB
- JW 51A
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- QP 5
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- QP 7
- QP 8
- QP 9
- QP 12
- RA 51
1943
1944
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1945
- JW 64
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- JW 67
- RA 64
- RA 65
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- RA 67
Convoy PQ 7 was the eighth of the Arctic convoys of the Second World War by which the Western Allies supplied material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight with Nazi Germany. The convoy was in two parts: PQ 7a sailed from Hvalfjörður, Iceland on 26 December 1941 and arrived at Murmansk on 12 January 1942. PQ 7b sailed from Hvalfjord, Iceland on 31 December 1941 and arrived in Murmansk on 11 January 1942.
Ships
Convoy PQ 7a
Convoy PQ 7a consisted of two merchant ships; SS Cold Harbor (Panama) and SS Waziristan (UK), and was escorted by two armed trawlers. SS Waziristan was sunk by the German submarine U-134 on 2 January 1942.
Freighters
| Name | Flag | (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Harbor (1920) |  Panama | 5,010 | |
| Waziristan (1924) |  United Kingdom | 5,135 | Convoy Commodore, stranded in ice, sunk by aircraft and U-134 |
Convoy escorts
| Name | Flag | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMT Hugh Walpole |  Royal Navy | Anti-submarine trawler | Escort 26–27 December |
| HMT Ophelia | Royal Navy | Anti-submarine trawler | Escort 26–27 December |
Convoy PQ 7b
Convoy PQ 7b comprised nine merchant vessels (two Panamanian, one Russian and seven British). The escort consisted of the destroyers HMS Icarus, HMS Tartar and two armed trawlers. All ships arrived safely.
Merchant ships
| Name | Flag | (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aneroid (1917) | Panama | 5,074 | |
| Botavon (1912) | United Kingdom | 5,848 | |
| Chernyshevski (1919) |  Soviet Union | 3,588 | |
| Empire Activity (1919) | United Kingdom | 5,335 | |
| Empire Halley (1941) | United Kingdom | 7,168 | |
| Empire Howard (1941) | United Kingdom | 6,985 | |
| Empire Redshank (1919) | United Kingdom | 6,615 | |
| Jutland (1928) | United Kingdom | 6,153 | |
| Reigh Count (1907) | Panama | 4,657 |
Escorts
| Name | Flag | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMT Cape Argona | Royal Navy | Anti-submarine tawler | Escort 31 December – 4 January |
| HMS Icarus | Royal Navy | Destroyer | Escort 4–11 January |
| HMS Tartar | Royal Navy | Destroyer | Escort 4–11 January |
| HMS Wastwater | Royal Navy | Anti-submarine whaler | Escort 31 December – 4 January |
Footnotes
References
- Woodman, Richard (1994). Arctic Convoys 1941–1945. London: John Murray. ISBN 0-7195-5752-6.
- "Arnold Hague Convoy Database". Convoy Web. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
