Convoy PQ 4

Convoy PQ 4 was the fifth 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 17 November 1941 and arrived at Archangelsk on 28 November 1941.

Ships

The convoy consisted of eight merchant ships (four British and four Soviet) all of which arrived safely. The escort consisted of the cruiser HMS Berwick, the destroyers HMS Offa and HMS Onslow, two minesweepers and two armed trawlers.

Complete List of Ships

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

Name	Flag	Tonnage (GRT)	Notes
Alma Ata (1920)	Soviet Union	3,611
HMS Berwick (65)	Royal Navy		Escort 25 Nov - 27 Nov
Budenni (1923)	Soviet Union	2,482
HMS Bute	Royal Navy		Escort 17 Nov - 27 Nov Anti-submarine trawler
Dan-Y-Bryn (1940)	United Kingdom	5,117	Commodore's ship
Empire Meteor (1940)	United Kingdom	7,457
Eulima (1937)	United Kingdom	6,207
HMS Gossamer	Royal Navy		Escort 27 Nov - 28 Nov
Mossovet (1935)	Soviet Union	2,981
HMS Offa (G29)	Royal Navy		Escort 25 Nov - 27 Nov
HMS Onslow (G17)	Royal Navy		Escort 25 Nov - 27 Nov
Rodina (1922)	Soviet Union	4,441
HMS Seagull (J85)	Royal Navy		Escort 27 Nov - 28 Nov
HMS Speedy (J17)	Royal Navy		Escort 27 Nov - 28 Nov
HMS Stella Capella	Royal Navy		Escort 17 Nov - 27 Nov Anti-submarine trawler
Sukhona (1918)	Soviet Union	3,124

References

^ "Convoy PQ.4". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

Richard Woodman, Arctic Convoys 1941–1945, 1994, ISBN 0-7195-5752-6
Convoy web

64°33′00″N 40°28′48″E / 64.5500°N 40.4800°E / 64.5500; 40.4800

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[1] "Convoy PQ.4". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

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