Convoy QP 3

Convoy QP 3 was one of Arctic convoys of World War II which sailed from the United Kingdom, United States or Iceland to the USSR.

Description

This small oceanic slow-speed special convoy sailed from Arkhangelsk in the Soviet Union on 27 November 1941. It called at Seyðisfjörður in Iceland, and reached its final destination — Kirkwall, Scotland — on 3 December 1941.

Russia to Iceland

Merchant ships

Archangelsk to Seidisfjord^[1]

Name	Year	Flag	GRT	Notes
Arcos	1918	Soviet Union	2,343	27–29 November, defects, returned Arkhangelsk
Andre Marti	1918	Soviet Union	2,352	27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Empire Baffin	1941	United Kingdom	6,978	27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Harpalion	1932	United Kingdom	5,486	27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Hartlebury	1934	United Kingdom	5,082	27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Kuzbass	1914	Soviet Union	3,109	27–29 November, defects, returned Arkhangelsk
Orient City	1940	United Kingdom	5,095	Convoy Commodore; 27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Queen City	1924	United Kingdom	4,814	27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Revolutsioner	1936	Soviet Union	2,900	27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord
Temple Arch	1940	United Kingdom	5,132	Vice-convoy Commodore; 27 November – 3 December, Seidisfjord

Escort

Russia to Iceland

Archangelsk to Seidisfjord^[1]

Name	Flag	Type	Notes
HMS Kenya	Royal Navy	Fiji-class cruiser	28 November – 3 December 1941
HMS Bedouin	Royal Navy	Tribal-class destroyer	28 November – 2 December 1941
HMS Intrepid	Royal Navy	I-class destroyer	28 November – 2 December 1941
HMS Bramble	Royal Navy	Halcyon-class minesweeper	27–28 November 1941
HMS Gossamer	Royal Navy	Halcyon-class minesweeper	27 November – 10 December 1941
HMS Hussar	Royal Navy	Halcyon-class minesweeper	27 November – 9 December 1941
HMS Seagull	Royal Navy	Halcyon-class minesweeper	9 –December to 12 December 1941
HMS Speedy	Royal Navy	Halcyon-class minesweeper	27–28 November 1941

Iceland to Scotland

Merchant ships to Kirkwall

Seidisfjord to Kirkwall^[1]

Name	Year	Flag	GRT	Notes
Empire Baffin	1941	United Kingdom	6,978	9–12 December 1941
Harpalion	1932	United Kingdom	5,486	9–12 December 1941
Hartlebury	1934	United Kingdom	5,082	9–12 December 1941
Orient City	1940	United Kingdom	5,095	Convoy Commodore, 9–12 December 1941
Queen City	1924	United Kingdom	4,814	9–12 December 1941
Temple Arch	1940	United Kingdom	5,132	Vice-convoy Commodore, 9–12 December 1941

Escorts, Iceland to Scotland

Seidisfjord to Kirkwall^[1]

Name	Flag	Type	Notes
HMT Hamlet	Royal Navy	Shakespearian-class trawler	9–12 December 1941 Seyðisfjörður–Kirkwall
HMT Macbeth	Royal Navy	Shakespearian-class trawler	9–12 December 1941 Seyðisfjörður–Kirkwall