Convoy PQ 1

Convoy PQ 1 was the second 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 Hvalfiord in Iceland on 29 September 1941 and arrived at Archangelsk on 11 October 1941.

Ships

This Convoy consisted of 11 merchant ships loaded with raw materials, 20 tanks and 193 crated Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft. The code prefix PQ was chosen from the initials of Commander Phillip Quellyn Roberts an operations officer in the Admiralty.[1]

Escorted ships convoy PQ 1 in the coastal waters of the USSR (10–11 Oct 1941)

All ships arrived safely.[2]

List of ships

The following information is taken from Ruegg and Hague Convoys to Russia: Allied Convoys and Naval Surface Operations in Arctic Waters 1941–1945 (1993 rev.) unless indicated.[2]

Name Flag Tonnage (GRT) Notes
HMS Antelope (H36)  Royal Navy Escort 29 Sept - 11 Oct
HMS Anthony (H40)  Royal Navy Escort 29 Sept - 11 Oct
Atlantic (1939)  United Kingdom 5,414 Commodore's ship
RFA Black Ranger (1941)  United Kingdom 3,417 Detached on 4 Oct with HMS Antelope
Blairnevis (1930)  United Kingdom 4,155
HMS Britomart (J22)  Royal Navy Escort 29 Sept - 11 Oct
Capira (1920)  Panama 5,625
Elna Ii (1903)  Soviet Union 3,221
Escapade  Royal Navy Escort 1 Oct - 11 Oct
Gemstone (1938)  United Kingdom 4,986
Gossamer  Royal Navy Escort 29 Sept - 11 Oct
Harmonic (1930)  United Kingdom 4,558
HMS Harrier  Royal Navy Escort 10 Oct - 11 Oct
HMS Hussar (J82)  Royal Navy Escort 29 Sept - 11 Oct
HMS Impulsive (D11)  Royal Navy Escort 29 Sept - 11 Oct
HMS Leda (J93)  Royal Navy Escort 29 Sept - 11 Oct
Lorca (1931)  United Kingdom 4,875
North King (1903)  Panama 4,934 Vice-commodore's ship
River Afton (1935)  United Kingdom 5,479
HMS Suffolk (55)  Royal Navy Escort 29 Sept - 11 Oct
Uritski  Soviet Union Escort
Valerian Kuybyshev  Soviet Union Escort
Ville D'Anvers (1920)  Belgium 7,462

Footnotes
  1. Woodman2004, p. 42.
  2. Ruegg & Hague 1993, p. 22.
  3. Kindell nd.
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References
  • Kindell, D. (nd). "PQ Convoy Series". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  • Ruegg, R.; Hague, A. (1993) [1992]. Convoys to Russia: Allied Convoys and Naval Surface Operations in Arctic Waters 1941–1945 (2nd rev. enl. ed.). Kendal: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-66-5.
  • Woodman, Richard (2004) [1994]. Arctic Convoys 1941–1945. London: John Murray. ISBN 978-0-7195-5752-1.
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