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CONVOY QP 2

Convoy QP 2 Cruising Order
Left Archangel on Nov. 3-1941, arrived Scapa Flow on Nov. 17.
Transcribed with the help of Advance Sailing Telegram received from Tony Cooper.
Station numbers and names of escorts were obtained from "Convoys to Russia 1941-1945", Bob Ruegg / Arnold Hague.

Br=British, Pa=Panamanian, Ru=Russian, Bel=Belgian
1
2
3
4
11
Capira
general (timber)
London
(Pa)
21
Atlantic
general (timber)
Immingham
(Br)
31
Gemstone
general (timber)
Immingham
(Br)
41
Harmonic
general (timber)
Hull
(Br)
12
Ijora
cargo not given
Sunderland
(Ru)
22
Ville D'Anvers
general
Glasgow
(Bel)
32
River Afton
general
Hull
(Br)
42
Stepan Khalturin
general (timber)
Methil d. g. / Hull
(Ru)
13
Blairnevis
general
London
(Br)
23
Chernyshevski
general (timber)
Methil d. g. / Tyne
(Ru)
 33
Lorca
general (timber)
London
(Br)		 43
North King?
(Pa)
See * in Notes


Commodore was in Atlantic, Vice Commodore in Gemstone.

* "Convoys to Russia 1941-1945" lists the Panamanian North King in station 43 of this convoy. This ship is not mentioned at all in the Advance Sailing Telegram. Instead, there's a ship listed as Ronsdawk, Methil for orders. Sailing date for this ship, as well as for Ijora, is given as Nov. 2 in the AST.

Escorts:
Until Nov. 11: Cruiser Norfolk.
Until Nov. 17: Destroyers Eclipse and Icarus.

Local Escorts:
Nov. 3-Nov. 5: Minesweepers Bramble, Leda and Seagull.
Nov. 11 - Nov. 13: Trawlers Celia and Windermere.

No incidents.

Related external link:
Russian Convoy Series

Arctic Convoys main page

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