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CONVOY QP 4

Convoy QP 4 Cruising Order
Left Archangel on Dec. 29-1941 (cleared ice at 05:00 on Jan. 5-1942), dispersed Jan. 9-1942
(arrival Seidisfjord Jan. 15-1942).

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, Norw-Norwegian
1
2
3
4
11
Briarwood
ballast
Tyne
(Br)
21
Wanstead
timber
W. Hartlepool
(Br)
31
Trekieve
timber
Immingham
(Br)
41
Cocle
timber
London
(Pa)
12
El Capitan
timber
London
(Pa)
22
Cape Corso
iron ore
Hull
(Br)
32
Dan-y-Bryn
chrome - magnesite
Middlesbrough
(Br)
42
Trehata
ballast
Sunderland
(Br)
13
23
Sukhona
ballast
Leith
(Ru)
 33
Mirlo *
ballast
New York
(Norw)		 43
Cape Race
timber
Sunderland
(Br)
Additionally, the British San Ambrosio and Eulima, which had to return to port.
(They both later joined QP 5 on Jan. 13-1942).


Commodore was in Wanstead, Vice Commodore in Trekieve.

* Note that "Convoys to Russia, Bob Ruegg / Arnold Hague, lists the British El Mirlo in station 33 of this convoy, but this ship was in another part of the world at the time and could not have been in this convoy - see my text for Mirlo as well as this posting to my Ship Forum. The Advance Sailing Telegram lists the Norwegian Mirlo, not El Mirlo.

Escorts:
Until Jan. 9-1942: Minesweepers Leda, Seagull and Speedy, trawlers Bute and Stella Capella.
Until Jan. 5: Minesweepers Bramble and Hebe.
Jan. 5-Jan. 9: Cruiser Edinburgh and destroyers Echo and Escapade.

No incidents.

Related external link:
Russian Convoy Series

Arctic Convoys main page

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