Convoy PQ 4

"PQ4" redirects here. For the videogame, see Police Quest: Open Season.

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 Arkhangelsk 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.

Allied order of battle

Convoyed ships

Merchant ships ^[1]

Name	Year	Flag	GRT	Notes
SS Alma Ata	1920	Soviet Union	3,611
SS Budenni	1923	Soviet Union	2,482
SS Dan-Y-Bryn	1940	United Kingdom	5,117	Commodore's ship
SS Empire Meteor	1940	United Kingdom	7,457
SS Eulima	1937	United Kingdom	6,207
SS Mossovet	1935	Soviet Union	2,981
SS Rodina	1922	Soviet Union	4,441
SS Sukhona	1918	Soviet Union	3,124

Escorts

Escorts

Name	Flag	Type	Notes
HMS Berwick	Royal Navy	County-class cruiser	Escort 25–27 November
HMS Offa	Royal Navy	O-class destroyer	Escort 25–27 November
HMS Onslow	Royal Navy	O-class destroyer	Escort 25–27 November
HMS Gossamer	Royal Navy	Halcyon-class minesweeper	Escort 27–28 November
HMS Seagull	Royal Navy	Halcyon-class minesweeper	Escort 27–28 November
HMS Speedy	Royal Navy	Halcyon-class minesweeper	Escort 27–28 November
HMT Bute	Royal Navy	Isles-class trawler	Escort 17–27 November
HMT Stella Capella	Royal Navy	ASW Trawler	Escort 17–27 November

References

1. "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