Английская Википедия:Convoy PQ 7
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Campaignbox Arctic Naval Operations of WWII Convoy PQ 7 was the eighth of the Arctic convoys of the Second World War by which the Western Allies supplied material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight with Nazi Germany. The convoy was in two parts: PQ 7a sailed from Hvalfjörður, Iceland on 26 December 1941 and arrived at Murmansk on 12 January 1942. PQ 7b sailed from Hvalfjord, Iceland on 31 December 1941 and arrived in Murmansk on 11 January 1942. Шаблон:Toclimit
Ships
PQ 7a
PQ 7a consisted of two merchant ships; SS Cold Harbor (Panama) and SS Waziristan (UK), and was escorted by two armed trawlers. SS Waziristan was sunk by the German submarine Шаблон:GS on 2 January 1942.
Complete list of ships of PQ 7a
| Name[1] | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Harbor (1920) | Шаблон:Flagcountry | 5,010 | |
| HMT Hugh Walpole | Шаблон:Navy | Escort 26 Dec - 27 Dec Anti-submarine trawler | |
| HMT Ophelia | Шаблон:Navy | Escort 26 Dec - 27 Dec Anti-submarine trawler | |
| Waziristan (1924) | Шаблон:Flagcountry | 5,135 | Stranded in ice & attacked by both aircraft and Шаблон:GS and sunk
Commodore's ship |
PQ 7b
PQ 7b comprised nine merchant vessels (two Panamanian, one Russian and seven British). The escort consisted of the destroyers Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS and two armed trawlers.
All ships arrived safely.
Ships in Convoy PQ 7b
| Name[2] | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aneroid (1917) | Шаблон:Flagcountry | 5,074 | |
| Botavon (1912) | Шаблон:Flagcountry | 5,848 | |
| HMT Cape Argona | Шаблон:Navy | Escort 31 Dec - 4 Jan | |
| Chernyshevski (1919) | Шаблон:Flagcountry | 3,588 | |
| Empire Activity (1919) | Шаблон:Flagcountry | 5,335 | |
| Empire Halley (1941) | Шаблон:Flagcountry | 7,168 | |
| Empire Howard (1941) | Шаблон:Flagcountry | 6,985 | |
| Empire Redshank (1919) | Шаблон:Flagcountry | 6,615 | |
| Шаблон:HMS | Шаблон:Navy | Escort 4 Jan - 11 Jan | |
| Jutland (1928) | Шаблон:Flagcountry | 6,153 | |
| Reigh Count (1907) | Шаблон:Flagcountry | 4,657 | |
| Шаблон:HMS | Шаблон:Navy | Escort 4 Jan - 11 Jan | |
| Шаблон:HMS | Шаблон:Navy | Escort 31 Dec - 4 Jan Anti-submarine whaler |
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