Английская Википедия:Convoy QP 15

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Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military conflict Шаблон:Campaignbox Arctic Naval Operations of WWII Convoy QP 15 was an Arctic convoy of the PQ/QP series which ran during the Second World War. It was one of a series of convoys run to return Allied ships to home ports in the United Kingdom from the northern ports of the Soviet Union.It sailed in November 1942 and was the last convoy in the "QP" series. It was scattered by a storm which sank the Soviet destroyer Sokrushitelny and was attacked by U-boats of the German Navy which sank two of the thirty merchant ships.

Ships

The convoy initially consisted of 31 merchant ships, most of which had arrived with PQ 18. The convoy commodore was Capt. WC Meek RNR in Temple Arch. The close escort comprised four corvettes and an ASW minesweeper. These were joined later by an ocean escort of five destroyers, and five others joined during the voyage. The escort was supplemented by the AA cruiser Ulster Queen and the CAM ship Empire Morn. Distant cover was provided by a force of two cruisers and three destroyers, and submarine patrols were mounted off the Norwegian ports to oppose any sortie by German surface vessels.

QP 15 was opposed by a patrol line (code-named "Boreas") of ten U-boats in the Norwegian Sea, and by German air forces, though the latter were kept at bay by foul weather.

Voyage

The convoy set out from Archangel on 17 November 1942, accompanied by the local escort of four minesweepers, and were joined the following day by two Soviet destroyers. Two ships grounded after leaving harbour, and had to be left behind. They were refloated and returned to port. On 20 November the convoy was joined by its ocean escort of five destroyers. Also on 20 November a gale sprang up and scattered the convoy and damaged several ships, including the two Soviet destroyers. The two Soviet destroyer Baku was badly damaged but managed to limp back to port. A large wave hit Sokrushitelny and broke her back, severing her stern. Three Soviet destroyers were sent to assist and manage to rescue 187 crewmen from the Sokrushitelny, which sank on 22 November.

On 23 November, the U-boat Шаблон:GS attacked and sank the British freighter Goolistan. Later in the day, Шаблон:GS fired a spread of torpedoes at the Soviet freighter Kuznets Lesov, one of which struck and sank her; both ships were lost with all hands.

The convoy arrived at Loch Ewe on 30 November 1942.

Merchant ships

Convoyed ships

Name	Flag	Tonnage (GRT)	Notes
SS Andre Marti	Шаблон:Flagcountry	2,352
SS Belomorcanal	Шаблон:Flagcountry	2,900
SS Charles R. McCormick	Шаблон:Flagcountry	6,027
SS Copeland	Шаблон:Flagcountry	1,526	Rescue ship
SS Dan-y-Bryn	Шаблон:Flagcountry	5,117	Vice-Commodore
Шаблон:SS	Шаблон:Flagcountry	6,978
Шаблон:SS	Шаблон:Flagcountry	7,092	CAM ship
SS Empire Snow	Шаблон:Flagcountry	6,327
SS Empire Tristram	Шаблон:Flagcountry	7,167
SS Esek Hopkins	Шаблон:Flagcountry	7,191
SS Goolistan	Шаблон:Flagcountry	5,851	Sunk by Шаблон:GS on 23 November
SS Hollywood	Шаблон:Flagcountry	5,498
SS Ironclad	Шаблон:Flagcountry	5,685
SS Komiles	Шаблон:Flagcountry	3,966
SS Kuznetz Lesov	Шаблон:Flagcountry	3,974	Sunk by Шаблон:GS on 23 November
SS Lafayette	Шаблон:Flagcountry	5,887
SS Meanticut	Шаблон:Flagcountry	6,061
SS Nathanael Greene	Шаблон:Flagcountry	7,177
SS Ocean Faith	Шаблон:Flagcountry	7,174
Шаблон:SS	Шаблон:Flagcountry	7,191
SS Petrovski	Шаблон:Flagcountry	3,771
SS Sahale	Шаблон:Flagcountry	5,028
SS Schoharie	Шаблон:Flagcountry	4,971
SS St. Olaf	Шаблон:Flagcountry	7,191
SS Tbilisi	Шаблон:Flagcountry	7,169
SS Temple Arch	Шаблон:Flagcountry	5,138	Convoy Commodore
SS Virginia Dare	Шаблон:Flagcountry	7,177
SS White Clover	Шаблон:Flagcountry	5,462
'SS William Moultrie	Шаблон:Flagcountry	7,177

Bibliography

• Blair, Clay. Hitler's U-boat War Vol I. (1996) Шаблон:ISBN.
• Kemp, Paul. Convoy! Drama in Arctic Waters (1993) Шаблон:ISBN.
• R Ruegg, A Hague (1992) Convoys to Russia Шаблон:ISBN