Convoy PQ 6


Convoy PQ 6 was the seventh 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 Hvalfjörður, Iceland, on 8 December 1941 and arrived at Murmansk on 20 December 1941.

Ships

The convoy consisted of eight transport ships. The escort included the cruiser, destroyers and, two minesweepers and two armed trawlers.
All ships arrived safely.

Ships

The following information is from the Arnold Hague Convoy Database.
NameFlagTonnage Notes
HMT Cape ArgonaEscort 8 Dec - 12 Dec
Anti-submarine trawler
Dekabrist Soviet Union7,363
Escort 11 Dec - 20 Dec
Escort 11 Dec - 20 Dec
El Oceano Panama6,767
Elona 6,192Commodore’s Ship
Empire Mavis 5,704Vice-Commodore’s Ship
Escort 11 Dec - 20 Dec
Explorer 6,235
Escort 19 Dec - 20 Dec
HMT Hugh WalpoleEscort 8 Dec - 12 Dec
Anti-submarine trawler
Escort 19 Dec - 20 Dec
Mirlo Norway7,455
Mount Evans Panama5,598
HMT Stella CapellaEscort 8 Dec - 12 Dec
anti-submarine trawler
Zamalek 1,567May not have sailed, returned to Reykjavik if she did