Convoy PQ 3 was the fourth 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 sailed from Hvalfjord, Iceland on 9 November 1941 and arrived at Archangelsk on 22 November 1941.
The convoy consisted of 8 ships (6 British and 2 Panamanian flagged) escorted by the cruiser, the destroyer, minesweepers and armed trawlers. One merchant ship, MV Briarwood, returned to Iceland with damage from ice; the others arrived safely.
| +Convoyed ships (Data from Ruegg and Hague (1993) unless indicated) | Name | Flag | (GRT) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briarwood (1930) | 4,019 | Returned To Iceland, damaged | |||
| Cape Corso (1929) | 3,807 | ||||
| Cape Race (1930) | 3,807 | ||||
| Cocle (1920) |  | 5,630 | |||
| El Capitan (1917) | | 5,255 | |||
| San Ambrosio (1935) | 7,410 | ||||
| Trekieve (1919) | 5,244 | ||||
| Wanstead (1928) | 5,486 | Convoy Commodore | |||
| +Convoy escorts | Name | Flag | Type | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destroyer | Escort 14–20 November | ||||
| Minesweeper | Escort 20–22 November | ||||
| HMT Hamlet | Anti-submarine trawler | Escort 9–14 November, anti-submarine trawler | |||
| Destroyer | Escort 14 –20 November | ||||
| Cruiser | Escort 14–20 November | ||||
| HMT Macbeth | Anti-submarine trawler | Escort 9–15 November | |||
| Minesweeper | Escort 20–22 November | ||||
| Mineweeper | Escort 20–22 November | ||||