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 Archangelsk on 28 November 1941.
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.
+Merchant ships[1] | Name | Year | Flag | GRT | Notes | |
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1920 | 3,611 | |||||
1923 | 2,482 | |||||
1940 | United Kingdom | 5,117 | Commodore's ship | |||
1940 | United Kingdom | 7,457 | ||||
1937 | United Kingdom | 6,207 | ||||
1935 | 2,981 | |||||
1922 | 4,441 | |||||
1918 | 3,124 | |||||
+Escorts | Name | Flag | Type | Notes | |
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Escort 25–27 November | |||||
O-class destroyer | Escort 25–27 November | ||||
O-class destroyer | Escort 25–27 November | ||||
Escort 27–28 November | |||||
Escort 27–28 November | |||||
Escort 27–28 November | |||||
Escort 17–27 November | |||||
ASW Trawler | Escort 17–27 November | ||||