Convoy PQ 4

Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates 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.

Ships

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.

Allied order of battle

Convoyed ships

Merchant ships

Name	Year	Flag	GRT	Notes
	1920	Template:Flagcountry	3,611
	1923	Template:Flagcountry	2,482
	1940	United Kingdom	5,117	Commodore's ship
	1940	United Kingdom	7,457
	1937	United Kingdom	6,207
	1935	Template:Flagcountry	2,981
	1922	Template:Flagcountry	4,441
	1918	Soviet Union	3,124

Escorts

Escorts

Name	Flag	Type	Notes
	Template:Country data UKGBI		Escort 25–27 November
	Template:Country data UKGBI	O-class destroyer	Escort 25–27 November
	Template:Country data UKGBI	O-class destroyer	Escort 25–27 November
	Template:Country data UKGBI		Escort 27–28 November
	Template:Country data UKGBI		Escort 27–28 November
	Template:Country data UKGBI		Escort 27–28 November
	Template:Country data UKGBI		Escort 17–27 November
	Template:Country data UKGBI	ASW Trawler	Escort 17–27 November

References

• Richard Woodman, Arctic Convoys 1941–1945, 1994, Template:ISBN
• Convoy web