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{{redirect|PQ 6|the video game|Police Quest: SWAT 2}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}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. {{toclimit|2}}ShipsThe convoy consisted of eight transport ships (1 Soviet, 4 British, 1 Norwegian and 2 Panamanian). The escort included the cruiser {{HMS|Edinburgh|16|6}}, destroyers {{HMS|Echo|H23|2}} and {{HMS|Escapade|H17|2}}, two minesweepers and two armed trawlers. All ships arrived safely. ShipsThe following information is from the Arnold Hague Convoy Database.[1] Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
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HMT Cape Argona | {{navy|UKGBI}} | | Escort 8 Dec - 12 Dec Anti-submarine trawler | Dekabrist (1903) | {{flagcountry|Soviet Union}} | 7,363 | | {{HMS|Echo|H23|6}} | {{navy|UKGBI}} | | Escort 11 Dec - 20 Dec | {{HMS|Edinburgh|16|6}} | {{navy|UKGBI}} | | Escort 11 Dec - 20 Dec | El Oceano (1925) | {{flagcountry|Panama}} | 6,767 | | Elona (1936) | {{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}} | 6,192 | Commodore’s Ship | Empire Mavis (1919) | {{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}} | 5,704 | Vice-Commodore’s Ship | {{HMS|Escapade|H17|6}} | {{navy|UKGBI}} | | Escort 11 Dec - 20 Dec | Explorer (1935) | {{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}} | 6,235 | | {{HMS|Hazard|J02|6}} | {{navy|UKGBI}} | | Escort 19 Dec - 20 Dec | HMT Hugh Walpole | {{navy|UKGBI}} | | Escort 8 Dec - 12 Dec Anti-submarine trawler | {{HMS|Leda|J93|6}} | {{navy|UKGBI}} | | Escort 19 Dec - 20 Dec | Mirlo (1922) | {{flagcountry|Norway}} | 7,455 | | Mount Evans (1919) | {{flagcountry|Panama}} | 5,598 | | HMT Stella Capella | {{navy|UKGBI}} | | Escort 8 Dec - 12 Dec anti-submarine trawler | Zamalek (1921) | {{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}} | 1,567 | May not have sailed, returned to Reykjavik if she did | |
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/pq/index.html|title=Convoy PQ.6|publisher=Arnold Hague Convoy Database|accessdate=15 October 2013}}
- Richard Woodman, Arctic Convoys 1941-1945, 1994, {{ISBN|0-7195-5752-6}}
- Convoy web
{{Arctic convoys}}{{coord|69.0900|N|33.3900|E|source:wikidata|display=title}} 1 : Arctic convoys of World War II |