Convoy PQ 2

Convoy PQ-2 was the third 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 Liverpool on 13 October 1941 and arrived at Archangelsk on 30 October 1941.

Ships

This Convoy consisted of 6 merchant ships and was escorted by:-

• Cruiser HMS Norfolk
• Destroyers HMS Icarus and HMS Eclipse
• Minesweepers HMS Seagull , HMS Speedy (14 - 30 Oct 1941), minesweeper HMS Bramble (17 - 30 Oct 1941).

Escorted ships convoy PQ-2 in the coastal waters of the USSR (29 - 30 Oct 1941)

• Minesweepers HMS Gossamer , HMS Leda , HMS Hussar
• Destroyers Uritski, Valerian Kuybyshev.

All ships arrived safely

Complete List of Ships^[1]

Name	Flag	Tonnage (GRT)	Notes
HMS Bramble (J11)	Royal Navy		Escort 17 Oct - 30 Oct
HMS Eclipse (H08)	Royal Navy		Escort 17 Oct - 30 Oct
Empire Baffin (1941)	United Kingdom	6,978
HMS Gossamer	Royal Navy		Escort 29 Oct - 30 Oct
Harpalion (1932)	United Kingdom	5,486
Hartlebury (1934)	United Kingdom	5,082
HMS Hussar (J82)	Royal Navy		Escort 29 Oct - 30 Oct
HMS Icarus (D03)	Royal Navy		Escort 17 Oct - 30 Oct
Kheti (1927)	United Kingdom	2,734	Did Not Proceed Beyond Scapa Flow In PQ2
HMS Leda (J93)	Royal Navy		Escort 29 Oct - 30 Oct
HMS Norfolk (78)	Royal Navy		Escort 18 Oct - 30 Oct
Orient City (1940)	United Kingdom	5,095
Queen City (1924)	United Kingdom	4,814
HMS Seagull (J85)	Royal Navy		Escort 14 Oct - 30 Oct
HMS Speedy (J17)	Royal Navy		Escort 14 Oct - 30 Oct
Temple Arch (1940)	United Kingdom	5,138
Uritski	Soviet Union
Valerian Kuybyshev	Soviet Union

References

• Richard Woodman, Arctic Convoys 1941-1945, 1994, ISBN 0-7195-5752-6
• Convoy web

Coordinates: 64°33′00″N 40°28′48″E / 64.5500°N 40.4800°E / 64.5500; 40.4800