Convoy battles

QP-14

Russia - Iceland (Arctic Ocean)

20 Sep 1942 - 22 Sep 1942

The Convoy15 ships
First sightingOn 20 Sep 1942
Escorts2 AA ships, 11 corvettes, minesweepers and trawlers and the rescue ships Rathlin and Zamalek.

U-boats

U-251, U-255, U-403, U-408, U-435, U-592 and U-703.

The battle

The convoy sailed from Arkhangelsk on 13 Sept. The last attack was on the 22nd by the U-435 against the very heavy escort and she manages to sink 3 ships.

Ships hit from convoy QP-14


Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat.
20 Sep 1942U-255Reinhart Reche Silver Sword4,937am
20 Sep 1942U-435Siegfried Strelow HMS Leda (J 93)835br
20 Sep 1942U-703Heinz Bielfeld HMS Somali (G 33)1,870br
22 Sep 1942U-435Siegfried Strelow Bellingham5,345am
22 Sep 1942U-435Siegfried Strelow Grey Ranger3,313br
22 Sep 1942U-435Siegfried Strelow Ocean Voice7,174br
 23,474

6 ships sunk (23,474 tons).

Legend
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4 ships sunk for a total of 20,769 GRT
2 warships sunk for a total of 2,705 tons

Resource id #37

ms = 71.23N11.03W,74.40N02.00W,75.52N00.20W,76.30N05.00E

Locations of ships hit from convoy QP-14.


Some 4 convoys on route QP were hit by U-boats in the war.
Read more about them.

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