QP-14
Russia - Iceland (Arctic Ocean)20 Sep 1942 - 22 Sep 1942
| The Convoy | 15 ships |
| First sighting | On 20 Sep 1942 |
| Escorts | 2 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 1942 | U-255 | Reinhart Reche |  | Silver Sword | 4,937 |  | am | |
| 20 Sep 1942 | U-435 | Siegfried Strelow | HMS Leda (J 93) | 835 |  | br | ||
| 20 Sep 1942 | U-703 | Heinz Bielfeld | | HMS Somali (G 33) | 1,870 | | br | |
| 22 Sep 1942 | U-435 | Siegfried Strelow | Bellingham | 5,345 | | am | ||
| 22 Sep 1942 | U-435 | Siegfried Strelow | Grey Ranger | 3,313 | | br | ||
| 22 Sep 1942 | U-435 | Siegfried Strelow | Ocean Voice | 7,174 | | br | ||
| 23,474 | ||||||||
6 ships sunk (23,474 tons). Legend | ||||||||
| 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. |
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