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. | Map | ||
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20 Sep 1942 | U-435 | Siegfried Strelow | HMS Leda (J 93) | 835 | br | A | ||
20 Sep 1942 | U-255 | Reinhart Reche | Silver Sword | 4,937 | am | B | ||
20 Sep 1942 | U-703 | Heinz Bielfeld | HMS Somali (G 33) | 1,870 | br | C | ||
22 Sep 1942 | U-435 | Siegfried Strelow | Bellingham | 5,345 | am | D | ||
22 Sep 1942 | U-435 | Siegfried Strelow | Grey Ranger | 3,313 | br | E | ||
22 Sep 1942 | U-435 | Siegfried Strelow | Ocean Voice | 7,174 | br | F | ||
23,474 | ||||||||
6 ships sunk (23,474 tons). Legend |
4 convoys on route QP were hit by U-boats in the war. Read more about them.
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