Convoy route QP
| Code | QP |
| Route | Russia - Iceland |
| Area | Arctic Ocean |
| Notes | Convoys with empty ships returning from the Soviet Union, were replaced by RA convoys From September 1941 to December 1942, then continued as RA. There were in all 15 convoys with 223 ships. 4 ships headed back, 8 were sunk by U-boats, 1 ship sunk by a German destroyer, 2 ships by Luftwaffe and the QP 13 lost 5 ships for a total of 30,909 tons in an allied minefield. |
| Convoys | Date | Losses | |
1942 | |||
| QP-10 | Apr 1942 | 3 ships sunk with a total of 17,317 tons. | |
| QP-14 | Sep 1942 | 6 ships sunk with a total of 23,474 tons. | |
| QP-15 | Nov 1942 | 2 ships sunk with a total of 9,825 tons. | |
3 QP convoys successfully attacked in the war.
11 ships were sunk with a total of 50,616 GRT.
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