Convoy QP.1

Depart Archangel on 28 September 1941.
Arrive Scapa Flow on 10 October 1941.
Hague's records contain 14 merchants and 11 escorts (14 ships TDS)

Vessel
Pdt.
Tons
Built
Cargo
Notes
ACTIVE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 05/10
ALCHIBA (Du)
21
4,427
1920
TIMBER
 
ALMA ATA (Russ)
32
3,611
1920
TIMBER
 
ANTHONY 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 04/10 - 09/10
BLACK RANGER (Br)
22
3,417
1941
 
 
BUDENNI (Russ)
43
2,482
1923
TIMBER
 
ELECTRA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 09/10
ESNEH (Br)
12
1,931
1919
TIMBER
 
HALCYON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 30/09
HAMLET 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 09/10
HARRIER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 30/09
LANCASTRIAN PRINCE (Br)
11
1,914
1940
TIMBER
 
LLANSTEPHAN CASTLE (Br)
31
11,34
1914
 
 
LONDON 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 02/10
MACBETH 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 09/10
MOSSOVET (Russ)
24
2,981
1935
TIMBER
 
NEW WESTMINSTER CITY (Br)
42
4,747
1929
TIMBER
 
OPHELIA 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 05/10
RODINA (Russ)
13
4,441
1922
TIMBER
 
SALAMANDER 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 28/09 - 30/09
SEVZAPLES (Russ)
33
3,974
1932
TIMBER
 
SHROPSHIRE 
 
 
 
 
ESCORT 02/10 - 10/10
STARY BOLSHEVIK (Russ)
23
3,974
1933
 
 
SUKHONA (Russ)
25
3,124
1918
TIMBER
STRAGGLED
TREHATA (Br)
41
4,817
1928
TIMBER
 

Additional notes by Arnold Hague and co-workers for convoy QP.1:

    ANTHONY joined from PQ 1 with BLACK RANGER
    ACTIVE towed in OPHELIA, with defects, arriving Akureyri 10.10.41
    COMMODORE: Capt J C K DOWDING CBE DSO RD RNR IN LLANSTEPHAN CASTLE
    VICE COMMODORE: IN TREHATA
Data supplied by Don Kindell, extracted from the late Arnold Hague's papers with the kind permission of Mrs. Gill Hague.