Convoy QP 3

Convoy QP 3 was an Arctic convoy that sailed from Arkhangelsk in the USSR on 17 November 1941 to Iceland and terminated at Kirkwall in Orkney on 12 December 1941.

Voyage

Convoy QP 3 sailed from Arkhangelsk in the Soviet Union on 27 November 1941. Arcos and Kuzbass suffered defects and turned back to Arkhangelsk. The remaining ships dispersed on 3 December. The Soviet ships Andre Marti and Revolutsioner made for to Kirkwall in Scotland. The six British ships docked at Seyðisfjörður in Iceland on 7 December. Once loaded with timber, the ships were escorted to Kirkwall from 9 to 12 December by the s and. There was no German interference in the voyage.