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Convoy QP 13 was an Arctic convoy of the PQ–QP series that ran during the Second World War. It was the thirteenth of the numbered series of return convoys
Convoy_QP_13
Arctic convoy of World War II
Convoy QP 10 (10–21 April 1942) was an Arctic convoy of the Second World War, consisting of empty merchant ships returning from Murmansk in the Soviet
Convoy_QP_10
Artic convoy of the Second World War
Convoy QP 8 (1–11 March 1942) departed Murmansk with eight merchant ships. The perpetual darkness of the Arctic winter had begun to wane but for two or
Convoy_QP_8
WWII Allied naval convoy
Convoy QP 14 (13–26 September 1942) was an Arctic convoy of the QP series which ran during the Second World War. The convoy was a return journey of Allied
Convoy_QP_14
Artic convoy of the Second World War
Convoy QP 12 (21–29 May 1942) departed from Murmansk with 17 merchant ships on the same day that the reciprocal Convoy PQ 16 departed from Hvalfjörður
Convoy_QP_12
Artic convoy of the Second World War
Convoy QP 9 (21 March – 3 April 1942) departed Murmansk with 18 merchant ships. The distant escort by the cruiser HMS Kenya was intended to cover the
Convoy_QP_9
November 1941 Arctic convoy
Convoy QP 2 (3–17 November 1941) was the second return Arctic Convoy of the Second World War by which the Allies brought back the ships that had carried
Convoy_QP_2
Allied World War II convoy in the Arctic Ocean
convoy sighted the reciprocal Convoy QP 13. Convoy PQ 17 was attacked by nine torpedo aircraft later that day and one aircraft was shot down. At 13:00
Convoy_PQ_17
Artic convoy of the Second World War
Convoy QP 6 (24 January – 2 February 1942) departed Murmansk with six merchant ships. A German Junkers 88 bomber on reconnaissance was spotted from the
Convoy_QP_6
Convoy QP 1 (28 September – 19 October 1941) was the first Arctic Convoy of the Second World War by which the Allies brought back the ships of Operation
Convoy_QP_1
Artic convoy of the Second World War
Convoy QP 5 (13–24 January 1942) was an Arctic convoy that sailed from Murmansk in the Arctic north of the USSR. The convoy detoured north, away from
Convoy_QP_5
Artic convoy of the Second World War
Convoy QP 4 (29 December 1941 – 9 January 1942) was an Arctic convoy that sailed from Arkhangelsk in the Arctic north of the USSR. The convoy detoured
Convoy_QP_4
Arctic convoy of World War II
Convoy QP 15 (17–30 November 1942) was one of the Arctic convoys of World War II the last of the PQ–QP series between northern Russia and Britain. QP
Convoy_QP_15
Convoy QP 11 (28 April – 7 May 1942) was an Arctic convoy of the Second World War, of merchant ships returning from the Soviet Union to Iceland. The convoy
Convoy_QP_11
Artic convoy of the Second World War
Convoy QP 7 (12–22 February 1942) departed Murmansk with eight merchant ships. The convoy reached Seyðisfjörður in Iceland safely, having suffered no
Convoy_QP_7
Attempt by German Navy to intercept convoy from UK to Soviet Union
war if they were to have a future. When the next convoy operation, the combined Convoy PQ 17–Convoy QP 13 operation was found, Marine Group Command Nord
Operation_Rösselsprung_(1942)
Allied oceangoing convoys
were 78 convoys, Convoy PQ 1 to Convoy PQ 18 (outbound), Convoy QP 1 to Convoy QP 15 (inbound), Convoy JW 51 – Convoy JW 67 (outbound) and Convoy RA 51
Arctic convoys of World War II
Arctic_convoys_of_World_War_II
Convoy QP 3 (17 November – 12 December 1941) was an Arctic convoy that sailed from Arkhangelsk in the Arctic north of the USSR to Iceland and terminated
Convoy_QP_3
British minefield in WW2
North Western Cape and led six merchant ships of Murmansk to Reykjavík convoy QP 13 into minefield SN72 laid one month earlier at the entrance to the Denmark
Northern_Barrage
Soviet motor vessel
of Convoy QP 1 in September 1941. In January 1942 she brought military cargo to Murmansk as part of Convoy PQ 8. The next trip was with Convoy QP 7 to
MV_Stary_Bolshevik
Minesweeper
On 5 July 1942, the vessel sailed into a minefield while escorting Convoy QP 13 and struck one of the mines, later sinking with only eight survivors
HMS_Niger_(J73)
Katrin Fritzen Cargo Ship 1911–1942". Wrecksite. Retrieved 5 July 2014. "Convoy PQ.17". Convoyweb. Retrieved 28 December 2011. Mitchell, WH; Sawyer, LA
List of shipwrecks in July 1942
List_of_shipwrecks_in_July_1942
Convoy PQ 17 was the penultimate convoy of the PQ series of Arctic convoys, bound from British and American ports through the Arctic Ocean via Reykjavík
Convoy_PQ_17_order_of_battle
Minesweeper of the Royal Navy
Bramble served on the following convoys between the UK and Russia, prefixed PQ, with returning convoys prefixed QP: "Halcyon Minesweepers : Specifications"
HMS_Bramble_(J11)
Naval theatre of operations
sunk and 6458-ton Troubador damaged before the convoy reached Murmansk. 13 September 1942: Convoy QP 14 sailed from Arkhangelsk. On 20 September U-435
Arctic naval operations of World War II
Arctic_naval_operations_of_World_War_II
1933 class of British minesweepers
Iceland, part of Convoy QP 13 wandered into a British minefield. Niger (Cdr. A. J. Cubison, DSC and Bar), which was escorting the convoy, was lost. On 29
Halcyon-class_minesweeper
an operations officer in the Admiralty; the reciprocal return convoys were coded QP. The Western Allies used the Arctic route to supply the Soviet Union
Convoy_PQ_1
British Arctic convoy in March 1942
Convoy PQ 13 (20 March – 2 April 1942) was a British Arctic convoy that delivered war supplies from the Western Allies to the USSR during the Second World
Convoy_PQ_13
Destroyer of the Soviet Navy
engaged a German ship just once, while defending Convoy QP 13 in early 1942. While escorting Convoy QP 15 in November, she sank during a severe storm after
Soviet destroyer Sokrushitelny (1937)
Soviet_destroyer_Sokrushitelny_(1937)
WWII Arctic Convoy
air effort against convoys PQ 13, 14, 15 and convoys QP 9, 10 and 11 had little effect, twelve sinkings out of 16 lost in PQ convoys and two out of five
Convoy_PQ_14
Destroyer
to the westbound Convoy QP 14 to escort it through the area of most danger, with Onslow leaving QP 14 on 25 September. In total, 13 ships out of 40 from
HMS_Onslow_(G17)
Murmansk. German knowledge of these and the reciprocal westbound convoys (Convoy QP 1 to Convoy QP 4) was too vague to plan attacks by the limited forces available
Convoy_PQ_2
Arctic convoy
World War. The convoy was the largest yet and was provided with a considerable number of escorts and submarines. Convoy QP 12, a return convoy, sailed on
Convoy_PQ_16
World War II Liberty ship of the United States
was the 2nd assistant engineer on the freighter SS Massmar, after the convoy (QP 13) she was travelling in strayed into an Allied minefield (SN72) 5 July
SS_James_Bennett_Moore
This is a list of Allied convoys during World War II by region. Hague 2000a, pp. 120–122. "Norwegian Campaign, World War 2 at Sea, April 1940". Archived
List of Allied convoys during World War II by region
List_of_Allied_convoys_during_World_War_II_by_region
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom
on 30 October. Empire Baffin joined from Scapa Flow on 17 October. QP 3 Convoy QP 3 sailed from Arkhangelsk on 27 November 1941 and dispersed on 3 December
SS_Empire_Baffin
Part of World War II
1942 Convoy PQ 17 is scattered in the Barents Sea leading to the loss of 22 Allied merchant ships. July 5, 1942 Six ships are sunk when convoy QP 13 strays
Timeline of the Battle of the Atlantic
Timeline_of_the_Battle_of_the_Atlantic
1942 Avenger-class escort carrier of the Royal Navy
convoy had been sunk. Avenger and the escorts joined the homeward bound Convoy QP 14 at 05:00 17 September and sent up a Swordfish on anti-submarine patrol
HMS_Avenger_(D14)
Allied WWII freighter convoy to the Soviet Union
practice of meeting homeward-bound QP convoys near Bear Island was dispensed with and QP 14 was to wait until Convoy PQ 18 was near its destination, despite
Convoy_PQ_18
G-class destroyer
complete and Garland sailed on 4 July for Troon, as part of the escort for Convoy QP 13, for permanent repairs that were not completed until 21 September. The
HMS_Garland_(H37)
Sailings by unescorted merchant ships during WWII
(Musson). Convoy QP 15 (convoy commodore, Captain W. C. Meek) was a return convoy of thirty empty merchant ships from the USSR and was the last of the QP series
Operation_FB
A-class destroyer
British waters as part of the westbound convoy QP 13, which left Arkhangelsk on 26 June. Achates remained with the convoy until 7 July 1942. In September 1942
HMS_Achates_(H12)
South African cricketer (1910–1942)
to the minesweeper HMS Niger. On 6 July 1942, while serving in Arctic convoy QP 13, the Niger collided with a British-laid mine and sank, killing Price
David Price (South African cricketer)
David_Price_(South_African_cricketer)
Arctic convoy sent to aid the Soviet Union during World War II
the cessation of convoys after the disaster of Convoy PQ 17. Harmatris sailed for Arkhangelsk on 21 July. Not until Convoy QP 14 (13–26 September 1942)
Convoy_PQ_8
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
of the escort for Arctic convoy WS 16. Later she provided Distant Cover for Russian Convoy PQ 17 and the return Convoy QP 13 from Murmansk to Iceland
HMS_Blankney
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
formed part of the distant escort for the disastrous arctic convoy PQ 17 and the return convoy QP 13. The squadron re-embarked its six Hawker Sea Hurricanes
885_Naval_Air_Squadron
German naval raid of World War II
movements. Two Arctic convoys sailed simultaneously on 1 March 1942. Convoy PQ 12 left Iceland bound for the Soviet Union, and Convoy QP 8 departed Murmansk
Operation_Sportpalast
British merchant ship lost on the Kola Run (1942)
throughout the winter. After the thaw Chulmleigh sailed for home with Convoy QP 13 in June 1942 carrying wood, goose feathers, pitch and arsenic. In September
SS_Chulmleigh
Destroyer of the Soviet Navy
escorted Convoy QP 12 on 21–23 May and then helped to escort Convoy PQ 16 on 28–30 May. A month later, Grozny was one of the escorts for Convoy QP 13. The
Soviet_destroyer_Grozny
attack. Instead of meeting homeward-bound QP convoys near Bear Island, QP 14 was to remain in port until Convoy PQ 18 was near its destination, despite
Operation_Orator
increased, later convoys had to go to Murmansk. The Luftwaffe and the Kriegsmarine had almost no knowledge of the early PQ and the return QP convoys. Between
Convoy_PQ_5
Attacks on warships protecting cargo ships
Convoy Battles of World War II occurred when convoys of warships protected cargo ships assembled for mutual defence and were attacked by submarines, surface
Convoy battles of World War II
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Group of vehicles traveling together
Sea, March 1943 The convoy prefix indicates the route of the convoy. For example, 'PQ' would be Iceland to Northern Russia and 'QP' the return route. The
Convoy
Flower-class corvette
probably only lightly damaged, and escaped back to port. She was part of Convoy QP 13, and rescued 179 survivors on 5 July 1942 when several ships ran into
French_corvette_Roselys
Captain John Dowding, commanded the ill-fated PQ 17 and the returning QP 14. In both convoys his flagship was sunk and he had to be rescued from the icy waters
Convoy_commodore
ill-fated Arctic Convoy Convoy PQ 17, but left the convoy to join Convoy QP 13, which was returning from the Soviet Union at the same time as Convoy PQ 17 was
HMS_Douglas
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
remained until she and the same ships that had protected PQ 16 escorted Convoy QP 13 from the Kola Inlet to the United Kingdom in a voyage which began on
HMS_Volunteer_(D71)
commodore to the Dervish convoy, the first supply convoy to the Soviets, returning with the Dervish ships in October in convoy QP 1. Both these voyages were
John Dowding (Royal Navy officer)
John_Dowding_(Royal_Navy_officer)
American steam cargo ship, active 1916-1942
from Murmansk for New York aboard another Calmar vessel, SS Massmar, in Convoy QP 13. On 5 July 1942, while travelling in stormy weather with poor visibility
SS_Eurana
Minesweeper of the Royal Navy
local escort for Arctic convoys as they arrived and left Russian ports. Convoys escorted included PQ 8, PQ 9/10, QP 7 and QP 9. On the night of 17/18
HMS_Sharpshooter_(J68)
World War II naval battle
warships of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) and British ships escorting Convoy JW 51B to Kola Inlet in the USSR. The action took place in the Barents Sea
Battle_of_the_Barents_Sea
1941 Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy
and Wichita) covered convoys PQ 16, QP 12, PQ 17, and QP 13, after which Victorious returned to Scapa Flow. The Arctic convoys had been suspended temporarily
HMS_Victorious_(R38)
Arctic convoy during the Second World War
Convoy JW 51B was an Arctic convoy sent from United Kingdom by the Western Allies to aid the Soviet Union during the Second World War. It sailed in late
Convoy_JW_51B
World War II naval convoy
on the centre of the convoy extravagantly risky. Coastal Command operations in support of Convoy PQ 18 and the returning Convoy QP 14, involved 111 aircraft
Convoy_PQ_18_order_of_battle
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
original convoy of 40 ships. On 16 September, Martin with Scylla and the rest of the destroyers transferred to the westbound convoy, QP 14. This convoy escaped
HMS_Martin_(G44)
Cruiser of the Royal Navy
Island from where she could support either PQ 14 or the returning Convoy QP 10. On 13 May Norfolk sailed again towards Bear Island as part of a cruiser
HMS_Norfolk_(78)
World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom
Empire Cowper was bombed and sunk on 11 April 1942 whilst a member of Convoy QP 10. Empire Cowper was built in 1941 by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland
SS_Empire_Cowper
the ships of Convoy QP 4 passed in the opposite direction behind the icebreakers Stalin and Lenin; another icebreaker led the rest of Convoy PQ 6 into harbour
Convoy_PQ_6
1941 Ranger-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
German submarine U-435 on 22 September 1942 while travelling as part of Convoy QP 14. "RFA Gray Ranger". Historical RFA. Retrieved 2 September 2025. 70°N
RFA_Gray_Ranger
were hampered by enemy bombings, which killed one crewman. Convoy QP 14 departed Murmansk on 13 September 1942 and arrived at Loch Ewe on 26 September, having
SS_Tobruk
1943 German WWII naval sortie
a trap. On 25 December Scharnhorst sailed to intercept the British convoy, Convoy JW 55B, believing it to be sparsely protected. In the ensuing Battle
Operation_Ostfront
Minesweeper of the Royal Navy
the inward bound convoys PQ 9 and PQ 10 until their arrival in Murmansk on 10 February. On 13 February they joined the return convoy QP 7 through the Barents
HMS_Britomart_(J22)
This is a list of convoy codes used by the Allies during World War II There were over 300 convoy routes organized, in all areas of the world; each was
List of Allied convoy codes during World War II
List_of_Allied_convoy_codes_during_World_War_II
close convoy escorts and to sail outbound and homeward convoys at the same time, for both to benefit from the distant escort. Convoy PQ 12 and Convoy QP 8
Convoy_PQ_11
Allied convoy of World War II
Convoy RA 55A was an Arctic convoy during World War II. It was one of a series of convoys run to return Allied ships from Soviet northern ports to ports
Convoy_RA_55A
Arctic convoy sent to aid the Soviet Union during World War II
Unternehmen Sportpalast (Operation Sport Palace) to destroy Convoy PQ 12 and its reciprocal, Convoy QP 8, which had also sailed Shortly after sailing Tirpitz
Convoy_PQ_12
Type 1934A-class destroyer
intercept Convoy QP 8 returning from Russia. Another unsuccessful intercept was made in early April before the Germans were successful with Convoy QP 11 at
German destroyer Z7 Hermann Schoemann
German_destroyer_Z7_Hermann_Schoemann
Liberty ship of WWII
on the night of 5 July 1942. Having left Murmansk, on 27 June 1942, Convoy QP-13 encountered fog on 5 July 1942, north west of Iceland. Due to the overcast
SS_John_Randolph
German World War II destroyer
two British minesweepers, Hazard and Speedy, sailing to rendezvous with Convoy QP 6. The Germans intercepted them, but the heavy fog and icing precluded
German_destroyer_Z25
Edinburgh-class cruiser
two convoys to the Soviet Union (Convoy QP 4 and Convoy PQ 13), returning to Scapa Flow on 28 March. On 6 April, she left Scapa Flow to escort convoy PQ
HMS_Edinburgh_(16)
Convoy JW 56A was an Arctic convoy sent from Great Britain by the Western Allies to aid the Soviet Union during World War II. It sailed in January 1944
Convoy_JW_56A
County-class heavy cruiser built in the late 1920s
Russia. She briefly escorted Convoy QP 8 on the return leg from Russia in March 1942 and provided distant cover for Convoy QP 10 the following month. Kent
HMS_Kent_(54)
Convoy PQ 4 (17−28 November 1941) was the fifth of the Arctic Convoys of World War II by which the Western Allies supplied weapons, equipment and raw
Convoy_PQ_4
Convoy PQ 3 (9−22 November 1941) was the fourth of the Arctic Convoys of the Second World War by which the Western Allies supplied the Soviet Union in
Convoy_PQ_3
Retrieved 12 August 2011. "Convoy QP.2". Convoyweb. Retrieved 12 August 2011. "CONVOY PQ 13". Warsailors. Retrieved 12 August 2011. "CONVOY UR 23". Warsailors
HMT_Celia
World War II convoy
Convoy JW 55B was an Arctic convoy sent from Great Britain by the Western Allies to aid the Soviet Union during World War II. It sailed in late December
Convoy_JW_55B
Arctic convoy run. From late March to late May the air effort against Convoy PQ 13, Convoy PQ 14, PQ 15 and Convoy QP 9, Convoy QP 10 and Convoy QP 11 had
Convoy_PQ_15
and made the return voyages as part of Convoys QP 2 and QP 10. Her last voyage was with the ill-fated Convoy PQ 17 in June 1942. Commanded by her master
SS_River_Afton
German World War II destroyer
two British minesweepers, Hazard and Speedy, sailing to rendezvous with Convoy QP 6. The Germans intercepted them, but the heavy fog and icing precluded
German_destroyer_Z24
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
escort for the return convoy QP-12, with Ulster Queen, the destroyers Venomous, Boadicea, Escapade, Inglefield and St Albans. The convoy also included the
HMS_Badsworth
1942 German plan
of Convoy PQ 18 and its reciprocal Convoy QP 15 until later in the year. The German forces spent over two months at readiness before the convoys sailed
Operation_Doppelschlag
Arctic convoy sent to aid the Soviet Union during World War II
JW 51A was the first of the JW–RA convoy series, replacing the previous PQ−QP series which had been suspended during the summer and autumn of 1942. The
Convoy_JW_51A
Benham-class destroyer
underway to return to Iceland and repeat its previous mission for convoys PQ 17 and QP-13. The latter had lost four merchantmen on its northward run and
USS_Rowan_(DD-405)
Destroyer of the Soviet Navy
Barents Sea. Later in March, she took part in escorting convoys QP 8 and PQ 12. While escorting Convoy QP 9 on 22 March 1942, a severe storm damaged the upper
Soviet destroyer Gremyashchy (1937)
Soviet_destroyer_Gremyashchy_(1937)
Royal Navy admiral (1914-2007)
Polyarnoe, in June 1942 Trident was tasked with providing cover to convoys QP 13 and PQ 17 in the Barents Sea and Norwegian Sea, before returning to
Arthur_Hezlet
Military operation in World War II
from Japanese naval intelligence alerted the Germans to the sailing of a convoy, EON-18. The German cruiser Admiral Scheer supported by five U-boats and
Operation_Wunderland
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
convoy PQ 17 in June 1942, from which twenty-four ships were lost. Only two months later she took up the role of close escort in the Pedestal convoy to
HMS_Ledbury_(L90)
Convoy PQ 7 (26 December 1941 – 11 January 1942) was the eighth of the Arctic convoys of the Second World War by which the Western Allies supplied equipment
Convoy_PQ_7
British B-class destroyer
returning Convoy QP 11 with the same ships. Two days later the light cruiser Edinburgh joined the convoy. Whilst taking position ahead of the convoy later
HMS_Bulldog_(H91)
Destroyer
was part of the close cover for Convoy PQ 14 to Murmansk. On 28 April, Forester joined the escort of returning Convoy QP 11, and two days later, when the
HMS_Forester_(H74)
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