Convoy route JW
| Code | JW |
| Route | Loch Ewe, UK - Kola Fjord, Russia |
| Area | Arctic Ocean |
| Notes | From December 1942 the JW system replaced the former PQ. Generally, a part of the convoys headed directly to Arkhangelsk. Convoys with Lend-Lease cargo for the Soviet Union, replaced the PQ convoys There were all in all 21 JW convoys with 552 ships (excluding the escorts). 5 ships were sunk by U-boats. |
| Convoys | Date | Losses | |
1944 | |||
| JW-56A | Jan 1944 | 5 ships sunk for a total of 21,638 tons. | |
| JW-56B | Jan 1944 | 1 ship sunk for a total of 1,810 tons. | |
| JW-57 | Feb 1944 | 1 ship sunk for a total of 1,920 tons. | |
| JW-59 | Aug 1944 | 1 ship sunk for a total of 1,350 tons. | |
1945 | |||
| JW-64 | Feb 1945 | 1 ship sunk for a total of 1,060 tons. | |
| JW-65 | Mar 1945 | 3 ships sunk for a total of 15,736 tons. | |
6 JW convoys successfully attacked in the war.
12 ships were sunk for a total of 43,514 GRT.
Locations of ships hit from convoy route JW.
sunk ship.
damaged ship.
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