Convoy route QP
| Code | QP |
| Route | Russia - Iceland |
| Area | Arctic Ocean |
| Notes | 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 |
| QP-10 | Apr 1942 | 3 ships sunk for a total of 17.317 tons |
| QP-11 | Apr 1942 | |
| QP-14 | Sep 1942 | 6 ships sunk for a total of 23.474 tons |
| QP-15 | Nov 1942 | 2 ships sunk for a total of 9.825 tons |
4 QP convoys successfully attacked in the war.
Resource id #34
ms = 71.23N11.03W,71.46N34.30E,73.09N32.45E,73.22N28.48E,73.28N28.30E,73.33N27.19E,74.40N02.00W,75.30N08.00E,75.50N15.45E,75.52N00.20W,76.30N05.00E
Map showing ships hit from convoys on route QP. 11 ships with known position.
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