Convoy QP 14

The convoy QP 14 was an Allied Nordmeergeleitzug, which was compiled in September 1942 in the Soviet Arkhangelsk and largely went without charge over Iceland to Britain. With German U- boats he lost four merchant ships with 20 769 GRT and two security ships.

Composition and assurance

The convoy QP 14 was composed of 18 cargo ships. On 13 September 1942, she left the Soviet Arkhangelsk ( Lage64.5540.53 ) towards Iceland. Commodore of the convoy was Captain Jack CK Dowding, who had previously been Commodore of the ill-fated convoy PQ 17 and had now embarked on the Ocean voice. The Eastern Local Escort took over the Soviet destroyers Kuibyshev and Uritski, the British destroyers HMS Blankney and HMS Middleton, the minesweepers HMS Britomart, HMS Bramble, HMS Halcyon, HMS Hazard, HMS Leda, HMS Salamander and HMS Seagull, the UJ- trawlers HMS Ayrshire, HMS Lord Austin, Lord HMS Middleton and HMS Northern Gem, the Flakschiffen Alynbank HMS, HMS and HMS Palomares Pozarica and the corvettes HMS Dianella, HMS La Malouine, HMS Lotus and HMS Poppy the Nahschutz the convoy. When the QP 14 and PQ 18 passed, they exchanged the respective backups. PQ 18 rode the Eastern Local Escort further east and QP 14 with the Ocean Escort further west.

Course

From 20 September 1942, the German U- boats were U 251, U 255, U 403, U 408, U 435, U 592 and U 703, summarized in the submarine group Trägertod, the convoy. U 435 sank as the first minesweeper HMS Leda. After that torpedoed the freighter U 255 Silver Sword ( 4937 BRT), so he also fell. U 703 damaged the destroyer HMS Somali ( Lage74.66 -2) heavy. He sank ( Lage69 - 15.5) in tow of the sister ship HMS Ashanti on 24 September. On September 22, again attacked and sank the U 435 freighter Bellingham ( 5345 BRT) and Ocean Voice ( 7174 BRT ) and the tanker Grey Ranger ( 3313 BRT). A Catalina of 210 Squadron RAF severely damaged by depth charges U 255. On September 26, the QP the Scottish Loch Ewe reached 14 ( Lage57.83 - 5.61 ). He lost four merchant ships with 20 769 GRT and two security ships.

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