Halcyon Class Ships
Convoys to Russia

CHART SHOWING THE ARCTIC CONVOYS IN WHICH HALCYON MINESWEEPERS PARTICIPATED

'O' indicates Ocean crossings where they stayed with the convoy for most of the journey
'L' indicates Local escort where they escorted the convoy out for the first few days or back for the last few days of its journey.
Light Blue shading indicates time in or en route to or from Russian Waters.

For more details of the ships that sailed in these convoys visit www.convoyweb.org.uk

There is also a fascinating diary account by Jack Bowman of PQ17 and QP14 at www.pq17.eclipse.co.uk

Date	Convoy Number	Bramble	Britomart	Gossamer	Halcyon	Harrier	Hazard	Hebe	Hussar	Leda	Salamander	Seagull	Sharpshooter	Speedy
Aug 1941	Dervish				O	O					O
Sep 1941	PQ1		O	O	-	L			O	O	-
Sep 1941	QP1		-	-	L	L			-	-	L
Oct 1941	-		Returned to GB	-	Returned to GB	Returned to GB			-	-	Returned to GB
Oct 1941	PQ2	O		L					L	L		O		O
Nov 1941	PQ3	L		L					L	-		L		L
Nov 1941	PQ4	-		L					-	-		L		L
Nov 1941	PQ5	L					O	O				L	O
Nov 1941	QP2	L								L		L		L
Nov 1941	QP3	L		O					O			L		L
Dec 1941	PQ6						L			L Replaced Speedy				L
Dec 1941	PQ7	L	O Not met				L	L			O Not met		L Not met	-
Dec 1941	QP4	L						L		O		O		O
Jan 1942	PQ8		Fog bound			O	L

Halcyon Class Ships Convoys to Russia

Halcyon Class Ships
Convoys to Russia