Convoy PQ 6

Convoy PQ-6 was the seventh of the Arctic convoys of World War II by which the Western Allies supplied material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight with Nazi Germany. The convoy sailed from Hvalfjörður, Iceland, on 8 December 1941 and arrived at Murmansk on 20 December 1941.

Ships
The convoy consisted of eight transport ships (1 Russian, 5 British and 2 Panamanian). The escort included the cruiser HMS Edinburgh (16), destroyers HMS Echo (H23) and HMS Escapade (H17), two minesweepers and two armed trawlers. All ships arrived safely.