Convoy QP 14

QP.14 was an Arctic convoy of the QP series which ran during World War II from Archangel to Loch Ewe

Escorts
The convoy was protected by the following,
 * 2 Battleships
 * HMS Anson and HMS Duke of York


 * 1 Aircraft Carrier
 * HMS Avenger


 * 4 Heavy Cruisers
 * HMS Cumberland, HMS London, HMS Norfolk, HMS Suffolk


 * 3 Cruisers
 * HMS Jamaica, HMS Scylla, HMS Sheffield


 * 4 Corvettes
 * HMS Dianella, HMS La Malouine, HMS Lotus, HMS Poppy


 * 33 Destroyers
 * HMS Amazon, HMS Ashanti, HMS Blankney, HMS Bramble, HMS Bramham, HMS Bulldog, HMS Cowdray, HMS Echo, HMS Eclipse, HMS Eskimo, HMS Faulknor, HMS Fury, HMS Impulsive, HMS Intrepid, HMS Keppel, HMS Mackay, HMS Marne, HMS Meteor, HMS Middleton, HMS Milne, HMS Montrose, HMS Oakley, HMS Offa, HMS Onslaught, HMS Onslow, HMS Opportune, HMS Somali, HMS Tartar, HMS Venomous, HMS Wheatland, HMS Wilton, HMS Windsor, HMS Worcester


 * 6 Minesweepers
 * HMS Britomart, HMS Halcyon, HMS Hazard, HMS Leda, HMS Salamander, HMS Seagull


 * 4 ASW Trawlers
 * HMS Ayrshire, HMS Lord Austin, HMT Lord Middleton and HMT Northern Gem


 * 2 Submarines
 * HMS P614 and HMS P615


 * 2 Anti-aircraft ships
 * HMS Alynbank, HMS Palomares, then HMS Pozarica introduced to replace Alynbank


 * 3 Convoy oilers
 * RFA Black Ranger, RFA Grey Ranger and RFA Oligarch


 * 2 Convoy Rescue Ships
 * Rathlin and Zamalek

U-boats
The convoy was attacked by 7 u-boats, namely;
 * GS U-251 - Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Timm
 * GS U-255 – Kapitänleutnant Reinhart Reche
 * GS U-403 - Kapitänleutnant Heinz-Ehlert Clausen
 * GS U-408 - Kapitänleutnant Reinhard von Hymmen
 * GS U-435 - Kapitänleutnant Siegfried Strelow
 * GS U-592 - Kapitänleutnant Carl Borm
 * GS U-703 - Kapitänleutnant Heinz Bielfeld