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PQ 17 was the code name for an Allied World War II convoy in the Arctic Ocean. In July 1942, the Arctic convoys suffered a significant defeat when Convoy PQ 17 lost 24 of its 35 merchant ships during a series of heavy enemy daylight attacks which lasted a week. On 27 June, the ships sailed eastbound from Hvalfjord, Iceland for the port of Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union. The convoy was located by German forces on 1 July, after which it was shadowed continuously and attacked.

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  • PQ 17 was the code name for an Allied World War II convoy in the Arctic Ocean. In July 1942, the Arctic convoys suffered a significant defeat when Convoy PQ 17 lost 24 of its 35 merchant ships during a series of heavy enemy daylight attacks which lasted a week. On 27 June, the ships sailed eastbound from Hvalfjord, Iceland for the port of Arkhangelsk, Soviet Union. The convoy was located by German forces on 1 July, after which it was shadowed continuously and attacked.
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  • Convoy PQ 17
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  • 153 merchant mariners killed
  • 24 merchant ships sunk,
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  • United Kingdom
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  • German victory, temporary Allied suspension of Arctic convoys.
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  • ,,,
  • (Flying over 200 sorties)
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  • 1 battleship (in port),
  • 11 smaller craft,
  • 2 anti-aircraft ships,
  • 2 submarines,
  • 33 torpedo aircraft,
  • 35 merchant ships
  • 6 auxiliary ships
  • 6 bombers.
  • 6 destroyers,
  • U-boats,
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