Convoy PQ 13
| Convoy PQ 13 | |||||||
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| Part of the Arctic Convoys of the Second World War | |||||||
HMS Trinidad | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kriegsmarine |
United Kingdom Soviet Union | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| G. Ponitz | L. S. Saunders | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3 destroyers |
1 cruiser 5 destroyers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 destroyer sunk |
1 cruiser damaged 1 cargo sunk | ||||||
PQ 13 was a British Arctic convoy that delivered war supplies from the Western Allies to the USSR during World War II. The convoy was subject to attack by German air, U-boat and surface forces and suffered the loss of five ships, plus one escort vessel. Fifteen ships arrived safely.