Convoy PQ 17
Convoy PQ 17 Part of Second World War, Arctic Campaign Escorts and merchant ships at Hvalfjord May 1942 before the sailing of Convoy PQ 17 . Date 27 June – 10 July 1942 Location Arctic Ocean Result German victory Belligerents United Kingdom United States Soviet Union Nazi Germany Commanders and leaders Adm. J. C. Tovey Rear-Adm. L.H.K. Hamilton Cpt. J. E. Broome Commodore John Dowding Großadmiral Erich Raeder Admiral Karl Dönitz Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Stumpff Strength 6 destroyers, 2 anti-aircraft ships, 2 submarines, 11 smaller craft, 35 merchant ships 6 auxiliary ships [1] 1 battleship (in port), U-boats, ( boats with kills: ) U-88 , U-251 , U-255 , U-334 , U-355 , U-376 , U-456 , U-457 , U-703 33 torpedo aircraft, 6 bombers. ( Flying over 200 sorties ) Casualties and losses 24 merchant ships sunk, 153 merchant mariners killed 5 aircraft v t e Arctic naval operations of World War II 194