Reykjavík in WW2 History | World War II Database

16 Sep 1941

Iceland

USS New Mexico arrived at Reykjavik, Iceland. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Reykjavik | CPC]

25 Sep 1941

Iceland

USS New Mexico departed at Reykjavik, Iceland. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Reykjavik | CPC]

19 Oct 1941

Photo(s) dated 19 Oct 1941

USS Kearny at Reykjavík, Iceland, 19 Oct 1941, two days after she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-568. USS Monssen is alongside. Note the torpedo hole in Kearny

31 Oct 1941

Iceland

The US Navy expedition under Lieutenant (jg) Frederick Crockett departed Reykjavik, Iceland for Greenland. ww2dbase [Bluie East Two | Reykjavik | CPC]

1 Feb 1942

Iceland

Allied convoys PQ-9 and PQ-10 departed Reykjavík, Iceland together. ww2dbase [Arctic Convoys | Reykjavík | CPC]

21 Mar 1942

Iceland

Allied convoy PQ-13, consisted of 19 merchant ships, set sail from Reykjavík, Iceland, with 1 destroyer and 5 trawlers in escort. ww2dbase [Arctic Convoys | Reykjavík | CPC]

23 Mar 1942

Photo(s) dated 23 Mar 1942

Three PBY-5A Catalinas of Patrol Squadron VP-73 approaching Reykjavík, Iceland, 23 Mar 1942. Note the red and white rudder stripes that were authorized for barely four months.

8 Apr 1942

Iceland

Allied convoy PQ-14 departed Reykjavík, Iceland; it was consisted of 24 merchant ships, escorted by 2 minesweepers and 3 anti-submarine trawlers. ww2dbase [Arctic Convoys | Reykjavík | CPC]

21 Apr 1942

Iceland

Allied convoy QP-10 arrived at Reykjavík, Iceland. ww2dbase [Arctic Convoys | Reykjavík | CPC]

26 Apr 1942

Iceland

Allied convoy PQ-15, consisted of 24 merchant ships, 1 fleet auxiliary oiler, and 2 icebreakers departed Reykjavík, Iceland for Murmansk, Russia with 4 destroyers, 1 corvette, 3 minesweepers, 4 trawlers, 1 catapult aircraft merchantman, and 1 anti-aircraft ship in escort. ww2dbase [Arctic Convoys | Reykjavík | CPC]

7 May 1942

Iceland

Allied convoy QP-11 arrived at Reykjavík, Iceland at 0700 hours. ww2dbase [Arctic Convoys | Reykjavík | CPC]

7 Jul 1942

Iceland

Allied convoy QP-13 arrived at Reykjavík, Iceland. ww2dbase [Arctic Convoys | Reykjavík | CPC]

25 Dec 1942

Iceland

100-knot winds hit Reykjavík, Iceland, moving even anchored-down United States Coast Guard cutters in the harbor. ww2dbase [Reykjavík | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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