Reykjavik in WW2 History | World War II Database

8 Jul 1941

Iceland

USS New York, Arkansas, Brooklyn, and Nashville escorted the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade to their landings at Reykjavik, Iceland. ww2dbase [Nashville | Louisville | Invasion and Occupation of Iceland | Reykjavik | DS]

12 Jul 1941

Photo(s) dated 12 Jul 1941

View from the battleship USS New York with USS Arkansas and cruisers USS Brooklyn and Nashville behind as they leave Reykjavik, Iceland after escorting the US Marine landing force there, 12 Jul 1941.

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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