5 May 1942
Russia
Russia
- Soviet patrol ship Rubin, Soviet patrol ship Brilliant, British minesweeper Harrier, British minesweeper Niger, and British minesweeper Gossamer set sail from Polyarny, Russia; they made rendezvous with Allied convoy PQ-15 in the Kola Inlet at 2300 hours. ww2dbase [Arctic Convoys | Polyarny, Murmansk | CPC]
20 Jul 1946
Russia
Russia
- Pechora arrived at the Soviet Navy base near Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. ww2dbase [Otto Wünsche | Polyarny, Murmansk | CPC]
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