Convoy JW 51B

Convoy JW 51B
Part of the Second World War

The Norwegian and the Barents seas, site of the Arctic convoys
Date30 December 1942 – 3 January 1943
Location
Arctic Ocean
Result British victory
Belligerents
  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Strength
  • 2 light cruisers (after 3 hours)
  • 6 destroyers
  • 2 corvettes
  • 1 minesweeper
  • 2 trawlers
  • 2 heavy cruisers
  • 6 destroyers
Casualties and losses
  • 250 killed
  • 1 destroyer sunk
  • 1 destroyer damaged
  • 1 minesweeper sunk
  • 330 killed
  • 1 cruiser damaged
  • 1 destroyer sunk

Convoy JW 51B was an Arctic convoy sent from United Kingdom by the Western Allies to aid the Soviet Union during the Second World War. It sailed in late December 1942, reaching the Soviet northern ports in early January 1943.

Convoy JW 51B came under attack by German surface units, engaged in Operation Regenbogen, on 31 December. In the engagement, a British minesweeper and a British destroyer were sunk and a German destroyer were sunk; no ships were lost from the convoy in what became known as the Battle of the Barents Sea.

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