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An echo from a Russian Convoy

PICTURES & POSTERS

OF THE MN AT WAR

They have been 'lurking' on my computer for yonks I keep meaning to do a story about each but- never get the time.

The start of it all - The SS Athenia sinking.

                                         

above Left an Atlantic convoy - Right the first Russin convoy sets sail

Above the famous PQ17 convoy sails from Iceland for Russia.

above PQ 17 'SS Hoosier' torpedoed

Above HMS London on the Russian run april 1942.

Convoy assembled in Bedford Basin Nova Scotia 

Canadia ship A D Huff sunk by german Battleship 'Geniessenau' shown below.

 

 Left USS Santee aircraft carrier with convoy.

                                      Right a Sunderland with a convoy

'City of Benares' sunk with a heavy loss of live while carrying children evacuated from the Blitz to Canada.

A 'Hunters moon'

A big convoy - a calm day

Escort carrier the 'Empire Maccall' a converted merchant man.

The 'Fort Dunvegan" built 1944 at the Spithead fleet Revue -1951?

Above a long range Liberater used for anti submarine work.

 

                                        The BIGGEST CONVOY OF ALL TIME - NORMANDY LANDINGS.

A Candain poster

A German propaganda poster from Norway

An Aussie poster.

German propaganda poster

to be continued

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