Post by Administrator on Aug 23, 2013 12:22:03 GMT
Welsh trawlers at war:
When you think about the merchant navy during the Second World War, you tend to think of the lumbering merchantmen, ploughing steadily onwards in convoys across the Atlantic, and the deadly U-boats that waited for them in ambush. That's as it should be.
The men from those deep sea vessels deserve to be remembered. So many of them died in unprotected, defenceless oil tankers or tramp steamers that it is hard to quantify their bravery.
But one section of the merchant marine rarely gets a mention – the men of the trawler fleets who continued to operate throughout the war, keeping a hard-pressed Britain well stocked with fish.
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When you think about the merchant navy during the Second World War, you tend to think of the lumbering merchantmen, ploughing steadily onwards in convoys across the Atlantic, and the deadly U-boats that waited for them in ambush. That's as it should be.
The men from those deep sea vessels deserve to be remembered. So many of them died in unprotected, defenceless oil tankers or tramp steamers that it is hard to quantify their bravery.
But one section of the merchant marine rarely gets a mention – the men of the trawler fleets who continued to operate throughout the war, keeping a hard-pressed Britain well stocked with fish.
LINK