Post by Administrator on Aug 12, 2021 16:09:15 GMT
Today sees the 80th Anniversary of the departure of the first Arctic convoy from Liverpool in 1941.
This week sees the 80th Anniversary of the first Arctic convoy. Codenamed Operation Dervish, the convoy left Liverpool on 12th August 1941 heading for Arkhangelsk in northern Russia. In the next four years, millions of tonnes of supplies and equipment travelled through the treacherous Arctic waters, battling raging seas, freezing weather and constant attacks from German aircraft, U-boats and surface ships.
This week sees the 80th Anniversary of the first Arctic convoy. Codenamed Operation Dervish, the convoy left Liverpool on 12th August 1941 heading for Arkhangelsk in northern Russia. In the next four years, millions of tonnes of supplies and equipment travelled through the treacherous Arctic waters, battling raging seas, freezing weather and constant attacks from German aircraft, U-boats and surface ships.
