File:Escorts and merchant ships at Hvalfjord in Iceland before the sailing of Convoy PQ 17 to Russia, May 1942. PQ 17 was decimated by U-boats and the Luftwaffe. A8953.jpg
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Royal Navy official photographer, Ware C J (Lt) |
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English: Escorts and merchant ships at Hvalfjord in Iceland before the sailing of Convoy PQ 17 to Russia, May 1942. PQ 17 was decimated by U-boats and the Luftwaffe. Escorts and merchant ships at Hvalfjord before the sailing of Convoy PQ 17. Behind the destroyer ICARUS (1.03) is the Russian tanker AZERBAIJAN. The sea voyage to the north Russian ports of Murmansk and Archangel was the shortest route for sending Allied supplies to Russia. But it was also the most dangerous owing to the large concentration of German forces in northern Norway. The convoy PQ 17 was decimated by U-boats and the Luftwaffe after a communication from the Admiralty on 4 July 1942 ordered the escort to 'scatter'. |
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| Date | between 1939 and 1945 | |||
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http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//36/media-36299/large.jpg
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This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation. | |||
| Part of | Admiralty Official Collection | |||
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| Category | photographs | |||
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