Post by Admin on Mar 16, 2014 9:42:51 GMT -5
NOW ON YOUTUBE: Posting for anyone that has not seen it yet or just want to re-watch. Kieran working with Keith at Tregenna.
PQ17 An Arctic Convoy Disaster BBC 2014 Presented by Jeremy Clarkson
PQ 17 was the code name for an Allied World War II convoy in the Arctic Ocean. In July 1942, the Arctic convoys suffered a significant defeat when Convoy PQ 17 lost 24 of its 35 merchant ships during a series of heavy enemy daylight attacks which lasted a week. On 27 June, the ships sailed eastbound from Hvalfjord, Iceland for the port of Arkhangelsk, Russia.
LINK
PQ17 An Arctic Convoy Disaster BBC 2014 Presented by Jeremy Clarkson
PQ 17 was the code name for an Allied World War II convoy in the Arctic Ocean. In July 1942, the Arctic convoys suffered a significant defeat when Convoy PQ 17 lost 24 of its 35 merchant ships during a series of heavy enemy daylight attacks which lasted a week. On 27 June, the ships sailed eastbound from Hvalfjord, Iceland for the port of Arkhangelsk, Russia.
LINK