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Convoy Rescue Ships

By Arnold Hague

Convoy Rescue Ships

By Arnold Hague

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The book covers the 30 British rescue ships which accompanied Atlantic and Artic Convoys in WWII. These ships were generally small coastal cargo liners refitted to rescue and care for the survivors of torpedoed ships. They were manned by the merchant navy with a handful of royal navy surgeons, signalmen and gunners. They sailed at the rear of the convoys and were often detached to search for survivors. They had no immunity from attack and were well armed. Six rescue ships were lost to enemy action (most in the early years when they represented a high proportion of those in service). The first convoy accompanied by a rescue ship was in October 1940.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
80
Release Date:
1998-12-31
Publication Date:
1998-12-31
Publisher:
World Ship Society Ltd
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0905617886
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