The Rescue Ships and The Convoy's mug The plight of those in

The plight of those in Murmansk and Archangel who benefited is know well known

U-boats and surface fleet spearheaded by Tirpitz and Scharnhorst

He survived multiple torpedo attacks

Bamse's memory has been kept alive both in Norway

Publisher: Pen & Sword Maritime

The Rescue Ships and The Convoy's mug The plight of those inThe Rescue Ships and the Convoys tells the history of one of the least known aspects of Second World War maritime history. Despite the threat of heavy losses of ships and lives, no hospital ships, which had to be lit, could accompany the convoys as they would betray a convoys position. The solution was to create a fleet of 30 small Merchant Navy vessels of about 1,500 gross tons, mostly from coastal trade. These Rescue Ships, commanded and manned by