Arctic Destroyers: The 17th Flotilla

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237 pp. "The first convoy to Russia in World War Two set out from Iceland on 21st August 1941; the last United Kingdom convoy left Russia on 23rd May 1945. In between these dates 7 5 convoys fought through terrible seas and the severest weather conditions. The 17th Flotilla of "0" class destroyers, products of the "intermediate type" 1st Emergency Flotilla Building Programme of 1939-42, sailed as covering forces or as close escorts to 44 convoys. The flotilla also had a representative role in the doomed convoy PQ17... The entire flotilla of eight destroyers survived the war..." Includes black-and-white photographs. Show more