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RUSSIAN CONVOYS 1941-45

 

10. December 1942-December 1943, including BATTLE of NORTH CAPE, Part 1 of 2

German battlecruiser Scharnhorst in 1939. Sunk in the Battle of North Cape  (Maritime Quest, click to enlarge)

on to Part 2, Battle of North Cape in More Detail
 
 

Convoys between Battle's of Barents Sea and North Cape . . .

 

 

 

Links to Battle of the Atlantic 1943 and Italian Campaign/Sicily Landings

 

 

 

 


Ships of JW55B and Escort

 

 

 


Force Positions at circa 0400, 26th September 1943

 

 

 

 

Opposing Forces and Engagements,
Phases One and Two,
in SUMMARY

 

Main Force Commanders

     

A - Vice Admiral R L Burnett, Belfast (flag), Cover Force Commander

B/C - Rear Admiral Bey, Scharnhorst (flag), Northern Task Force Commander

D - Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Duke of York (flag), C-in-C Home Fleet

 

 

 

Phase One - Cruiser Actions and Chase, c0840-1500 (6+ hours)

 

Links to heavy cruiser Norfolk, light cruisers Belfast, Sheffield

 


 

 

Phase Two - Battle Action and Sinking of "Scharnhorst",
1500-1945 (nearly 5 hours)

 

Links to battleship Duke of York, heavy cruiser Norfolk, light cruisers Belfast, Jamaica, Sheffield


 
 

on to Part 2, Battle of North Cape in More Detail
 or return to Russian Convoys Contents

revised  28/7/11

 

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