Convoy system of the British Navy, 1939
British warships, with guns ready for action, provide guard for merchant vessels under convoy from this country. This system operated in the North Sea to protect against merchant ships being sunk by German submarines or by air attack
Picture No
13989920
Media ID
45428429
Size
3600px x 4807px
(1.5MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in The Sphere, 28 October 1939
Date
1939
