Picture No | 10610812 |
Date | 1939 |
Description | Convoy system of the British Navy, 1939 |
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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.
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Source | Unattributed photograph in The Sphere, 28 October 1939 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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