The Rescue Ships and The Convoy's mug Before America entered World War

Before America entered World War II

U-boats and surface fleet spearheaded by Tirpitz and Scharnhorst

Cha d’ fhuair iad a-mach a-riamh dè thachair dhan a’ bhalach òg à Bhatarnais san Eilean Sgitheanach

no hospital ships

The Rescue Ships and The Convoy's mug Before America entered World WarThe 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