Dervish Convoy

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Operation Dervish was the first of the Arctic Convoys of World War II by which the Western Allies supplied material material aid to the Soviet Union in its fight with Nazi Germany. The Convoy sailed from Hvalfiourdur Iceland on 21 August 1941 and arrived at Archangelsk on 31 August 1941.

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This convoy consisted of 6 merchant ships loaded with raw materials and crated Hawker Hurricane fighter planes. escorted by Destroyers HMS Electra (H27), HMS Active and HMS Impulsive, 3 minesweepers and 3 anti-submarine trawlers. Distant cover of cruiser HMS Shropshire and destroyers HMS Matabele, HMS Punjabi and HMS Somali. At the same time the aircraft carrier HMS Argus, delivered some Hurricanes to Murmansk. All ships arrived safely

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