In June of 1942, Convoy PQ-17, consisting of nearly 300 aircraft, 600 tanks, over 4,000 trucks, and a general cargo of over ...

PQ 17 makes up one of the most heroic and tragic chapters in the history of the Arctic Convoys, which delivered vital supplies from the U.S. and Britain to the USSR at the height of World War II.

In July 1942, the Arctic convoys suffered a significant defeat when Convoy PQ-17 lost 24 of its 35 merchant ships during a series of heavy enemy daylight attacks which lasted a week." ...

The Northern Fleet's Hydrographic Service during the Remember War expedition in autumn will be searching for vessels of Convoy PQ-17, which was crossing the Arctic in World War II, the service's ...

Book review: Of the many convoys that traversed northern seas ferrying goods to Soviet ports during World War II, none met a fate as awful as the one numbered PQ-17.

PQ-17 Arctic Convoy, June-July 1942. The covering forces of the PQ-17 Convoy (British and American ships) at anchor in the harbor at Hvalfjord, Iceland, May 1942 (Photo: BOAM) ...

Book review: Of the many convoys that traversed northern seas ferrying goods to Soviet ports during World War II, none met a fate as awful as the one numbered PQ-17.