Oct 20, 2007 the usn was under command of the british navy. The latest version of itunes now comes installed with macos mojave. The convoy was heavily defended, but fearing an imminent attack by substantial german surface forces, the admiralty made the decision to disperse the convoy. The convoy consisted of 38 merchant vessels and was carrying a cargo of aeroplanes, tanks, ammunition and foodstuffs. Arctic disaster, by designer mark stille, simulates the journey of pq17 as it transits arctic waters en route to northern russia. Jeremy clarkson tells the dramatic story of the arctic convoys of the second world war, from russia to the freezing arctic. Jeremy clarkson tells the dramatic tale of the arctic convoys of the second world war, from russia to the freezing arctic ocean. An arctic convoy disaster page 2 army rumour service. In the hardest fought arctic convoy battle of the war, convoy pq17 was largely destroyed by german air and naval forces in july 1942.
British admiralty to commanders of convoy pq17, july 4, 1942. Thirtysix merchant ships were heavily escorted by allied destroyers, battleships, submarines, a carrier and various smaller craft. Another convoy was ordered to scatter and escaped quite lightly from german attacks. On the subject of the arctic star, my great uncle flew short sunderland bombers during the war and was shot down and killed on submarine. It haunted him for the rest of his life one of the few episodes about his time in the fleet air arm he never spoke very much about. Commodore was in southgate, vice commodore in cape race there were no attacks on convoy qp 12 the germans being occupied with the inward convoy pq 16 ref. Organized in june 1942, convoy pq17 was the 18th convoy to run the daunting gauntlet of arctic ice and weather, and luftwaffe, uboat, and kriegsmarine surface ship attacks, and the first convoy to have a combined royal navy and u. Piracy is better, faster, easier, and your files dont disappear. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. Jeremy clarkson tells the story of the arctic convoys of wwii, which delivered vital war. A veteran of 16 arctic convoys during world war ii, and a former mayor of whitchurch, hampshire, roy dick dykes tells a story of the pq17 convoy to local year 3 student. That convinced the escort that german capital ships would appear at any moment and they concentrated against that threat with destroyers threatening torpedo attack from behind a smoke screen and cruisers to threaten any german destroyers, they could have held off a surface force.
Pq17 the greatest convoy disaster an overview of the convoy at. Nov 21, 2017 from russia to the freezing arctic ocean, jeremy clarkson tells the dramatic story of the arctic convoys of the second world war. Arctic convoy pq 18 fights back world war ii today. Jeremy clarkson tells the story of the arctic convoys of wwii, which delivered vital war supplies to the soviet union via the arctic, and reveals the convoys greatest disaster. Jeremy clarkson counts the human cost as he retraces the journey of doomed convoy pq17. With just these few words, the fate of the soviet union. Convoys anthemic power pop bears the stamp of britrock, beach boys harmonies, wistful jayhawks twang, and feelgood jamming. A database of the mercantile vessels that sailed in the pq convoys series from the arnold hague convoy database. Pq17 an arctic convoy disaster presented by jeremy clarkson bbc 2014. Arctic russian convoy pq17 world war two rootschat. Nato warships remember worst arctic convoy of ww2 with commemorations in iceland 29 june 2017. So when i saw that against the odds magazine was doing a game on the subject, and more.
Jeremy clarkson tells the dramatic story of the arctic convoys of the second world war, from russia to the freezing arctic ocean. I havent heard of that particular disaster so ill be watching. Some of it was because of political pressure from churchill to feed the soviets and placate stalin who was relentless in his demand for tanks, clothes, food, etc. Nato warships remember worst arctic convoy of ww2 with.
Pq17 sailed in junejuly 1942 and suffered the heaviest losses of any russiabound pq convoy, with 25 vessels out of 36 lost to enemy action. Together with moving first hand testimony from the men who served. Feb 12, 2018 this book gives an overall description of the role played by the convoy rescue ships together with the reference numbers from the british archives giving details of masters reports. Boek maken downloaden als pdf printvriendelijke versie. Interview with mark stille designer of arctic disaster. First convoys, the destruction of pq17 and losses of pq18, new tactics with jw51 and the interruption between. My grandfather was on the arctic convoys during wwii. Only one of the 17 ships that split off convoy pq17 made it to murmansk through the ravaging uboat wolfpacks.
Destruction of convoy pq17, david irving, isbn 0 312911521. This history documentary presented by jeremy clarkson examines the arctic convoys of ww11. Famous convoy operations like those of pq12 and pq17, british carrier raids, germansoviet destroyer skirmishes along the arctic coast all of these and more are included. When robert brundle took the ss harmatris to russia with convoy pq8 he was 47 years of age. Jeremy clarkson, who hosted the bbc documentary pq17. Jan 02, 2014 the story of pq17, a convoy supplying russia via the arctic ocean during ww2. The allies supply convoys faced terrible risks as they shipped goods to the ussr in wwii.
A hawker sea hurricane taking off with fairey swordfish aircraft alongside during an antisubmarine sweep from on board hms striker. Arctic convoy veteran recalls battle of north cape. The following day, a uboat sunk an oiler in the rear line of the convoy before dawn, and midday there was another torpedo attack by 20 bombers, again low on the starboard bow of the convoy, but this time seemingly going for the. It tells the story from several perspectives the strategic context of the arctic convoys, the british admiralty and the impact of their decisions on the individual ships and sailors.
Genuinely heartfelt and informative it covers a subject many have not heard of and makes you really think and care about it. Pq17 an arctic convoy disaster presented by jeremy clarkson. Jun 25, 2018 i have always been interested in the pq17 convoy disaster from world war ii but have never played a game based on the incident. The destruction of convoy pq17 defense media network. Accompanied by moving first hand testimony from the men who served on these convoys. The 33 merchant ships of the convoy were provided a large escort of antisubmarine ships to ward off uboat attack, a close. Throughout the second world war their where many arctic convoys but in the documentary presented by jeremy clarkson the focus is on just one. Prime minister winston churchill called the fate of convoy pq17, one of the most melancholy naval episodes in the whole of the war. It is the best ww2 documentary i have seen in a long time. The convoy disaster demonstrated the difficulty of passing adequate supplies through the arctic, especially during the summer midnight sun. Pq17 arctic convoy disaster jeremy clarkson on vimeo. The disaster of pq17 was due to very poor judgment by british admiralty. From russia to the freezing arctic ocean, jeremy clarkson tells the dramatic story of the arctic convoys of the second world war. An arctic convoy disaster jeremy clarkson tells the story of the arctic convoys of wwii and their greatest disaster.
Accompanied by moving first hand testimony from the men who served on. Convoy to hell is an extremely well written book, drawing on the recollections of two hundred survivors. The story of capt robert brundle and the ss harmatris. There were good reasons to order the convoy to scatter on the available intelligence. Jeremy clarkson divides audiences, but his examination of the pq17 disaster is superb in its quality. These videos were produced by local school children as part of the hlf funded arctic convoy project to collect oral histories of the surviving veterans of in wiltshire. Nov 11, 2019 arctic convoy pq17 artic convoys to russia 1941 and 1942. The destruction of convoy pq17 a feature article in navy news on 1st august 2002. There were no attacks on convoy qp 12 the germans being occupied with the inward convoy pq 16 ref. Convoy pq 17 lost 24 of its 35 merchant ships during a week of daylight attacks by uboats and aircraft. Jeremy clarkson tells the story of the arctic convoys of wwii and their greatest disaster. Dec 28, 20 that convinced the escort that german capital ships would appear at any moment and they concentrated against that threat with destroyers threatening torpedo attack from behind a smoke screen and cruisers to threaten any german destroyers, they could have held off a surface force. Its clear that the soviets would have lost without the materiel transported by the convoysand the soviets were totally ungrateful.
Pq17 highlights the impact of reconnaissance, fuel, and the extreme climate without the drawbacks of a doubleblind system or tedious. An arctic convoy disaster on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account to set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above. This book gives an overall description of the role played by the convoy rescue ships together with the reference numbers from the british archives giving details of masters reports. Full listings of ships and escorts are given for each. I have always been interested in the pq17 convoy disaster from world war ii but have never played a game based on the incident. The convoy disaster demonstrated the difficulty of passing adequate supplies through the. Due to indecisiveness and ineptness at the highest level, 24 of those merchant ships were sunk, a maritime disaster of monumental proportions. Near bear island in the barents sea, the convoy lost its shadowing aircraft in heavy fog. Sep 08, 2007 only one of the 17 ships that split off convoy pq17 made it to murmansk through the ravaging uboat wolfpacks.
Nightingirl was on the cruiser hms scylla, part of the convoy escort. Arctic naval operations 19411943 but i havent played it either. There is a summary of doctors reports in adm1992154. I just hope that he gives a balanced picture of pq17. The convoy was under almost continuous u boat attack and suffered six losses. Rightscorp heralded itself as a content savior when it was founded in 2011 with a novel business model. Far too little credit is given to the role of the merchant marine of both britain and the u. Upgrade today to get your favourite music, films and podcasts. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 2014 movies 2014. An arctic convoy disaster online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english.
Jeremy clarkson counts the human cost as he retraces the journey of. Seventyfive years after an illfated formation of merchant vessels and warships mustered in these same waters, todays guardians of the sea lanes form up. On the subject of the arctic star, my great uncle flew short sunderland bombers during. So when i saw that against the odds magazine was doing a game on the subject, and more importantly that the design was by mark stille, i.
Convoy pq17 disaster in the arctic video dailymotion. Convoy pq 17 was the penultimate of the pqqp series of arctic convoys, bound from british ports through the arctic ocean via reykjavik to the white sea ports of the soviet union, particularly murmansk and archangel. The story of pq17, a convoy supplying russia via the arctic ocean during ww2. Pq17 an arctic convoy disaster presented by jeremy. However, empire morns hurricane pilot was killed when his parachute failed to open as he ditched alongside the convoy, after having shot down a shadower on may 25. It was the largest invasion in the history of warfare. Genuinely heartfelt and informative it covers a subject many have not heard of and makes you really. Pq 17 was the code name for an allied arctic convoy during the second world war. To set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above. Full listings of ships and escorts are given for each convoy together with full ship search facility. The convoy consisted of 34 merchant ships and 6 naval auxiliaries, and was defended by a total of 43 warships. An arctic convoy disaster on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account.
With jeremy clarkson, ron batley, jim cairns, mary corrigan. I know that there is a game from gmt games called pq17. Pq17 is a 2player game of world war ii airnaval operations in the barents and norwegian seas, where the allied player strives to pass convoys to and from north russia in the face of appalling weather and determined opposition from his axis opponent. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. Many allied seamen lost their lives on the arctic convoys, including most of the members of pq17, which sailed for russia on 27 june 1942. An arctic convoy disaster, full movie full movie 2014. Arctic convoy pq 18 fights back an aerial view of the escort carrier hms avenger at sea with sea hurricane aircraft ranged on the flight deck. On 27 june 1942 it set sail from iceland with 35 merchant ships and a large escorting force. Arctic convoy covers the allied attempts to push convoys through the norwegian and barents seas while german aircraft, submarines and surface ships try to stop them. American convoy in the arctic ocean and destroyed the major part of it. An arctic convoy disaster media centre accessibility.
Jeremy clarkson tells the story of the arctic convoys of wwii, which delivered vital war supplies to the soviet union via the arctic, and reveals the convoy s greatest disaster. The german success was possible through german signals intelligence and cryptological analysis. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of pq17. In 1942, convoy pq17 was a heavily defended allied convoy taking urgently needed war materials from british ports to murmansk and archangel in the northern soviet union. As a result of his heroic efforts to preserve his ship and crew captain brundle was.
By the end of the attacks convoy pq 17 had lost 24 of its 35 merchant ships. Dec 05, 2011 a veteran of 16 arctic convoys during world war ii, and a former mayor of whitchurch, hampshire, roy dick dykes tells a story of the pq17 convoy to local year 3 student. The voyage for convoy pq17 is the 16th voyage of zamalek in adm1992153. This is the story of arthur ayres and his own experience of the night of the 26th december 1943. Retracing the route of pq17 from the arctic to the russian winter port of archangel, clarkson reveals how, on the night of july 4th 1942, this joint anglo.
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