Convoy Collection

Maiden returns to the UK. 28th May 1990. Maiden is centre with orange, grey and white sails with the name Jordan on the white sail

The passage of the convoy from the west to Malta on June 14 / 16 was under the command of
The passage of the convoy from the west to Malta on June 14/16 was under the command of Vice- Admiral Curtesis. It was sighted

Picture taken on board one of the Royal Navy Escort Vessels during a West Coast of England Convoy. Some of the crew are watching an exciting game of Ludo on the lower deck during a short off duty

Convoys, protected from Libyan air bases, bring enough supplies for months. In the central mediterranean, aboard HMS Euryalus. 4 December 1942

British Naval escort and convoy in the Mediterranean. On board HMS Sheffield, escorting a Malta convoy in the Mediterranean

Italian MAS (Motor Torpedo Boat) boat attacks: A DIDO class cruiser firing at night against Italian MAS boats. Pictured, HMS DIDO firing at night against Italian torpedo boats of Cape Bon, Tunisia

The Norwegian cargo ship Burgos seen here sinking after she struck a mine in the North Sea north of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. All 32 crew were rescued by HMS Pelican 28th March 1940

Picture taken on board the British Escort carrier Campania during a recent British convoy to and from Russia when a U-boat was sunk

Picture highlighting the the bitter cold conditions of the Artic region, taken on board the Royal Navy destroyer ship HMS Milne in Northern Waters shows sailors wearing Arctic hat fashions

Mediterranean Sea battle units of the Italian Fleet engaged by a British Convoy escort en route from Alexandria, Egypt to Malta. Picture shows: A Royal Navy Cruiser smoke-screening the the convoy

Picture taken aboard Royal Navy cruiser HMS Manchester in Northern Waters highlighting the the bitter cold conditions of the Artic region. Circa May 1941

An Admiralty statement on 14th August 1942 stated that supplies and reinforcements had reached the fortress of Malta despite very heavy enemy concentrations designed to prevent their passage

Bringing food, arms, and raw materials across the oceans of the world, a convoy approaches Britain under armed escort. Pictured, general views of the convoy from on board HMS Weston. December 1940

An Admiralty statement on 14th August 1942 stated that supplies and reinforcements had reached the fortress of Malta despite very heavy enemy concentrations designed to prevent their passage

The biggest Allied convoy to Russia fought through four day attack by enemy torpedo planes of the German Luftwaffe and U-boats of the Kriegsmarine to deliver her cargo at an Arctic port

The Gunnery Officer and director layer in the Director Control Tower aboard the Polish Navy destroyer ORP Piorun (Thunderbolt) during a patrol in the Western Approaches. Circa February 1941

British tanks make their way through a town in Algeria during the Second World War. 25th January 1942

8th Army transports moving up to a forward airfield under the famous Marble Arch, near El Agheila. 28th December 1942

Picture taken on board the British Escort carrier Campania during a recent British convoy to and from Russia when a U-boat was sunk

H Nor MS Rose a Norwegian Flower Class Corvette seen here on convoy escort duties. 7th January 1943

Barrage balloons for merchant ships 31st October 1941 Balloons being transferred from the balloon launch to merchant ships off the coast of Greenock

A British convoy passing through the Straits of Dover seen here being attacked by German dive bomber. 11th July 1940. German air operations over the English Channel marked the first phase of The

Battle of the Atlantic. Officers on the bridge of a destroyer, escorting a large convoy of ships, keep a sharp look out for attacking submarines. Circa October 1941

The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal supply convoy in the background making its way to Malta. Operation Halberd Circa 26th September 1941

Chinese soldiers on the Stillwell road in Myitkyina during Second World War wave to passing trucks. Circa 1940s

Picture taken on board, one of HMS Escort Vessels during West Coast Convoy shows one of the the bright moments of the day. The Rum Ration is due any moment now. 20th October 1942

Fleet Air Arm Shatter Emery Convoy. As the aircraft turned for home a troopship (centre, near shore) with bows only showing, is still burning, hiding an armed trawler on fire. Circa August 1940

Manchester Taxi Drivers Organisation for Handicapped Children, annual convoy to Blackpool Pleasure Beach. A trip which has been a special day out for hundreds of disabled children. 20th June 1981

Dried beans being unloaded at Liverpool Dock, 21st February 1942

The Suez crisis -part of the convoy of United Nations jeeps, carrying white flags, are here seen heading towards the egyptian lines, which are situated besides the trees along the road 15/11/56

HMS Eskimo a Royal Navy Tribal Class Destroyer seen here on Arctic convoy duty

British Navy and merchant ships bound for the coast of North Africa, with a cargo of armed men and machinery for Operation Torch November 1942

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