Название: Atlantic Convoys and Nazi Raiders: The Deadly Voyage of HMS Jervis Bay
Автор: Bruce Allen Watson
Издательство: Praeger Security International
Год: 2005
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 216
Размер: 11,8 МБ
Язык: Английский
In November of 1940, the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer attacked British Convoy HX-84. The Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Jervis Bay, the only escort and mounting antique 6-inch guns, charged the Nazi raider. While the Jervis Bay did not stand a chance of surviving the battle, her crew's fatalistic bravery inspired awe in all who witnessed the fight. Watson describes how the Scheer's 11-inch guns turned the converted passenger liner into a burning hulk in twenty-two minutes, but most of the convoy escaped.