Illustration
A 1941 photograph taken from the battleship HMS King George V and showing ships of a North Atlantic convoy during the Second World War (1939-45). Convoys were essential to get vital supplies and weaponry from North America to Britain during the war but they were frequent targets of German U-boat submarines. (Imperial War Museums)
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Museums, R. C. -. I. W. (2025, February 25). North Atlantic Convoy, 1941. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20095/north-atlantic-convoy-1941/
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Museums, R.G.G. Coote - Imperial War. "North Atlantic Convoy, 1941." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 25, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20095/north-atlantic-convoy-1941/.
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Museums, R.G.G. Coote - Imperial War. "North Atlantic Convoy, 1941." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 25 Feb 2025. Web. 28 Feb 2025.
