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Arctic ConvoysPrint Page 
The Arctic convoys sailed from the United Kingdom, Iceland, and North America to northern ports in the Soviet Union - primarily Arkhangelsk (Archangel) and Murmansk, both in modern-day Russia. There were 78 convoys between August 1941 and May 1945 (although there were two gaps with no sailings between July and September 1942, and March and November 1943), sailing via several seas of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Eighty-five merchant vessels and 16 Royal Navy warships (two cruisers, six destroyers, eight other escort ships) were lost.
Location
| Address: | Sir Edwin Smith Avenue , South Australia Naval Memorial Garden , North Adelaide, 5006 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.914075 Long: 138.600534 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1941 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1945 |
Dedication
Arctic Convoys
Scapa Flow Barents Sea
Loch Ewe Murmansk
Reykjavik Archangel
Seydisfiord 1941 1945 Polyarnoe
In memory of the 2773 men of the Royal and Merchant Navies who paid the supreme sacrifice fighting the Arctic Convoys through to Russia in W.W.II.
