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Arctic Convoy Veterans Association MemorialPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates the 2773 sailors who lost their lives while transporting and escorting war materials and supplies to north Russian ports during World War Two between 1941 and 1945.
The Arctic convoys of World War Two were ocean going convoys which 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.
Location
| Address: | Victoria Terrace, Memorial Park, Wickham Point, Caloundra, 4551 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -26.802214 Long: 153.150547 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 |
| Link: | http://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/P… |
Dedication
Arctic Convoy Veterans Association of Australia
Scapa Flow Barents Sea
Loch Ewe Murmansk
Reykjavik Archangel
Seydisfiord Polyarnoe
World War II 1939 - 1945
In memory of the 2,773 sailors who lost their lives while transporting and escorting war materials and supplies in hazardous conditions to North Russian ports between 1941 - 1945
93 British and Allied merchant ships and 21 warships were lost due to enemy action
