Due to indecisiveness and ineptness at the highest level, 24 of those merchant ships were sunk, a maritime disaster of monumental proportions. Pq17 an arctic convoy disaster presented by jeremy clarkson bbc 2014. Arctic convoy pq 18 fights back world war ii today. An arctic convoy disaster on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account. Nov 04, 2016 from the history channel dvd series great blunders of wwii from the history channel dvd series great blunders of wwii. Doug joyce and john bennett hms london recall the rough seas and harsh arctic weather. Convoy pq 17 was the penultimate of the pqqp series of arctic convoys, bound from british ports through the arctic ocean via reykjavik to the white sea ports of the soviet union, particularly murmansk and archangel. From russia to the freezing arctic ocean, jeremy clarkson tells the dramatic story of the arctic convoys of the second world war. At 1600hrs on june 27, 1942 the ships of convoy pq17 left the berth in hvalfjordur, iceland and headed northwards. Accompanied by moving first hand testimony from the men who served on these convoys. The allies supply convoys faced terrible risks as they shipped goods to the ussr in wwii. An arctic convoy disaster has a duration of 60 minutes. Convoy 345x subtitles download movie and tv series. The destruction of convoy pq17 a feature article in navy news on 1st august 2002.
My grandfather was on the arctic convoys during wwii. It is the best ww2 documentary i have seen in a long time. An arctic convoy disaster media centre accessibility. Feb 12, 2018 this book gives an overall description of the role played by the convoy rescue ships together with the reference numbers from the british archives giving details of masters reports. Pq17 convoy battles german uboat operations during wwii. An arctic convoy disaster, aguila roja convoy a mongolia. To set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above.
As chief steward of the empire tide one of the few ships to survive see table at end of the royal mail line, in convoy for archangel in 1942, horace carswell mixed other excitements with the suddenly assumed role of surgeon and gained the lloyds war medal for bravery at sea to add to his d. Retracing the route of pq17 from the arctic to the russian winter port of archangel, clarkson reveals how, on the night of july 4th 1942, this joint anglo. A database of the mercantile vessels that sailed in the pq convoys series from the arnold hague convoy database. Arctic convoy pq 18 fights back an aerial view of the escort carrier hms avenger at sea with sea hurricane aircraft ranged on the flight deck. There is a summary of doctors reports in adm1992154. Pq 17 was the code name for an allied arctic convoy during the second world war. Jeremy clarkson counts the human cost as he retraces the journey of doomed convoy pq17. Jeremy clarkson tells the story of the arctic convoys of wwii and their greatest disaster.
An arctic convoy disaster page 2 army rumour service. Without commercial breaks, the full movie convoy has a duration of 110 minutes. A hawker sea hurricane taking off with fairey swordfish aircraft alongside during an antisubmarine sweep from on board hms striker. Jan 02, 2014 the story of pq17, a convoy supplying russia via the arctic ocean during ww2. Free download from source, api support, millions of users.
In late june 1942, the 37ship convoy pq17, the largest and most valuable convoy to date. This history documentary presented by jeremy clarkson examines the arctic convoys of ww11. An arctic convoy disaster jeremy clarkson tells the story of the arctic convoys of wwii and their greatest disaster. It was the largest invasion in the history of warfare. On 27 june 1942, convoy pq17 consisting of 35 merchant ships plus escort sailed from iceland for the port of archangel, in the kola inlet, off the barents sea, russia. The convoy disaster demonstrated the difficulty of passing adequate supplies through the. I will start with russian, soviet and ukrainian films and miniseries. Attacks by more than a dozen subs and literally hundreds of planes at one time.
Dec 28, 20 that convinced the escort that german capital ships would appear at any moment and they concentrated against that threat with destroyers threatening torpedo attack from behind a smoke screen and cruisers to threaten any german destroyers, they could have held off a surface force. Convoy to hell is an extremely well written book, drawing on the recollections of two hundred survivors. Pq17 is a 2player game of world war ii airnaval operations in the barents and norwegian seas, where the allied player strives to pass convoys to and from north russia in the face of appalling weather and determined opposition from his axis opponent. Pq17 arctic convoy disaster jeremy clarkson on vimeo. Pq17, the convoy of 35 merchant ships would be described by churchill as one of the most melancholy naval episodes of the war. In 1942, convoy pq17 was a heavily defended allied convoy taking urgently needed war materials from british ports to murmansk and archangel in the northern soviet union. The convoy consisted of 35 ships and was heavily loaded with 297 aircraft, 594 tanks, 4246 lorries and gun carriers and additional 156,000 tons of cargo. The convoy consisted of 34 merchant ships and 6 naval auxiliaries, and was defended by a total of 43 warships. I understand that the value of the arctic convoys was in the timecritical factor.
Arctic 8x subtitles download movie and tv series subtitles. For without the supplies she so desperately needs, the soviet union may well collapse. Pq17 the greatest convoy disaster an overview of the convoy at. Together with moving first hand testimony from the men who served. You can watch this full movie free with english subtitles on movie television channels, renting the dvd or with vod services video on demand player, hulu and ppv pay per view, netflix. Arctic russian convoy pq17 world war two rootschat.
Convoy pq17 disaster in the arctic video dailymotion. Pq17 highlights the impact of reconnaissance, fuel, and the extreme climate without the drawbacks of a doubleblind system or tedious. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of pq17. The voyage for convoy pq17 is the 16th voyage of zamalek in adm1992153. Convoy 345x subtitles download movie and tv series subtitles.
On 27 june 1942 it set sail from iceland with 35 merchant ships and a large escorting force. From the history channel dvd series great blunders of wwii from the history channel dvd series great blunders of wwii. Dec 05, 2011 a veteran of 16 arctic convoys during world war ii, and a former mayor of whitchurch, hampshire, roy dick dykes tells a story of the pq17 convoy to local year 3 student. An arctic convoy disaster online streaming watch pq17. Nov 21, 2017 from russia to the freezing arctic ocean, jeremy clarkson tells the dramatic story of the arctic convoys of the second world war. With only a tiny navy, canada began a crash building program of warships and merchant. Jeremy clarkson divides audiences, but his examination of the pq17 disaster is superb in its quality. A veteran of 16 arctic convoys during world war ii, and a former mayor of whitchurch, hampshire, roy dick dykes tells a story of the pq17 convoy to. First convoys, the destruction of pq17 and losses of pq18, new tactics with jw51 and the interruption between.
Convoy pq 17 lost 24 of its 35 merchant ships during a week of daylight attacks by uboats and aircraft. Pq17 an arctic convoy disaster presented by jeremy clarkson. For all of the films i have, listed above, i have found english or swedish subtitles. Nov 11, 2019 arctic convoy pq17 artic convoys to russia 1941 and 1942. The german success was possible through german signals intelligence and cryptological analysis.
Jeremy clarkson, who hosted the bbc documentary pq17. Despite the near certainty of enemy attack and the hazards of a voyage through the brutally cold waters above the arctic circle, these ships will sail tomorrow in an allied convoy bound for russia convoy pq 17. The convoy disaster demonstrated the difficulty of passing adequate supplies through the arctic, especially during the summer midnight sun. Genuinely heartfelt and informative it covers a subject many have not heard of and makes you really think and care about it.
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