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Crowsnest - Spring 2016 / April 25, 2016
By Gary E.H. Green
During the Second World War, Russia was in desperate need of supplies for both its civilians and its military operations. In response, the Allies established several supply routes, one of which utilized seagoing convoys to carry goods from North America to the northern Russian ports of Archangel and Murmansk.
Ships in the Arctic convoys, or on the Murmansk Run as the route was commonly called, faced constant danger. After crossing the often stormy and U-boat infested North Atlantic, the ships destined for Russia regrouped initially in Iceland (until September, 1942) and then in Scotland before starting their northern journey up the west coast of Europe.
In 1995, HMCS Terra Nova, in company with several other Canadian naval vessels, made a commemorative voyage to mark the 50th anniversary of VE Day and the last Murmansk Run. One port of call was St. John’s, the wartime eastern terminus of the Royal Canadian Navy-led Newfoundland Escort Force (later renamed Mid Ocean Escort Force), which shepherded convoys back and forth across the North Atlantic.
No naval ship’s visit to St. John’s is complete without a visit to the Crow’s Nest Officers’ Club, a National Historic Site of Canada commemorating the role of St. John’s and the RCN in the Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945). Like so many wartime officers before them, the officers of Terra Nova gathered in the memorabilia-rich club to celebrate their last night ashore and toast their safe return.
During the course of the evening...to read the rest of this story click this link.
https://navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/en/news-operations/news-view.page?doc=borrowed-piano-makes-the-murmansk-run/inbg2gdg
To watch Allan Dale, Derek Moss and Andrew (Howie) Hawrylak recount their experience watch the video on Youtube here.
For more info on the Crow's Nest visit: https://crowsnestnl.ca/
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To message Gerry visit: www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/
To message Allan visit: www.linkedin.com/in/allanadale/
Gale Force Wins started out simply as an inspirational podcast releasing episodes wherever you get your podcasts every Tuesday evening. We continue to do that every Tuesday but have expanded into custom content for clients. We also have perfected a conference and trade show offering where you can receive over 20 videos edited and posted to social media at the same time the event is unfolding.
For businesses and organizations we also create digital content quickly and efficiently.
Visit our services page here:
https://galeforcewins.com/services
To message Gerry visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/
To message Allan visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanadale/
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Crowsnest - Spring 2016 / April 25, 2016
By Gary E.H. Green
During the Second World War, Russia was in desperate need of supplies for both its civilians and its military operations. In response, the Allies established several supply routes, one of which utilized seagoing convoys to carry goods from North America to the northern Russian ports of Archangel and Murmansk.
Ships in the Arctic convoys, or on the Murmansk Run as the route was commonly called, faced constant danger. After crossing the often stormy and U-boat infested North Atlantic, the ships destined for Russia regrouped initially in Iceland (until September, 1942) and then in Scotland before starting their northern journey up the west coast of Europe.
In 1995, HMCS Terra Nova, in company with several other Canadian naval vessels, made a commemorative voyage to mark the 50th anniversary of VE Day and the last Murmansk Run. One port of call was St. John’s, the wartime eastern terminus of the Royal Canadian Navy-led Newfoundland Escort Force (later renamed Mid Ocean Escort Force), which shepherded convoys back and forth across the North Atlantic.
No naval ship’s visit to St. John’s is complete without a visit to the Crow’s Nest Officers’ Club, a National Historic Site of Canada commemorating the role of St. John’s and the RCN in the Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945). Like so many wartime officers before them, the officers of Terra Nova gathered in the memorabilia-rich club to celebrate their last night ashore and toast their safe return.
During the course of the evening...to read the rest of this story click this link.
https://navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/en/news-operations/news-view.page?doc=borrowed-piano-makes-the-murmansk-run/inbg2gdg
To watch Allan Dale, Derek Moss and Andrew (Howie) Hawrylak recount their experience watch the video on Youtube here.
For more info on the Crow's Nest visit: https://crowsnestnl.ca/
New episodes every Tuesday evening on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can also visit www.GaleForceWins.com
To message Gerry visit: www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/
To message Allan visit: www.linkedin.com/in/allanadale/
Gale Force Wins started out simply as an inspirational podcast releasing episodes wherever you get your podcasts every Tuesday evening. We continue to do that every Tuesday but have expanded into custom content for clients. We also have perfected a conference and trade show offering where you can receive over 20 videos edited and posted to social media at the same time the event is unfolding.
For businesses and organizations we also create digital content quickly and efficiently.
Visit our services page here:
https://galeforcewins.com/services
To message Gerry visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/
To message Allan visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanadale/