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The destroyer USS Wainwright DD419 refuelling from the cruiser HMS Norfolk (6105338949).jpg

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The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Wainwright (DD-419) refuelling from the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Norfolk. Wainwright was part of the covering force for the ill-fated Convoy PQ 17, making the run from Iceland to Archangel. The force consisted of the cruisers HMS London (69), HMS Norfolk (78), USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37), USS Wichita (CA-45), the U.S. Navy destroyers USS Wainwright and USS Rowan (DD-405), and seven British destroyers.

This photograph is featured in Arctic Convoys, a new photographic exhibition looking at the experiences of those who served on the Arctic Convoys. It's on at the National Maritime Museum until 4 November 2012, www.nmm.ac.uk/convoys
Date circa July 1942
date QS:P,+1942-07-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902
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The destroyer USS Wainwright DD419 refuelling from the cruiser HMS Norfolk Reproduction ID: AD10693

Author National Maritime Museum from Greenwich, United Kingdom
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