Battle of the North Cape

1943 arctic naval battle of World War II. 

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1943 Convoy JW 55B, Convoy RA 55A, naval battle, Norway, World War II, 

• Freebase entry^@
• NavWeaps article^@
• The Operations Room article^@
  

Location: 72.5167, 28.25, KML, Maps

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  Convoy JW 55B 1943
  
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  Convoy RA 55A 1943
  

Battle of the North – Convoy JW 55B – Convoy RA 55A – HMS Belfast – HMS Jamaica – HMS Norfolk – HMS Saumarez – HMS Scorpion – HNoMS Stord – NavWeaps – Sandside Chase – Second Battle of Middlewich – The Operations Room – 

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1943-12-20T00:00:00Z

Convoy JW 55B 1943

1943-12-22T00:00:00Z

Convoy RA 55A 1943

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Aboard HMS Sheffield during An Arctic Convoy Escort Patrol, December 1941 A6873

Aboard HMS Sheffield during An Arctic Convoy Escort Patrol, December 1941 A6879

Aboard HMS Sheffield during An Arctic Convoy Escort Patrol, December 1941 A6892

A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13971

A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13973

Battle of North Cape02

Battle of North Cape03

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Battle of North Cape06

Battle of North Cape 26 December 1943 map

Damage to the director of the destroyer HMS SAUMAREZ which received a direct hit from an 11-inch shell during the Battle of North Cape, when the German battlecruiser SCHARNHOST was sunk on 10 January 1943. A21314

HMS Duke of York gunners A 021168

North cape battle memorial plaque

SUC50505

Scharnhorst survivors A 021202

Survivors of the SCHARNHORST under guard on the catapult deck of HMS DUKE OF YORK at Scapa Flow after the sinking of the German warship on 26 December 1943.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A14340

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21177

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21200

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		NavWeaps article@			Wikidata
link		The Operations Room article@			Wikidata
conflict	1943	Convoy JW 55B	military convoy		Wikidata
conflict	1943	Convoy RA 55A	military convoy		Wikidata
image		Aboard HMS Sheffield during An Arctic Convoy Escort Patrol, December 1941 A6873			Wikimedia
image	1941	Aboard HMS Sheffield during An Arctic Convoy Escort Patrol, December 1941 A6879			Wikimedia
image	1941	Aboard HMS Sheffield during An Arctic Convoy Escort Patrol, December 1941 A6892			Wikimedia
image		A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13971			Wikimedia
image	1943	A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13973			Wikimedia
image	2005	Battle of North Cape02			Wikimedia
image	2005	Battle of North Cape03			Wikimedia
image	2005	Battle of North Cape04			Wikimedia
image	2005	Battle of North Cape06			Wikimedia
image	1944	Battle of North Cape 26 December 1943 map			Wikimedia
image		Damage to the director of the destroyer HMS SAUMAREZ which received a direct hit from an 11-inch shell during the Battle of North Cape, when the German battlecruiser SCHARNHOST was sunk on 10 January 1943. A21314			Wikimedia
image	1944	HMS Duke of York gunners A 021168			Wikimedia
image	2003	North cape battle memorial plaque			Wikimedia
image	2005	SUC50505			Wikimedia
image		Scharnhorst survivors A 021202			Wikimedia
image		Survivors of the SCHARNHORST under guard on the catapult deck of HMS DUKE OF YORK at Scapa Flow after the sinking of the German warship on 26 December 1943.			Wikimedia
image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A14340			Wikimedia
image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21177			Wikimedia
image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21200			Wikimedia

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