convoy JW 55B
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Convoy JW 55B was an Arctic World War II Allied merchant convoy sailing to the Soviet Union whose movements helped draw out and expose the German battleship Scharnhorst, leading to its destruction at the Battle of the North Cape.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic convoy
ⓘ
World War II convoy ⓘ |
| arrivalDate | 1943-12-30 ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cargoRecipient | Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cargoType | war supplies ⓘ |
| commanderOfDistantCover | Admiral Bruce Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| convoySeries | JW convoys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfEscort |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norway (exiled navy) NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
HMS Belfast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMS Duke of York NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy destroyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departedFrom | Loch Ewe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destination |
Kola Inlet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-12-30 ⓘ |
| escortType |
close escort
ⓘ
distant cover force ⓘ ocean escort ⓘ |
| flagshipOfDistantCover | HMS Duke of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | convoy RA 55A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in destruction of Scharnhorst
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well-protected Arctic convoy with no losses ⓘ |
| numberOfEscortVessels | over 20 ⓘ |
| numberOfMerchantShips | 19 ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedByUnit | German battleship Scharnhorst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeForConvoy | no merchant ships lost to enemy action ⓘ |
| partOf | Arctic convoys of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | convoy JW 55A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | support Soviet war effort via Lend-Lease ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of the North Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Scharnhorst drawn into action
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Scharnhorst sunk at the Battle of the North Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| route | Iceland–Kola Inlet Arctic route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-12-20 ⓘ |
| strategicRole | bait to draw out Scharnhorst ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Royal Navy Home Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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