Castle class corvettes : an account of the service of the ships and of their ships' companies /compiled by Norman Goodwin ; edited by Steve Bush.
"This is the story of the 39 Castle Class corvettes which played such a vital role in countering the U-Boat threat during the latter stages of the Battle of the Atlantic. From 11th December 1943 to 6th June 1945 they escorted 237 ocean convoys comprising 1,200 merchant ships sailing. Onle ten merchant ships were lost by enemy action. They destroyed 7 U-Boats for the loss of just 3 corvettes."--From dustjacket.
Record Details
Publisher: | Maritime Books, |
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Pub Date: | 2007. |
Pages: | xiv, 530 p. : |
Holdings
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Call Number
623.823.2(42)"1943/1945"
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Copy
1
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Item ID
PBH6331
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Material
BOOK
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Location
Onsite storage - please ORDER to view
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