Tag Archives: Archangel

Fog of war

Posted on April 17, 2026 by Jamie Jauncey

It’s been a strange couple of weeks. I know we’re past the equinox, but it feels as if we’re still under its influence. It’s a time of balance between light and darkness, but often also a time of meteorological chaos. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Landscape, Leadership, Loss, Stories, truth, War | Tagged Archangel, Arctic Convoys, Battle of the Arctic, David Irving, Dudley Pound, family history, history, HMS Palomares, Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, Jack Broome, Jack Jauncey, military, Novaya Zemlya, Orkney, PQ17, Scapa Flow | 4 Comments

Convoy (continued)

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Jamie Jauncey

On 27 June 1942, convoy PQ17 set sail from Hvalfjord in Iceland for the Russian port of Archangel. The convoy comprised 35 merchant ships and a close escort of destroyers, submarines, smaller craft and two anti-aircraft ships, one of which, … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged Archangel, Arctic Convoys, HMS Palomares, Jackie Broome, Murmansk, PQ17 | 4 Comments

Convoy

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Jamie Jauncey

Last week the chef at my mother’s care home handed me a hefty tome entitled The Arctic Convoys, 1941-1945 (a man of eclectic tastes he has previously lent me a DVD of Cream at the Albert Hall). As a keen … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged Archangel, Arctic Convoys, HMS Palomares, Murmansk, PQ17, World War II | 5 Comments

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