HMS Duke of York (17)
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HMS Duke of York was one of five King George V-class battleships built for the Royal Navy shortly before the Second World War. Completed in November 1941, the ship transported Prime Minister Winston C
Duke of York in March 1942, while escorting Convoy PQ 12
Duke of York leads Nelson, Renown, Formidable, and Argonaut during Operation Torch.
Whisky, the ship's cat, off duty
King George VI and Admiral Bruce Fraser aboard Duke of York at Scapa Flow, August 1943
Convoy JW 55B
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Convoy JW 55B was an Arctic convoy sent from Great Britain by the Western Allies to aid the Soviet Union during World War II. It sailed in late December 1943, reaching the Soviet northern ports at the
The German battleship Scharnhorst