Atlantic Convoys
from Sydney

in the Second World War

WW2     1939 – 1945


Photographs of
Bronze Plaque
Sydney Boardwalk
Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Nova Scotia


Located at the west end of Wentworth Street


GPS location:   46°08'12"N   60°11'46"W




Atlantic Convoys from Sydney in WW2: Sydney Boardwalk interpretative panel

Photographed on 6 September 2005



Atlantic Convoys from Sydney in WW2: Sydney Boardwalk interpretative panel

Photographed on 6 September 2005





Links to Relevant Websites
Atlantic Convoys

World War Two Convoys Maritime Command Museum
    http://www.pspmembers.com/marcommuseum/convoys.html


Convoy Routes – WW1 & WW2 International Registry of Sunken Ships
    http://users.accesscomm.ca/shipwreck/index4.htm


Convoy by Wikipedia
The course of the second Battle of the Atlantic was a long struggle as
the Germans developed anti-convoy tactics and the British developed
counter-tactics to thwart the Germans.  The enormous number of
vessels involved and the frequency of engagements meant that
statistical techniques could be applied to evaluate tactics:
an early use of operational research in war...
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convoy


Allied Merchant Navy of World War II: LINKS Page
    http://members.tripod.com/~merchantships/
          merchantseamentributelinks1.html


Dog Watches, Destruction, and an Enamel Cup
by Valentin Valentinovich Dremliug
An eyewitness account written by a crewman of the Russian
hydrographic ship Murmanez that rescued survivors of the
ill-fated WWII Convoy PQ-17, which was attacked in force
by German submarines and aircraft in the summer of 1942...
    http://www.navyleague.org/seapower_mag/Dec2000/dremliug.htm


Destroyer Escort U-Boat Action in WW2 Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
    http://www.desausa.org/de_uboat_action.htm


U.S. Merchant Marine in World War 2
    http://www.usmm.org/ww2.html


uboat.net comprehensive information about the U-boats
    http://uboat.net/index.html







Photographs of War Memorials, Historic Monuments and Plaques in Nova Scotia
    http://ns1763.ca/remem/plaques.html



Sydney: V-E Day 50th Anniversary memorial V-E Day 50th Anniversary memorial Sydney Boardwalk
    http://ns1763.ca/cbrm/sydboard-ve50.html


Sydney: Korean War memorial Korean War memorial Sydney Boardwalk
    http://ns1763.ca/cbrm/sydboard-korea.html


Sydney Harbour in WW2 Sydney Harbour in the Second World War Sydney Boardwalk
    http://ns1763.ca/cbrm/sydboard-harbww2.html


New Victoria war memorial New Victoria war memorial New Victoria
    http://ns1763.ca/cbrm/newvict.html


Sydney Forks war memorial Sydney Forks war memorial Sydney Forks
    http://ns1763.ca/cbrm/sydneyforks.html


Dominion war memorial Dominion war memorial Dominion
    http://ns1763.ca/cbrm/dominion.html


J.B. Croak V.C. memorial school John Bernard Croak V.C. memorial school Glace Bay
    http://ns1763.ca/cbrm/croakjb.html


J.B. McLachlan memorial J.B. McLachlan monument Glace Bay
    http://ns1763.ca/cbrm/mclachlanmem.html


Port Dauphin Naval Base monument, 1713-1719 Port Dauphin Naval Base monument, 1713-1719 Englishtown
    http://ns1763.ca/victco/portdauphin.html


Englishtown war memorial Englishtown war memorial Englishtown
    http://ns1763.ca/victco/englishtownm.html


Bell National Historic Park A.G. Bell National Historic Park Baddeck
    http://ns1763.ca/victco/bellhistpark.html


Bell, Baldwin, McCurdy Three plaques: Bell, Baldwin, McCurdy Baddeck
    http://ns1763.ca/victco/bellmusbbm.html


Baddeck: First Aeroplane Flight monument First Aeroplane Flight monument Baddeck
    http://ns1763.ca/victco/baddckcrth.html


D'Escousse war memorial D'Escousse war memorial D'Escousse
    http://ns1763.ca/richmco/descoussewarm.html


Sampsonville centennial plaque Samsonville centennial plaque Sampsonville
    http://ns1763.ca/richmco/sampsonville.html



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Go To:   History of Telephone Companies in Nova Scotia
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First uploaded to the WWW:   2005 October 23