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Convoy RA 55A was an Arctic convoy during World War II. It was one of a series of convoys run to return Allied ships from Soviet northern ports to ports in Britain. It sailed in late December 1943, reaching British ports at the end of the month. All ships arrived safely. ==Forces== RA 55A consisted of 23 merchant ships which departed from Kola Inlet on 22 December 1943. Close escort was provided by the two destroyers, ''Westcott'' and ''Beagle'', a minesweeper and three corvettes. There was also an Ocean escort, comprising the destroyer ''Milne'' (Capt. IMR Campbell commanding) and seven other Home Fleet destroyers. A cruiser cover force comprising ''Belfast'' (V.Adm R Burnett commanding), ''Norfolk'', and ''Sheffield'' also followed the convoy from Murmansk, to guard against attack by surface units. Distant cover would be provided by a Heavy Cover Force comprising the battleship ''Duke of York'', the cruiser ''Jamaica'' and four destroyers under the command of V Adm. Bruce Fraser, which at the time of RA 55A’s departure was trailing the Murmansk-bound convoy JW 55B. RA 55A was threatened by a U-boat force of eight boats in a patrol line, code-named ''Eisenbart'', in the Norwegian Sea, and a surface force comprising the battleship ''Scharnhorst'' and five destroyers was also available, stationed at Altenfjord. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Convoy RA 55A」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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