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Convoy RA 55B 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 at the end of December 1943, reaching British ports in early January 1944. All ships arrived safely. ==Forces== RA 55B consisted of eight merchant ships which departed from Kola Inlet on 31 December 1943. Close escort was provided by the two destroyers, ''Whitehall'' and ''Wrestler'', and three corvettes. These were supported by an Ocean escort of eight Home Fleet destroyers led by ''Onslow'' (Capt.JA McCoy commanding). Following the Battle of the North Cape on 26 December, which resulted in the sinking of the German battleship ''Scharnhorst'', the threat from German surface units was, for the time being, eliminated, and RA 55B dispensed with the usual distant cover by heavy units of the Home Fleet. RA 55A was however threatened by a U-boat force of some thirteen boats in a patrol line, code-named ''Eisenbart'', in the Norwegian Sea, which had operated against all the December convoys. 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 55B」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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