PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster

2014 NR 1h 8.4

Jeremy Clarkson tells the dramatic story of the Arctic convoys of the Second World War, from Russia to the freezing Arctic Ocean.

The story of PQ17, a convoy supplying Russia via the Arctic Ocean during WW2. On 27 June 1942 it set sail from Iceland with 35 merchant ships and a large escorting force. Due to indecisiveness and ineptness at the highest level, 24 of those merchant ships were sunk, a maritime disaster of monumental proportions.

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Info about PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster

Studio(s): BBC

Originally Released: Jan 02, 2014

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Documentary, War