Allied Arctic Convoys Of World War II

An "Arms For Russia" propaganda poster from World War II

Escorts and merchant ships at the Icelandic port of Hvalfjord before setting sail for Russia in July 1942.

A motorboat from the "HMS Trumpeter" is assisted through ice by a Russian naval tug upon the British ship's arrival at Kola Inlet near Murmansk.

A Fairey Albacore airplane with wings folded warms up before taking off on a three-hour patrol to protect a combined British and American convoy to Russia.

The view from the bridge of the Royal Navy cruiser "HMS Sheffield" as she battles heavy seas while escorting a convoy to Russia in February 1943.

The destroyer "HMS Opportune" in rough Arctic seas while accompanying a convoy near Russia.

Able Seaman Thomas B. Day standing on the ice-encrusted deck of the "HMS Belfast" in November 1943.

A motorboat from the "HMS Trumpeter" works its way through ice after the carrier's arrival at Kola Inlet.

A convoy of merchant ships passes through pack ice en route to Russia in 1943. An escort destroyer can be seen in the background.

Crew members of the "HMS Victorious" move torpedoes while taking part in an operation to cover a Russian convoy.

An underwater detonation erupts next to the "HMS Ashanti" in September 1942. 

Ice forms on a signal projector on the cruiser "HMS Sheffield" on an Arctic convoy to Russia.