A HARD FOUGHT SHIP

The story of HMS Venomous

Destroyer Escort
In 1942 Venomous escorted PQ.15 to Murmansk in Arctic Russia and
Atlantic convoys to Canada from its base in Londonderry

The ratings wore dungarees at sea in the Atlantic

"Passing bread to  chummy ship"

"Escorting the QE was always worth ten days leave each watch"

The two Queens, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary, transported troops from north America.
In June 1942 Venomous was escorting RMS Queen Elizabeth into the Clyde when its temperamental engines broke down and it spent a month in Londonderry being repaired, a welcome opportunity for the crew to go on leave.

Follow in the wake of HMS Venomous on this web site
A Hard Fought Ship contains the most detailed account of the  loss of HMS Hecla yet published

The story of HMS Venomous is told by Bob Moore and Captain John Rodgaard USN (Ret) in
A Hard Fought Ship
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Take a look at the Contents Page and List of Illustrations