This pretty damn particular but I thought I would take a shot.
I've read in Geirr Haar's seminal works on the Norwegian Campaign that Convoy HN 25 of some 39 merchant ships left Bergen early on April 9th, and while I understand weather was atrocious, dark, no radar, etc, I wonder how the approaching German invasion fleet missed them.
Seems that one of the BR Captains had the foresight to get the ships moving towards England, but I'm surprised they would leave in what I believe was the very early hours of the 9th.
Just curious as hell how close the two groups may have come to running into each other.
Thanks!
Greg
Convoy HN 25 and the Bergen Invasion Force
Re: Convoy HN 25 and the Bergen Invasion Force
This website:gflotron wrote: ↑Wed Nov 10, 2021 6:55 pm This pretty damn particular but I thought I would take a shot.
I've read in Geirr Haar's seminal works on the Norwegian Campaign that Convoy HN 25 of some 39 merchant ships left Bergen early on April 9th, and while I understand weather was atrocious, dark, no radar, etc, I wonder how the approaching German invasion fleet missed them.
Seems that one of the BR Captains had the foresight to get the ships moving towards England, but I'm surprised they would leave in what I believe was the very early hours of the 9th.
Just curious as hell how close the two groups may have come to running into each other.
Thanks!
Greg
http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/on25norw.html
states that most of the convoy returned to the UK on 8 April and that the convoy was UK->Norway.