| The men aboard the British warship Jervis
Bay had no illusions about the deadly risks of steaming straight into the fire
of a German pocket battleship bent on blowing them out of the water. "Our captain knew just what we were going to get, but it didn't matter.", one crew member later recalled... ...More about this battle and the veterans who keep the memory alive inside!... This site also registered as http://HMSJervisBay.com |
Ross Memorial Park, created and maintained by Royal Canadian Legion Branch #53 - Jervis Bay Memorial Branch, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.Various memorials with associated stories. Of particular interest is the tribute paid to HMS Jervis Bay, an armed merchant cruiser whose heroic stand against the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer in November 1940 enabled her convoy to escape widespread destruction. |
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