historicalevents: “Last Flight of the Strongbow” HMS Strongbow and HMS Mary Rose attempt to protect
historicalevents: “Last Flight of the Strongbow” HMS Strongbow and HMS Mary Rose attempt to protect their convoy from two German cruisers during the Action off Lerwick, October 16th, 1917. Both would be sunk along with 9 out of 12 of the merchants they were protecting.- Artist Montague Dawson via reddit The Action off Lerwick was a small naval battle of 1917 fought in the North Sea during the First World War. Two German light cruisers attacked a convoy of coal-carrying ships and their escort. The two escorting destroyers and nine neutral Scandinavian ships were sunk off Shetland, Scotland. -- source link