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Factfile
The
war effort depended on the safe transport of supplies by
sea. The Merchant and Royal Navies shipped these supplies
across seas menaced by the threat of enemy submarines and
casualties were high.
Extract:
West
Indian Merchant Seamen in Britain [.pdf file]
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By
1943 the Royal Indian Navy comprised approximately 43
vessels, including corvettes, sloops, minesweepers,
motor launches and trawlers.
The
minesweeper Bengal sank the Japanese merchant cruiser
Hokuku Maru in November 1942.
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