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Loch Ewe and the Arctic Convoys

Aultbea, Wester Ross

Where convoys gathered for 'the worst journey in the world'.

During the Second World War, ships gathered in Loch Ewe before setting out on the Arctic convoys to carry supplies to Russia. They faced freezing seas, storms and attacks by U-boats and aircraft.

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When
1942–1945
Where
57.8400, -5.5900
Group
Secret bunkers & war sites

Visiting

The Russian Arctic Convoy Museum is at Aultbea.

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