Author: Kerslake, S. A.,
Title: COXSWAIN IN THE NORTHERN CONVOYS.
Description: William Kimber, London, 1984, 1st edn., [xii], 191pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, the author first went to sea aged fourteen in a Hull trawler in 1935, by 1939 he was an experienced member of RNR and on call-up served first in the German built HMT Northern Gem on anti-submarine and convoy escort duties, in the Narvik campaign, on Arctic convoys PQ17 and QP14 and the Atlantic convoy JW51B, before leaving Gem and seeing further service in the Mediterranean in the steam yacht Sidi Ifni, in Tunisia and Sardinia and finally as coxswain of MGB177 based at Leghorn in Italy, slightly cocked, lightly bumped lower cnrs., edges a little tanned, ink name top edge front pastdown and title, dustwrapper: price clipped, lightly rubbed at tips, relined at spine ends, repaired tear lower panel, very good in a good plus dustwrapper,

Keywords: war ww2 navy rnps a/s rncf pq17 qp14 jw51b hmt northern gem sidi ifni mgb177


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