Argentine Trawlers for the Arctic Ocean Flotilla

During World War I, the Russian government, which had underestimated the significance of danger to north freights from mines, had been unable to efficiently stave off German operations. For that reason, an entire fleet of fishing trawlers was acquired from foreign countries, which were used as mine-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Roman V. Lapshin, Nicholas W. Mitjukov
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Russian
Published: Academic Publishing House Researcher 2014
Subjects:
Russian north
World War I
mine-sweeping activities
danger from mines
Social Sciences
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Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Argentine
Russian North
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.13187/er.2014.86.1910CrossRef
https://doaj.org/article/d96a081670f44b558cdab27c5ec6cd6b
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Summary:During World War I, the Russian government, which had underestimated the significance of danger to north freights from mines, had been unable to efficiently stave off German operations. For that reason, an entire fleet of fishing trawlers was acquired from foreign countries, which were used as mine-sweeping vessels. This paper addresses the service of Argentine trawlers.

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