Talk:Convoy PQ 17: Difference between revisions

''Tirpitz''’s port was Trondheim; when PQ17 was sighted she had moved, along with her entourage (and ships from Narvik), to an advance base at Alta fjord where she was refuelling, prior to a sortie, (a full account is [[Operation Rösselsprung (1942)|here]]) and the only reason they didn’t set out until after the Admiralty had reacted was that Hitler bottled it, and failed to give the go order until it was too late.</br>

To say “''Tirpitz'' remained in port” suggests the Admiralty decision was a fuss over nothing. And it wasn’t just Tirpitz, it was three (and should have been four) capital ships; so the threat was real enough. It would be more accurate to say "''the raid never materialized''". [[User:Xyl 54|Xyl 54]] ([[User talk:Xyl 54|talk]]) 23:56, 18 March 2014 (UTC)