RNSHS Public Lecture – Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Note: This lecture will follow our Annual General Meeting
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 — 7:30 p.m., Nova Scotia Archives
HMS Jervis Bay – the Nova Scotia and Maritime connections
Harold E. Wright, retired Saint John historian
Abstract: HMS Jervis Bay, an Armed Merchant Cruiser, was sunk in November 1940 while protecting convoy HX84 outbound from Halifax. The ship had recently been refitted at the St. John Drydock. A large number of her crew was from the Maritimes. This presentation will give a brief overview of the ship and crew but focus on Convoy HX84 and her Nova Scotia crew.