Links & References
 
THE BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY. http://fp.redduster.f9.co.uk/
THE BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY AT WAR: Contains much background information on the subject. http://www.british-merchant-navy.co.uk/
1939 -1945 NORWEGIAN MERCHANT FLEET
A very comprehensive site covering all aspects of the subject including an extensive convoy section.
http://www.warsailors.com/freefleet/index.html
MARINERS: Researching the mariners and ships of the merchant marine and the world's navies http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/

THE ALLIED MERCHANT NAVY
OF WORLD WAR II.
A collection of pages dedicated to those who served in the Allied Merchant Navy during World War Two
.

http://merchantships.tripod.com/
AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE AT WAR. http://www.usmm.org/
WARSHIPS OF WW2: Database contains 18,186 ships of all nationalities. (Czechoslovakian site).

http://warships.web4u.cz/indexdb.php?language=E

U-BOAT NET: The definitive site on all aspects of U-boats. Extensive listing and histories on both the individual U-boats and their victims. Much of the site is free but it is well worth paying the small subscription to gain full access.

http://www.uboat.net/

FRIEND-SHIPS: A website for crew, passengers & Naval personnel to reunite with shipmates worldwide, with 100,000 ships of every type dating back to WW2. http://www.friend-ships.com


BOOKS

"The Allied Convoy System 1939-45 (its organisation, defence and operation)"
by Arnold Hague. ISBN 1-55125-033-0

"Britain's Sea War: A diary of ship losses 1939-1945"
by John M. Young. ISBN 1-85260-042-X

"The Worlds Merchant Fleets 1939"
by Roger Jordan. ISBN 1-86176 023 X.

"The Fourth Service - Merchantmen at War 1939 - 45"
by John Slader. ISBN 1-899694-45-5.

"Die Handelsflotten der Welt 1942 und Nachtrag 1944"
(The Merchant Fleets of the World 1942 and Supplement 1944)

by Erich Gröner. ISBN 3-469-00552-4.
Reprinted 1976, J. F. Lehmanns Verlag München.

OTHER SOURCES

Public Record Office.
The National Archives.

Kew, Richmond,
Surrey. TW9 4DU
UK

The records for Convoy OS.33 are held under ADM237/144.