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MV Norland - Secret Weapon of the Falklands War

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In 1982, North Sea Ferry MV Norland transported passengers and vehicles between Hull and Rotterdam. Requisitioned as a troop ship to take the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment to the Falklands, the 'volunteer' merchant navy crew were told they would only go as far as the Ascension Island and they should think of it as an extended North Sea booze-cruise run. However, without notice the Norlands's role was changed and it became the first vessel to enter San Carlos Water, ending up a sitting duck in 'Bomb Alley' air raids while disembarking troops and carrying out resupply runs. Narrowly escaping sinking, the ship was used as a shelter for survivors and for collecting Gurkhas from the QE2 in South Georgia, ready for disembarking in San Carlos Bay, before repatriating Argentine POWs. Long after the surrender, MV Norland provided a ferry service between the Falklands and Ascension Island. While many in the war served an average of 100 days, for the crew of the Norland it was ten months. They were the first in and the last out! (253 pages x 16 x 23 cm approx)

Reg Kemp and Michael Wood 2021

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MV Norland - Secret Weapon of the Falklands War