Argentine Trawlers for the Arctic Ocean Flotilla

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Russian north
• World War I
• mine-sweeping activities
• danger from mines