Naval trawlers in the PQ 17 story

Does anyone else have a soft spot for Second World War naval trawlers?

Yes; their valuable service is illustrated by the trawler and crew who rescued survivors during convoy PQ 17.

The story of a trawler rescuing survivors from PQ 17 captures the small ships' practical wartime value. Naval trawlers performed escort, patrol, and rescue work far removed from the prestige attached to major combatants. Their modest size did not prevent them from deciding whether sailors from a shattered convoy lived or died. That rescue provides a human-scale entry point into the wider Arctic convoy disaster.