Northern Barrage

For the minefield laid in World War I, see North Sea Mine Barrage.
Map of the Norwegian Sea
Minelayer Southern Prince was flagship of the first Minelaying Squadron.
HMS Scott did much of the survey work to locate the Northern Barrage.

The Northern Barrage was the name given to minefields laid by the British during World War II to restrict German access to the Atlantic Ocean. The barrage stretched from the Orkney to the Faroe Islands and on toward Iceland. Mines were also laid in the Denmark Strait, north of Iceland.[1]

  1. ^ Mason, Lieutenant Commander Geoffrey (2006). "British Naval Minelaying in World War 2". naval-history.net. Retrieved 12 January 2011.