The Northern Barrage

I did some research into the early days of the Partridge. As a Lapwing minesweeper or “Bird Boat”, the Partridge was built as a special class of minesweeper to clear mines laid in the North Sea by the U.S. Navy. This was a massive mine field of over 80,000...

Welcome the Partridge Site!

There is a lot of information about the USS Partridge and my project in the tabs above so I won’t go into it too much. I’ll be posting items up here as the come in and as I scan and categorize items. The interest of this site is to share information and...