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- Some 6,000 Danish sailors of all ages and ranks spent the next five years sailing the world’s oceans in service of the Allies, and half of them would end up in the UK. In the summer of 1940, the Danish consul in Newcastle offered the city as the ‘official home town’ for the Danish War Sailors, as they came to be called.
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In the summer of 1940, Newcastle was declared ‘home of the Danish sailors’ with a Danish Club created for them in the city- providing traditional home-cooked Danish food and space to enjoy home comforts with their countrymen. This club was situated just across the road from the Cathedral, in St Nicholas’ Building.
Jan 29, 2019 · Those already in port came under British protection, and many of those at sea also put into British ports. Newcastle became the temporary home of the Danish merchant fleet, based at the so-called ‘Danish pool’ in St Nicholas’ Buildings, opposite the cathedral, outside which flew the Danish flag.
Apr 30, 2022 · In the summer of 1940, the Danish consul in Newcastle offered the city as the ‘official home town’ for the Danish War Sailors, as they came to be called. The following year, the British Government opened a Danish club for them in St Nicholas’ Building opposite Newcastle Cathedral.
1940 – The Danish Merchant Navy, some 6,000 sailors and seamen, were ordered by the Danish government not to return to their home ports. In the Summer of 1940, Newcastle was named the ‘home of the Danish sailors.’ There was a club created for them which was situated on the road across from the Cathedral.
Apr 26, 2022 · In the summer of 1940, the Danish consul in Newcastle offered the city as the 'official home town' for the Danish War Sailors, as they came to be called. The following year, the British...
Aug 17, 2018 · (A historical marker located in Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom.) Danish Seamen’s Club From 1940 to 1945, Newcastle was the official home town to 3,000 Danish sailors, serving in the British Merchant Navy.
Newcastle upon Tyne became the home of the Danish merchant fleet. The Danish Pool was opened in St. Nicholas’ Buildings, just opposite the Cathedral. It was here the seamen were sent when they landed in Britain, and from here they were sent out to sea again.
