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Offline Barry R

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WW2 Russian Ports
« on: Friday 28 January 11 18:25 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

Has anybody heard of a russian port called Venga used by the Royal Navy during WW2? A story is that a family member was in port there when he heard that he was the father of a baby girl so he called her Venga. I'v checked maps and the net but nothing found. Any ideas?

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Re: WW2 Russian Ports
« Reply #1 on: Friday 28 January 11 19:17 GMT (UK) »
hello barry
can,t find a venga but have a look at this site it gives you all the waterways in russia starting with the letter v
www.viovio.com/travel/location_all.php?flid=200000195
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Re: WW2 Russian Ports
« Reply #2 on: Friday 28 January 11 19:26 GMT (UK) »
Barry,
Try Vaenga, near Murmansk.
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« Reply #3 on: Friday 28 January 11 20:50 GMT (UK) »
Sorry Barry, I should have said North East of Murmansk.
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Re: WW2 Russian Ports
« Reply #4 on: Friday 28 January 11 22:13 GMT (UK) »
How about VILDA   there was a RN establishment or vessel called  VILDA
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« Reply #5 on: Saturday 29 January 11 12:47 GMT (UK) »
Vaenga had an airfield, makeshift hospital, a survivors camp and quite possibly, a flotilla of RN Minesweepers, so Barry, there's every chance that your family member was there when he had the news of the new addition to the family.
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Re: WW2 Russian Ports
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 09 February 11 19:02 GMT (UK) »
Vaenga since 1951 is - Severomorsk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severomorsk.

The name Vaenga was derived from the name of the river Vaenga and in Saami language (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_languages) vaenga ('vazhenka') means "she-deer".
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