The Reindeer Who Lived on a WW2 Submarine

For six weeks during World War 2, a reindeer called Pollyanna lived on the HMS Trident

Polyanna and the HMS Trident. Photo credit: RN Submarine Museum

In 1941, the British and Russians were on the same side against the Nazis. Their submarines patrolled the Arctic circle, and the British often used Soviet ports for repairs. In a bizarre act of diplomacy, a fully grown reindeer was presented as a…