The convoy —a group of merchantmen or troopships traveling together with a naval escort—was revived during World War I (1914–18), after having been discarded at the start of the Age of …

Convoy, vessels sailing under the protection of an armed escort. Originally, convoys of merchant ships were formed as a protection against pirates. During World War I and World War II, the …

A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support and can …

Black May refers to a period (May 1943) in the Battle of the Atlantic campaign during World War II, when the German U-boat arm (U-Bootwaffe) suffered high casualties with fewer Allied ships …

Transporting supplies and soldiers in convoys protected by escorts using emerging antisubmarine technologies was crucial to the Allies sustaining Britain and eventually liberating Western Europe.

On 20 October a new pack of five U-boats (some from the SC 7 battle) fell on Convoy HX 79, screened by no less than 11 escorts, including two destroyers and three corvettes, and sank a …

There were a number of highly successful convoy attacks by U-boat - while apart of a Wolfpack or acting alone - and this page shows them. Also includes 10 of the most successful convoy …

More than 200 convoy-routes existed in the war, here we show the 94 routes which U-boats attacked, from here you can go to every convoy-route to see all the attacked convoys and …

Discover how the WWI convoy system protected merchant ships from German U-boats, reduced losses, and transformed naval warfare through strategy and innovation.

When U-boats attacked Convoy HX-228 in March 1943, an unusually fierce fight broke out that would claim a U.S. Liberty ship, a British destroyer, and two U-boats.