XT. Counter-Piracy Escort Operations in the Gulf of Aden. The ship was part of convoy KMF-26 (Annex) travelling east from Oran to the Far East via the Suez Canal. The Port Tewfik Memorial (also known as the Indian War Memorial) was originally situated at Port Tewfik (or Port Taufiq), now called Suez Port, on the Suez Canal. S. Then press the fast forward key (this is normally the space bar). The second British warship to bear the name GLORIOUS, first used for a French 74 gun ship captured at the Battle of The Saintes in 1782, but foundered five months later. The Take-Ichi sendan (竹一船団, "Bamboo No. (On the 20/4/41the ships of convoy WS 8A were embarking troops in the UK for the Middle East. By the end of 1942, Gibraltar was concerned primarily with being a base for convoy escorts. S. The route taken was just miles from the Nazi-occupied territory of Finland. The Atlantic. a group of land vehicles assembled to travel together. At the beginning of World War II, the Royal Navy was the strongest navy in the world, with the largest number of warships built and with naval bases across the globe. Navy Escort Carrier the Liscome Bay. An additional 9,610 convoys (57,504 ship movements). The convoy arrived at Freetown 2. Convoys crossing the North Atlantic lacked air support in the mid-ocean area, which was beyond the. The American ships then headed to Londonderry, Northern Ireland, for supplies, training, and, hopefully, liberty. One hundred and fifty-three merchant mariners were lost. Aden and Bandar Abbas, Persia The AP series was the reverse of PA series that ran from. A total of 47,997 ships were escorted in 1. 14-knot convoys of tankers with some fast cargo ships. - UK. Action of 9 February 1945. The Flower-class was the backbone of the Atlantic escort fleet. The Arctic convoys of World War II were oceangoing convoys which sailed from the United Kingdom, Iceland, and North America to northern ports in the Soviet Union - primarily Arkhangelsk (Archangel) and Murmansk, both in modern day Russia. By February 1945, however, convoying in the Pacific had developed to the extent that 226 convoys arrived that month with 1195 ships and 359 escorts, an average of 5. Arnold complied with this request on 1 June, but ordered the squadron commander to engage only in “offensive” search and attack missions and not in escort-of-convoy. Mediterranean to Chesapeake Bay. Owners and gross tonnage (G. by Bill Cotton. 8. 2 ships and 1. We lay off the Port of Suez six days waiting for another escort then on through the Red Sea to Aden where we stayed four days waiting for our Japanese escort. Edsall -class destroyer escort - 85 built. They were heavily protected by RN warships but losses were very high. Although convoys were used by the Royal Navy in 1914 to escort troopships from the Dominions, and in 1915 by both it and the French Navy to cover their. 30th Commissioned for RN Service at New York with crew from HMS MALAYA. Herman E. As well as bolstering the Red Army, the Arctic Convoys were an important political statement of support to Russia from the allies. CONVOY definition: A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships travelling together. S. December 1941 – November 1943. Jun 1943. Use the search box embedded within ADM 217 to search by: ship’s name; convoy number; start or end date of the convoy voyage; 8. In 1913 a. In World War II, the Destroyers for Bases Agreement was signed between the British and the United States. By Michael Hull. They traveled with and protected convoys of ships transporting military supplies to the European war theater, and they sought out German submarines (U-Boats). Rome2Rio makes travelling from Aden to Suez easy. 2, 1942)—An offensive night action of British forces from Bone, against an Italian convoy heading towards Bizerta. Escorts for HX Convoys. 15pm: Full speed to speak destroyer, clocks back 1 hour to ATS. Wellington, and Noumea. A merchant seaman from Aden in 1943. The prefix "M" designated convoys sailing to the Mediterranean. She was designed by Leonard Peskett and built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. Only one crew member was lost. Merchant ship movement card (catalogue reference: BT 389) In the top left corner of the record is the ship’s name. Between 1941 and 1945, a total of 41 convoys made the Murmansk Run carrying an estimated $18 billion in cargo from the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. S. During the Second World War Merchant Navy ships carrying valuable cargoes were at just as much risk as Royal Australian Navy (RAN) warships. Now 95, Smedley experienced the real thing, making 11 trans-Atlantic trips as a sonarman on the USS Hammann, a U. Western Local Escort Force (WLEF) referred to the organization of anti-submarine escorts for World War II trade convoys from North American port cities to the Western Ocean Meeting Point (WOMP or WESTOMP) near Newfoundland where ships of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) assumed responsibility for safely delivering the convoys to the. units embarking on ships. . By December, at least six convoys were simultaneously in the North Atlantic, and the available escort ships were not enough to stop the U-boats' slaughter. USS Evarts. Escorted from Britain by the cruiser from AP 1 relieved her to Suez. Between June 4-7, 1942, the United States WW2 Navies struck a blow to Japan’s fleet that was irreparable. At the time, this city on the southern tip of the Arabian. At sea, communication between ships was limited. The ship sank in approximately four minutes off the coast of the Gaspé Peninsula. The slow ships were easy pickings for formidable “Wolf Packs” of German U-boats. GUS-- Port Said to U. Aden : Port Sudan: Nov. An Atlantic convoy during WWII seen from a Sunderland flying boat. Image:. During World War II many of the great Atlantic liners, such as the luxurious, 1,020-foot-long Queen Mary (which had a comfortable capacity of 1,174 passengers) and her sister ship Queen Elizabeth were converted into troop carriers, each capable of carrying more than 15,000 troops. 25pm: Slow waiting for convoy to come up. Mine layers were capable of laying massive underwater minefields to protect coastal trade routes, harbors, or to prevent enemy surface ships and submarines from traveling in certain areas. uk ( charges apply ), drawn from dozens of different National Archives record series (including records in ADM. troops at sea in a single incident. An Escort Group consisted of several small warships organized and trained to operate together protecting trade convoys. Gardiner, DSC, RN) and HMS Wanderer (Lt. The PLAN is learning the craft of blue water at-sea replenishment, albeit gradually. Close. Both British and Canadian. , later Halifax or New York–U. 1 January, Fri. Still, the Merchant Marine lost between 9,000 and 12,000 sailors during the war, depending on whose numbers you use. Navy warships during transit in the Battle of the Atlantic. NAVAL EVENTS, J ANUARY 1941 ( Part 2 of 2) Wednesday 15th - Friday 31st. The convoy sailed from Freetown 29. Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) referred to the organisation of anti-submarine escorts for World War II trade convoys between Canada and Newfoundland, and the British Isles. Atlantic Convoys This section details Allied Convoys in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. Canada played a key role in the Allied struggle for control of the North Atlantic, as German submarines worked furiously to cripple the convoys shipping crucial supplies to Europe. 63rd Infantry Regiment which was part of the 6th Infantry Division that also included the 1st & 20th Infantry Regiments, the 51st, 53rd & 80th Field. B. About 6 or 7 Convoy Commodores were required. An Atlantic convoy making the slow trek across the Atlantic. In the early months of the war, the Canadian destroyers escorted the convoys, and also large Allied warships, within Canadian coastal waters. Caribbean (later New York City) to Liverpool. 40 to discharge. The bridge made the convoys safer and quicker. F. The AP convoys were a series of Arabian Sea convoys which ran during World War II. Convoys were the essential logistical element of victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. These warships displaced around 1,000 tons and were typically armed with one-to-three guns of three-to-five inches in caliber, numerous smaller anti-aircraft guns and. This. S. , Public Domain Operation Earnest Will The records of ships used to carry troops to their theaters of operations were destroyed intentionally in 1951. Arrived Capetown 10. 5-inch) guns in two twin turrets, about a dozen secondary guns of six to nine inches, and small, fast-firing guns of three inches or less for beating off torpedo-boat attacks. The convoys were coded depending on their route -. You will cross some of the most beautiful country, generally covering about 180 milesrunning at 30 miles an hour. S. Overview The AP series was the reverse of PA series that ran from September 1942 until January 1945. 23 : Independent. However, the Royal Navy's presence in the Arctic was first made known in August when submarines started operating, with some success against German. S. As part of the U. JUNE 1941. She had the unfortunate experience of sinking two Allied ships during her wartime service, once through accidental collision and the other by gunfire after a case of mistaken identity. In addition to men and ships, it was reported that war materiel, equipment, and supplies lost included 200 aircraft, 3,300 trucks, 435 tanks, and other war supplies that could equip 50,000 men. M. The Battle of Midway was a decisive blow to Japan’s naval supremacy in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. The destroyer escort was not nearly as expensive as the. hull classification symbol CVE), also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the United States Navy (USN) or "Woolworth Carrier" by the Royal Navy, was a small and slow type of aircraft carrier used by the Royal Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, the United States Navy, the. Over the entire war, the Allies commissioned a total of 181 carriers of all types compared to Japan's total of 19. 5. No other ships are listed, including those which are only mentioned in the archives or shipping in 1971 sections. The escort carrier or escort aircraft carrier (U. The ship was launched on 16th October 1913 as the first RN warship to carry this name . The term Merchant Navy refers to a nation’s commercial shipping and crews. 73. She was given the prestigious title of Royal Mail. The Battle of the Atlantic pitted the German submarine force and surface units against the U. It formed part of the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II. Zhao Lei, the incumbent captain of the Changchun, said that the escort mission lasted for more than 200 days, and a total of 43 batches of 115 Chinese and foreign ships were escorted, and special. Italy dispatched a total of 3116 convoys (86 a month), with an average of 1. From the spring of 1940, RCN destroyers also. 134 principal convoys across the Atlantic between North American and British, Mediterranean and European ports since we. HMS Glasgow was a Town-class cruiser commissioned in September 1937. ON 288 departed Southend on March 2 with 108 ships and arrived New York on March 19. At 100%, escorts will immediately enter combat upon a convoy coming under attack. The corvette was commissioned on 23 January 1941 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Use the search box embedded within ADM 217 to search by: ship’s name; convoy number; start or end date of the convoy voyage; 8. Convoy HX 300. All ships followed the same pattern, one of several top-secret zig-zag diagrams, created by Admiralty anti-submarine experts. Note: all vessels and aircraft are British unless otherwise identified or. S. British East Coast convoys, January 1941. )Over the next several days three successive waves of U-boat attacks ravaged the convoy. Five of the twenty-five merchant ships were sunk by U-boats [i] [99] [100] but a German Luftwaffe attack by land-based aircraft from an airfield in. 3. 33; its organization; the merchant fleet that sailed in it; the escorts; the U-boats that attacked it and their victims are detailed including those vessels that were sunk during this patrol. As the main port on the island, St. The Queen voyaged to New Zealand during the Antipodean summer of 1953-4. Chapter 10CONVOYING AND ESCORTING OF SHIPPING. All 11 ships in the convoy were sunk. Number of escorts x 2, if no air escort. (transitive) to escort while in. However, in a 1938 survey, it was found that 27 per cent were either from India or China and another 5 per cent were British domiciled Arabs, Indians, Chinese, West Africans or West Indians mainly resident in. In August the British ran four convoys in each direction, five in September and seven in October, 86 ships in BN convoys and 72 in BS (southbound) convoys; the Regia Aeronautica managed only six air attacks in October. 063. Its employment was cut to an end however on September 11th 1942 when it was torpedoed and sunk by German U-Boat 517. All aboard perished, making these merchant. During 1918, Australia and the Grand Fleet's other capital ships on occasion escorted convoys travelling between Britain and Norway. The convoys of merchant ships formed up in Loch Ewe, a deep enclosed sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. Its employment was cut to an end however on September 11th 1942 when it was torpedoed and sunk by German U-Boat 517. Navy built more than 1,000 destroyer escorts, ships whose primary duty was to escort supply convoys across the world’s oceans to insure that their precious cargo of food, fuel, war material, and personnel got to their destinations safely. Convoy Faith was a small, fast Allied convoy of World War II. Coast Guard Cutter ship blasts a German U-boat during World War II. During World War I and World War II, the practice was revived to protect Allied and neutral merchant shipping against German surface raiders and submarines. Hampton Roads was a subport of New York until June 1942. The 40th fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy set out from a military port in the city of Zhanjiang on Saturday to conduct an escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. In. KEY. 42 to proceed to Suez as independents; escort was provided by. Coast Guard, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, and Allied merchant convoys. The. U. JW58, JW59, JW61 and JW63 plus the return convoys with the prefix RA) to. Naval Reserve on 13 April 1939 at Portland, Ore.