Date Organisation General
FunctionSTRENGTH Destroyers Sloops Corvettes Others 1/1/42 3 'Special Escort Groups' Arctic Convoys, Atlantic Troop Convoys, etc. 12 --- --- --- 3 Groups (Destroyers and Corvettes) North Atlantic Convoys 9 --- 15 --- 5 Groups (Sloops and Cutters) South Atlantic Convoys 2 16 --- 10 Cutters Unallocated Miscellaneous 1 --- 3 --- TOTAL 24 16 18 10 1/8/42 1 'Special Escort Group' Arctic Convoys, Atlantic Troop Convoys, etc. 7 --- --- --- 1 'Special Escort Division' 7 --- 3 --- 3 Groups (Destroyers and Corvettes) North Atlantic Convoys 8 --- 16 --- 6 Groups (Sloops and Cutters) South Atlantic Convoys 2 19 4 8 Cutters Unallocated Miscellaneous --- --- 1 --- TOTAL 24 19 24 8
1. WESTERN APPROACHES (contd.)
A. Londonderry (contd.)
Date Organisation General
FunctionSTRENGTH Destroyers Sloops Corvettes Others 1/1/43 2 'Special Escort Groups' Arctic Convoys, Atlantic Troop Convoys, etc. 6 --- 4 --- 1 'Special Escort Division' 4 --- --- --- 3 Groups (Destroyers and Corvettes) North Atlantic Convoys 8 --- 18 --- 7 Groups (Sloops and Cutters) South Atlantic Convoys 2 11 25 7 Cutters Unallocated Miscellaneous --- 3 --- --- TOTAL 20 14 47 7
B. Liverpool
Date Organisation General
FunctionSTRENGTH Destroyers Sloops Corvettes Others 1/1/42 3 'Special Escort Groups' Arctic Convoys, Atlantic Troop Convoys, etc. 13 --- --- --- 3 Groups (Destroyers and Corvettes) North Atlantic Convoys 8 --- 15 --- 1 Group (Sloops and Cutters) South Atlantic Convoys --- 2 17 --- Unallocated Miscellaneous 1 --- 4 --- TOTAL 22 2 36 --- 1/8/42 1 'Special Escort Division' Arctic Convoys, Atlantic Troop Convoys, etc. 7 --- 4 --- 3 Groups (Destroyers and Corvettes) North Atlantic Convoys 9 --- 17 --- 2 Groups (Sloops and Cutters) South Atlantic Convoys --- 4 12 --- Unallocated Miscellaneous 2 --- --- --- TOTAL 18 4 33 ---
1. WESTERN APPROACHES (contd.)
B. Liverpool (Contd.)
Date Organisation General
FunctionSTRENGTH Destroyers Sloops Corvettes Others 1/1/43 1 'Special Escort Division' Arctic Convoys, Atlantic Troop Convoys, etc. 12 --- --- --- 1 'Special Escort Group' --- --- 4 --- 3 Groups (Destroyers and Corvettes) North Atlantic Convoys 9 --- 18 --- 1 Group (Sloops and Cutters) South Atlantic Convoys --- 2 9 --- Unallocated Miscellaneous 4 --- --- --- TOTAL 25 2 31 ---
C. Greenock
Date Organisation General
FunctionSTRENGTH Destroyers Sloops Corvettes Others 1/1/42 5 'Special Escort Groups' Arctic, Atlantic Troop Convoys, etc. 16 --- --- --- 2 Groups (Destroyers and Corvettes) North Atlantic Convoys 6 --- 10 --- Unallocated Miscellaneous 2 --- 3 --- TOTAL 24 --- 13 --- 1/8/42 1 'Special Escort Division' Arctic Convoys, Atlantic Troop Convoys, etc. 9 --- 4 --- 1 Group (Destroyers and Corvettes) North Atlantic Convoys 3 --- 6 --- TOTAL 18 --- 10 ---
C. Greenock (Contd.)
Date Organisation General
FunctionSTRENGTH Destroyers Sloops Corvettes Others 1/1/43 1 'Special Escort Division' Arctic, Atlantic Troop Convoys, etc. 7 --- --- --- 1 Group (Destroyers and Corvettes) North Atlantic Convoys 3 --- 3 --- 2 Groups (Corvettes) Miscellaneous --- --- 8 --- TOTAL 10 --- 11 --- D. Irish Sea Escort Force (Belfast and Milford Haven)
Date Organisation General
FunctionSTRENGTH Destroyers Sloops Corvettes Others 1/1/42 A.A. Escorts Local Irish Sea Convoys --- --- 3 4 A.A. Ships, 3 Misc. 1/8/42 3 A.A. Groups Ditto --- --- --- 6 A.A. Ships, 3 Misc. 1/1/43 A.A. Groups Ditto --- --- --- 3 A.A. Ships, 3 Misc.
2. ROSYTH
Date Destroyers Sloops Corvettes Others TOTAL 1/1/42 20 5 --- --- 25 1/8/42 21 2 --- 1 A.A. Ship 24 1/1/43 22 --- --- 1 A.A. Ship 23
3. NORE
Date Destroyers Sloops Corvettes Others TOTAL 1/1/42 21 --- 7 --- 28 1/8/42 23 --- 7 --- 30 1/1/43 24 --- 7 --- 31
4. PORTSMOUTH
Date Destroyers Sloops Corvettes Others TOTAL 1/1/42 4 --- --- --- 4 1/8/42 7 --- --- --- 7 1/1/43 4 --- --- --- 4
5. PLYMOUTH
Date Destroyers Sloops Corvettes Others TOTAL 1/1/42 6 --- --- --- 6 1/8/42 5 --- --- --- 5 1/1/43 9 --- --- --- 9
NOTE: Rosyth and Nore ships escorted East Coast Convoys, Portsmouth and Plymouth Ships Channel Convoys.
6. NORTH ATLANTIC
Date Organisation General
FunctionSTRENGTH Destroyers Sloops Corvettes Others 1/1/42 1 Destroyer Flotilla Local Convoys 3 --- 6 --- 1 Escort Group (Lent from Liverpool) --- 2 9 --- A/S Trawlers --- --- --- 8 TOTAL 3 2 15 8 1/8/42 2 Destroyer Flotillas Local Convoys 7 --- 6 --- A/S Trawlers --- --- --- 9 TOTAL 7 --- 6 9 1/1/43 (1) Gibraltar Escort Force: 1 Destroyer Flotilla Local and 'Torch' Convoys 5 --- --- --- 4 Escort Groups 4 9 7 --- A/S Trawlers --- --- --- 12 (2) Western Mediterranean Escort Force (under A.N.C.X.F. at Algiers) 2 Destroyer Flotillas 'Torch' Convoys 14 --- --- --- 4 Escort Divisions --- --- 16 --- TOTAL 23 9 23 12
7. SOUTH ATLANTIC (Freetown)
Date Organisation General
FunctionSTRENGTH Destroyers Sloops Corvettes Others 1/1/42 1 Destroyer Flotilla South Atlantic Convoys 8 --- --- --- Freetown Escort Force --- 5 24 --- Ocean Escorts WS and Ocean Convoys --- --- --- 12 A.M.Cs 3 Groups A/S Trawlers Local Escorts --- --- --- 16 A/S Trawlers, etc. TOTAL 8 5 24 28 1/8/42 1 Destroyer Flotilla South Atlantic Convoys 7 --- --- --- Freetown Escort Force --- 3 20 --- Ocean Escorts WS and Ocean Convoys --- --- --- 7 A.M.Cs 3 Groups A/S Trawlers Local Escorts --- --- --- 16 A/S Trawlers, etc. TOTAL 7 3 20 23 1/1/43 Freetown Escort Force South Atlantic Convoys --- --- --- 12 A/S Trawlers, etc. Ocean Escorts WS and Ocean Convoys --- --- --- 6 A.M.Cs West African Command Escorts Local Escorts
--- 4 15 7 A/S Trawlers TOTAL --- 4 15 25
8. WESTERN ATLANTIC
(Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy Only)
Date Organisation General
FunctionSTRENGTH Destroyers Sloops Corvettes Others 1/1/42 R.C.N. (or lent R.N.) Western Local Escorts 2 --- 17 --- Newfoundland Escort Force (R.C.N. or lent R.N.) Mid-Ocean Escorts
14 --- 43 --- TOTAL 16 --- 60 ---
8. WESTERN ATLANTIC (Contd.)
Date Organisation General
FunctionSTRENGTH Destroyers Sloops Corvettes Others 1/8/42 R.C.N. (or lent R.N.) Western Local Escorts 18 --- 29 --- Tanker Escort Force (R.C.N.) Special Tanker Convoys
--- --- 4 --- Gulf Escort Force (R.C.N.) Gulf of Mexico Convoys
--- --- --- 5 Minesweepers Newfoundland Escort Force (R.C.N. or lent R.N.) Mid-Ocean Escorts
11 --- 41 --- Lent to U.S. Navy U.S. Coastal Convoys
--- --- --- 19 A/S Trawlers TOTAL 29 --- 74 24 1/1/43 Bermuda Western Local Escorts --- 2 1 --- Atlantic Coast Command, St. John's (R.C.N. or lent R.N.) Special Tanker Convoys
18 --- 20 --- Under U.S.N. Eastern Sea Frontier Command (R.C.N.) Gulf of Mexico Convoys
--- --- 6 --- Halifax Force (R.C.N.) Mid-Ocean Escorts
--- --- 4 --- Newfoundland Command (R.C.N. or lent R.N.) U.S. Coastal Convoys
12 --- 29 14 A/S Trawlers TOTAL 30 2 60 14
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