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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
The very first convoy of the war was AB 1/1, which departed Gibraltar on September 2, 1939. It was dispersed on September 13.
The answer is yes, they did start running convoys before they declared war.
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Thanks for the info on pre-war convoys Sailor Steve.
Nemo
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