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Old 09-17-09, 01:17 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve View Post
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.
Thanks for the info on pre-war convoys Sailor Steve.

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