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Originally Posted by breadcatcher101
Nothing "slick" about it. As this is mainly a subsim site I assumed the convoy he is asking about pertained to anti-submarine/Uboat threats. I futher assumed since the site pertains mostly to WW2 that his question was in regards to that time period. I simply stated that the convoy system was used first in WW1. I even knew the year without having to look it up. The exact date I did in fact have to do a search which in fact I noted I did so.
As for the convoy system first being used in the 1600's, could be, I don't think U boats were much of a threat at that time however.
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Very true, but he didn't mention u-boats in the initial post. On the other hand, he did mention 'crossing the pond', so while the Spanish convoyed their treasure fleets in the 1500s as a result of Francis Drake's attacks, I'm sure they didn't call them by that name.
And I knew he was talking about the World Wars (probably WW1), but I couldn't resist being a jerk and showing off. Sorry.
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Originally Posted by jimbuna
HX 1, Sept 16th 39, as a result of the sinking of the Athenia  |
That was the first transatlantic convoy (again, 'crossing the pond'), so you're right; but the first WW2 convoy was AB1, from Freetown to Gibralter, which set out on September 2, the day
before the declaration of war and the sinking of Athenia.