Cruel Seas: Convoy Freighter WM-11-05-2022 the Western Desert or in

the Western Desert or in the Italian campaign

The Earl of Essex

Any such ship caught alone at sea by so much as a destroyer was utterly helpless

but was then set upon by USS Washington

Cruel Seas: Convoy Freighter WM-11-05-2022 the Western Desert or inAll nations relied on the successful shipment of goods, whether those goods be munitions or simply food and clothing. Such vessels would band together in convoys for mutual protection, often accompanied by escorts. Most freighters were practically defenceless against attacking warships but the presence of an accompanying warship was enough to ward off most would be attackers of convoys. A great number of the convoy battles of World War 2 took place in