Escort group
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During World War II, an escort group consisted of several small warships organized and trained to operate together protecting trade convoys. Escort groups were a tactical innovation in anti-submarine
HMS Skate was one of the oldest destroyers in the Royal Navy when assigned convoy protection duty for the Western Approaches Command.
HMS Keppel was a World War I flotilla leader.
Town-class destroyers received in the Destroyers for Bases Agreement were widely distributed among the escort groups.
HMS Amazon was a unique prototype.
Mid-ocean escort force
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Mid-Ocean Escort Force referred to the organisation of anti-submarine escorts for World War II trade convoys between Canada and Newfoundland, and the British Isles. The allocation of United States, Br
HMCS Sackville, preserved at Halifax Harbour, is believed to be the only survivor of the MOEF Flower-class corvettes
United States Coast Guard cutter Ingham, shown here in a post-war configuration, is one of the few larger MOEF escorts to be preserved
USS Reuben James was sunk while escorting convoy HX 156
USS Benson was one of the modern United States destroyers initially assigned to MOEF and later diverted to escort troop convoys