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An Escort Group consisted of several small warships organized and trained to operate together protecting trade convoys. Escort groups were a World War II tactical innovation in anti-submarine warfare by the Royal Navy to combat the threat of the Kriegsmarine's "wolfpack" tactics. Early escort groups often contained destroyers, sloops, naval trawlers and, later, corvettes of differing specifications lacking the ability to maneuver together as a flotilla of similar warships, but rigorously trained in anti-submarine tactics to use teamwork emphasizing the unique sensors, weapons, speed, and turning radius of each ship. The development of these 'escort groups' proved an effective means of defending shipping convoys through the Battle of the Atlantic.

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  • An Escort Group consisted of several small warships organized and trained to operate together protecting trade convoys. Escort groups were a World War II tactical innovation in anti-submarine warfare by the Royal Navy to combat the threat of the Kriegsmarine's "wolfpack" tactics. Early escort groups often contained destroyers, sloops, naval trawlers and, later, corvettes of differing specifications lacking the ability to maneuver together as a flotilla of similar warships, but rigorously trained in anti-submarine tactics to use teamwork emphasizing the unique sensors, weapons, speed, and turning radius of each ship. The development of these 'escort groups' proved an effective means of defending shipping convoys through the Battle of the Atlantic. (en)
  • Un Groupe d'escorte se composait de plusieurs petits navires de guerre organisés et formés pour fonctionner ensemble, assurant la protection des convois commerciaux. Les groupes d'escorte étaient une innovation tactique de la Seconde Guerre mondiale dans la lutte anti-sous-marine menée entre autres par la Royal Navy pour lutter contre la tactique d'attaque en meutes, dite « Rudeltaktik », des U-Boots de la Kriegsmarine.Au début, les groupes d'escorte étaient surtout constitués de destroyers, de sloops, de chalutiers armés et, plus tard, de corvettes. Malgré des spécifications et des manoevrabilités différentes, ces navires étaient entrainés rigoureusement aux tactiques anti-sous-marines en équipe selon les senseurs, les armes, la vitesse et la gouverne de chacun. Le développement de ces « groupes d'escorte » s'est avéré être un moyen efficace de défense des convois d'expédition pendant la bataille de l'Atlantique. (fr)
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  • Collingwood, D, J. The Captain Class Frigates in World War II: An Operational History of the American Built Destroyer Escorts Serving Under the White Ensign from 1943-46. Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 1998. . (en)
  • Roskill, S. The War at Sea 1939–1945 Vol I. 1954. (en)
  • Elliott, P. Allied Escort Ships of World War II . Macdonald & J, 1977. . (en)
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  • An Escort Group consisted of several small warships organized and trained to operate together protecting trade convoys. Escort groups were a World War II tactical innovation in anti-submarine warfare by the Royal Navy to combat the threat of the Kriegsmarine's "wolfpack" tactics. Early escort groups often contained destroyers, sloops, naval trawlers and, later, corvettes of differing specifications lacking the ability to maneuver together as a flotilla of similar warships, but rigorously trained in anti-submarine tactics to use teamwork emphasizing the unique sensors, weapons, speed, and turning radius of each ship. The development of these 'escort groups' proved an effective means of defending shipping convoys through the Battle of the Atlantic. (en)
  • Un Groupe d'escorte se composait de plusieurs petits navires de guerre organisés et formés pour fonctionner ensemble, assurant la protection des convois commerciaux. Les groupes d'escorte étaient une innovation tactique de la Seconde Guerre mondiale dans la lutte anti-sous-marine menée entre autres par la Royal Navy pour lutter contre la tactique d'attaque en meutes, dite « Rudeltaktik », des U-Boots de la Kriegsmarine.Au début, les groupes d'escorte étaient surtout constitués de destroyers, de sloops, de chalutiers armés et, plus tard, de corvettes. Malgré des spécifications et des manoevrabilités différentes, ces navires étaient entrainés rigoureusement aux tactiques anti-sous-marines en équipe selon les senseurs, les armes, la vitesse et la gouverne de chacun. Le développement de ces « (fr)
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  • Escort Group (en)
  • Groupe d'escorte (fr)
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