Allied losses were in excess of 70,000 men and 3,500 ships, while the Axis lost some 30,000 men and 800 submarines and other warships in the Battle of the Atlantic. Horrific.
@@HunterTucker-b3nroughly half that number were British empire seamen … so definitely allied… true America supplied the material but the merchant navy did a lot of the shipping
@mt23289 Try the US Merchant Marine. A handful of British ships in American ports was nothing and regardless like I said, the shipping was only going one-Way.... You're welcome, sour grapes.
@ no sour grapes pal… I appreciate everything the Americans done …but most of the convoy ships were protected by British navy or empire ships so still a lot dead out with the us navy
During the Second World War, designated convoy rescue ships accompanied some Atlantic convoys to rescue survivors from ships that had been attacked. Rescue ships were typically small freighters with passenger accommodation converted to rescue service. This involved enlarging galley and food storage areas and providing berthing and sanitary facilities for approximately 150 men. Preparation for service included the installation of scrambling nets along the sides, and the substitution of boats suitable for open sea work for normal lifeboats. The first specially equipped rescue ship went into service in January 1941. When rescue ships were unavailable, large, ocean-going tugboats or converted trawlers were sometimes designated to perform rescue duty. By the end of the war 30 rescue ships had been built or converted. They participated in 797 convoys and rescued 4,194 survivors from 119 ships. Seven rescue ships were lost, six to enemy action (three to U-boats and three to aircraft).
It was almost an automatic death sentence if you got sunk especially in the Atlantic. Unless you had a lifeboat you weren't lasting that long in water. Even with a lifeboat you had better hope they sent someone to rescue you.
Allied losses were in excess of 70,000 men and 3,500 ships, while the Axis lost some 30,000 men and 800 submarines and other warships in the Battle of the Atlantic. Horrific.
You mean American losses, considering England wasn't supplying the United States. 😉
@@HunterTucker-b3nroughly half that number were British empire seamen … so definitely allied… true America supplied the material but the merchant navy did a lot of the shipping
@mt23289 Try the US Merchant Marine. A handful of British ships in American ports was nothing and regardless like I said, the shipping was only going one-Way.... You're welcome, sour grapes.
@ no sour grapes pal… I appreciate everything the Americans done …but most of the convoy ships were protected by British navy or empire ships so still a lot dead out with the us navy
@mt23289 They were protected by US Navy submarines, next time say no to drugs.
During the Second World War, designated convoy rescue ships accompanied some Atlantic convoys to rescue survivors from ships that had been attacked. Rescue ships were typically small freighters with passenger accommodation converted to rescue service. This involved enlarging galley and food storage areas and providing berthing and sanitary facilities for approximately 150 men. Preparation for service included the installation of scrambling nets along the sides, and the substitution of boats suitable for open sea work for normal lifeboats. The first specially equipped rescue ship went into service in January 1941. When rescue ships were unavailable, large, ocean-going tugboats or converted trawlers were sometimes designated to perform rescue duty.
By the end of the war 30 rescue ships had been built or converted. They participated in 797 convoys and rescued 4,194 survivors from 119 ships. Seven rescue ships were lost, six to enemy action (three to U-boats and three to aircraft).
It was almost an automatic death sentence if you got sunk especially in the Atlantic. Unless you had a lifeboat you weren't lasting that long in water. Even with a lifeboat you had better hope they sent someone to rescue you.