Allied Ships and Navies - Fighting the U-boats

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She was lost on 11 Mar 1942. </p></div></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="/allies/warships/">Visit this exciting section!</a></td></tr></table> <h3><a href="/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=HMS">Royal Navy</a></h3> <p>From the start of the war the Royal Navy had to shoulder the burden of fending off the U-boats.</p> <h3><a href="/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=USN">US Navy</a></h3> <p>Already during the summer of 1941 the USN was escorting convoys and attacking U-boats. These pages include the <a href="uscg.htm">Coast Guard</a>.</p> <h3><a href="/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=HMCS">Royal Canadian Navy</a></h3> <p>The RCN provided a critial part of the convoy system. Its victories and losses are covered here.</p> <h3><a href="/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=HMAS">Royal Australian Navy</a></h3> <p>The RAN took place in the distant Battle of the Atlantic, sinking one U-boat.</p> </td> <td class="width300"> <p><a href="cooperation.htm"><strong>Cooperation between Allied Navies</strong></a><br> So, how did the partnership work out?</p> <h3><a href="escorts.htm">Escort vessels</a></h3> <p><a href="/allies/warships/types.html?type=Destroyer">Destroyers</a>, <a href="/allies/warships/types.html?type=Frigate">Frigates</a>, <a href="/allies/warships/types.html?type=Destroyer+Escort">Destroyer escorts</a>, <a href="/allies/warships/types.html?type=Sloop">Sloops</a>, <a href="/allies/warships/types.html?type=Corvette">Corvettes</a> and all the other vessels charged with defending the convoys and the sea lanes.</p> <h3><a href="/allies/warships/types.html?type=Escort+Carrier">Escort Carriers</a></h3> <p>  <a href="hunter.htm">Hunter-Killer groups</a><br>   <a href="cve_development.htm">Escort Carrier development</a><br>   The story of <a href="uss_bogue.htm">USS Bogue</a><br>   The story of <a href="uss_guadalcanal.htm">USS Guadalcanal</a></p> <h3>Other Navies</h3> <p>  <a href="/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=ORP">Polish naval forces</a><br>   <a href="/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=HNMS">Dutch naval forces</a><br>   <a href="/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=RHS">Greek naval forces</a><br>   <a href="/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=USSR">Soviet Naval forces</a><br>   <a href="/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=HNoMS">Norwegian naval forces</a><br>   <a href="/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=FFL">Free French Navy</a><br>   <a href="/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=HMIS">Indian Navy</a><br>   <a href="/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=HMSAS">South African Navy</a></p> <p><strong>Various pages</strong><br> <a href="/allies/personnel/convoy_commodores.htm">Convoy Commodores</a><br> <a href="merchants.htm">Merchant vessels</a></p> </td></tr></table>  <div class="adSeperator"></div> <div id="ga_contentFooter728" align="center"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1101670507446460" data-ad-slot="7580936821"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div><br> </div>  <div id="footer"> <div id="footer_navcontainer"> <ul id="footer_navlist"> <li><a href="/" title="Front page">Front page</a></li> <li><a href="/about/" title="About uboat.net">About</a></li> <li><a href="/about/contact.htm" title="Contact us">Contact us</a></li> <li><a href="/special/faq.htm" title="Frequently Asked Questions">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="/glossary.htm" title="Glossary pages">Glossary</a></li> <li><a href="/new.htm" title="What's new at uboat.net">What's new</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="footer_copyright">  © 1995 - 2025 Guðmundur Helgason </div> </div>  </div>  </body></html>

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