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  • Mid-ocean escort force
  • World War II anti-submarine initiative

    Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) referred to the organisation of anti-submarine escorts for World War II trade convoys between Canada and Newfoundland, and

    Mid-ocean escort force

    Mid-ocean escort force

    Mid-ocean_escort_force

  • Escort group
  • WWII Allied Atlantic convoy escort

    The original eight escort groups and the Canadian 14th through 25th escort groups were reorganized into the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) in February

    Escort group

    Escort group

    Escort_group

  • Newfoundland Escort Force
  • Military unit

    navies also assigned. The NEF was reconstituted as part of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force in 1942. The adoption of wolfpack and motor torpedo boat tactics

    Newfoundland Escort Force

    Newfoundland Escort Force

    Newfoundland_Escort_Force

  • Western Local Escort Force
  • World War II-era escort group in the Royal Canadian Navy

    port cities to the Western Ocean Meeting Point (WOMP or WESTOMP) near Newfoundland where ships of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) assumed responsibility

    Western Local Escort Force

    Western Local Escort Force

    Western_Local_Escort_Force

  • Convoy SC 121
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    ships departed New York City 23 February 1943; and were met by the Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group A-3 consisting of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Treasury-class

    Convoy SC 121

    Convoy SC 121

    Convoy_SC_121

  • HMS Highlander (H44)
  • British H-class destroyer

    leader for Escort Group B4 and was assigned to the Mid-Ocean Escort Force when her refit was completed. The ship and her consorts escorted Convoy SC 122

    HMS Highlander (H44)

    HMS Highlander (H44)

    HMS_Highlander_(H44)

  • Mid-Atlantic gap
  • Area outside airplane range in World War II

    by which time the Battle of the Atlantic was largely won. Mid-Ocean Escort Force Mid-Ocean Meeting Point GIUK gap CAM ship MAC ship Project Habakkuk Bowyer

    Mid-Atlantic gap

    Mid-Atlantic gap

    Mid-Atlantic_gap

  • Convoy ON 92
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    departed from Liverpool on 6 May 1942 and were joined on 7 May by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group A-3. The convoy was discovered by Wolfpack Hecht on 11 May;

    Convoy ON 92

    Convoy ON 92

    Convoy_ON_92

  • HMS Hesperus
  • H-class destroyer

    month for escort duties in the North Atlantic. Hesperus was transferred to the Mid-Ocean Escort Force in late 1941 and continued to escort convoys in

    HMS Hesperus

    HMS Hesperus

    HMS_Hesperus

  • HMS Hero (H99)
  • H-class destroyer, launched 1936

    an escort destroyer. The ship was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in 1943 and renamed HMCS Chaudière. She became part of the Mid-Ocean Escort

    HMS Hero (H99)

    HMS Hero (H99)

    HMS_Hero_(H99)

  • Convoy HX 231
  • North Atlantic convoy

    York City on 25 March 1943 and were met on 31 March by Escort Group B 7 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force. The convoy was found by German U-boats on 4 April and

    Convoy HX 231

    Convoy HX 231

    Convoy_HX_231

  • HMS Havelock (H88)
  • British H-class destroyer

    Havelock became flotilla leader of Escort Group B-5 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force in early 1942 and continued to escort convoys in the North Atlantic for

    HMS Havelock (H88)

    HMS Havelock (H88)

    HMS_Havelock_(H88)

  • Convoy ON 154
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    Convoy HX 219 instead. The ocean escort for Convoy ON 154 was the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group C-1, led by Lieutenant-Commander

    Convoy ON 154

    Convoy ON 154

    Convoy_ON_154

  • HMS Express (H61)
  • E-class british destroyer

    (RCN) and renamed Gatineau. She was assigned to convoy escort duties with the Mid-Ocean Escort Force and participated in sinking a German submarine in March

    HMS Express (H61)

    HMS Express (H61)

    HMS_Express_(H61)

  • Convoy ON 166
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    departed Liverpool 11 February 1943 and were met the following day by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group A-3 consisting of the Treasury-class cutters Campbell and

    Convoy ON 166

    Convoy ON 166

    Convoy_ON_166

  • Convoy SC 118
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    ships departed New York City on 24 January 1943 and were met by the Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group B-2 consisting of the Treasury-class cutter Bibb, the Town-class

    Convoy SC 118

    Convoy SC 118

    Convoy_SC_118

  • HMS Hurricane
  • Brazilian H-class destroyer

    was then assigned as the flotilla leader of Escort Group B1 assigned to the Mid-Ocean Escort Force, escorting convoys in the North Atlantic for the next

    HMS Hurricane

    HMS Hurricane

    HMS_Hurricane

  • Convoy SC 94
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    Liverpool. The ships departed Sydney on 31 July 1942 and were met by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group C-1. As western Atlantic coastal convoys brought an end to

    Convoy SC 94

    Convoy SC 94

    Convoy_SC_94

  • Convoy HX 212
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    New York City on 18 October 1942 and were met on 23 October by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group A-3 consisting of the United States Coast Guard Treasury-class

    Convoy HX 212

    Convoy HX 212

    Convoy_HX_212

  • Convoy ON 122
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    Liverpool on 15 August 1942 and were joined on 17 August by Escort Group B6 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force. As western Atlantic coastal convoys brought an end

    Convoy ON 122

    Convoy_ON_122

  • Mid-Ocean Meeting Point
  • The Mid-Ocean Meeting Point (MOMP) was the name of a point south of Iceland where escort groups would meet World War II merchant ship convoys en route

    Mid-Ocean Meeting Point

    Mid-Ocean Meeting Point

    Mid-Ocean_Meeting_Point

  • MOEF
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    MOEF may refer to: Mid-Ocean Escort Force, the organisation of anti-submarine escorts for World War II trade convoys Ministry of Environment and Forests

    MOEF

    MOEF

  • HMS Garland (H37)
  • G-class destroyer

    assigned to the Mid-Ocean Escort Force in the North Atlantic until December 1943, when she was transferred to Freetown, Sierra Leone, to escort convoys off

    HMS Garland (H37)

    HMS Garland (H37)

    HMS_Garland_(H37)

  • Convoy ON 127
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    and were met at noon on 5 September by the Royal Canadian Navy Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group C-4 consisting of the River-class destroyer Ottawa and the

    Convoy ON 127

    Convoy ON 127

    Convoy_ON_127

  • USS Aulick (DD-258)
  • Clemson-class destroyer

    assigned to Escort Group C-2 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force for convoys ON 113, HX 201, ON 119, SC 97, ON 129 and SC 102 and then to Escort Group C-3 for

    USS Aulick (DD-258)

    USS Aulick (DD-258)

    USS_Aulick_(DD-258)

  • HMCS Sackville
  • Flower-class corvette

    St. Margarets Bay. The ship was finally assigned to Escort Group C-3 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force along with two others (Galt and Wetaskiwin) on 15 May

    HMCS Sackville

    HMCS Sackville

    HMCS_Sackville

  • Second Happy Time
  • Period of German sinking of merchant ships off the East Coast during the Second World War

    the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) before March. The US contribution to the MOEF fell to part of one group. Five RCN corvettes were withdrawn to escort the

    Second Happy Time

    Second Happy Time

    Second_Happy_Time

  • Battle of the Atlantic
  • Attempt by Germany during World War II to cut supply lines to Britain

    have to recall its ships from the ocean or enforce its right to the free use of the seas." A Mid-Ocean Escort Force of British, Canadian, and American

    Battle of the Atlantic

    Battle of the Atlantic

    Battle_of_the_Atlantic

  • Special Escort Group
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    United Kingdom Escorts Group, engineering firm Escort group, World War II allied North Atlantic convoy escort package Mid-Ocean Escort Force, World War II

    Special Escort Group

    Special_Escort_Group

  • Convoy ON 153
  • December 1942 and was met on 12 December by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group B-7. Two merchant ships and the escort group leader were sunk in a North Atlantic

    Convoy ON 153

    Convoy_ON_153

  • HMS Sunflower (K41)
  • Flower-class corvette

    1942 the original eight escort groups were reorganized into the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF). Sunflower was part of Escort Group B7, one of seven such

    HMS Sunflower (K41)

    HMS Sunflower (K41)

    HMS_Sunflower_(K41)

  • Destroyer escort
  • US Navy warship classification

    with the endurance necessary to escort mid-ocean convoys of merchant marine ships. Development of the destroyer escort was promoted by the British need

    Destroyer escort

    Destroyer escort

    Destroyer_escort

  • Leonard W. Murray
  • Canadian admiral in WW II (1896–1971)

    Pierre and Miquelon". The Newfoundland Escort Force was reorganized in February 1942 as the Mid-Ocean Escort Force. On 9 September 1942, Murray was appointed

    Leonard W. Murray

    Leonard W. Murray

    Leonard_W._Murray

  • Altair-class destroyer tender
  • for Bases Agreement. She was then stationed in Casco Bay tending Mid-Ocean Escort Force destroyers until sent to the Mediterranean in July 1944 to tend

    Altair-class destroyer tender

    Altair-class destroyer tender

    Altair-class_destroyer_tender

  • Convoys HX 229/SC 122
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    uneventful; HX 229 met its Mid-Ocean Escort Force on 14 March and the local escort departed. The ocean escort was B4 Escort Group from St John's, of four

    Convoys HX 229/SC 122

    Convoys HX 229/SC 122

    Convoys_HX_229/SC_122

  • Treasury-class cutter
  • United States Coast Guard cutter class

    warships. (US Navy Destroyer Escorts had a kill rate of 0.1) Treasury-class cutters served as leaders of Mid-Ocean Escort Force group A3 during the winter

    Treasury-class cutter

    Treasury-class cutter

    Treasury-class_cutter

  • Flower-class corvette
  • World War II British corvette class

    convoys, their long range meant that they became the mainstay of Mid-Ocean Escort Force convoy protection during the first half of the war. The Flower class

    Flower-class corvette

    Flower-class corvette

    Flower-class_corvette

  • Convoy ON 144
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    departed Liverpool on 7 November 1942 and were joined on 8 November by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group B-6 consisting of the Flower-class corvettes Vervain, Potentilla

    Convoy ON 144

    Convoy ON 144

    Convoy_ON_144

  • V and W-class destroyer
  • Class of Royal Navy destroyers built late in World War I

    fairly short, high speed dashes. Thus, they were unsuitable for the Mid-Ocean Escort Force role to which they found themselves allocated in the Second World

    V and W-class destroyer

    V and W-class destroyer

    V_and_W-class_destroyer

  • USS Hunt (DD-194)
  • Clemson-class destroyer

    installation of hedgehog. Broadway was assigned to Escort Group C-2 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force for convoys ON 119, SC 97, ON 139, SC 108, ON 149, SC

    USS Hunt (DD-194)

    USS Hunt (DD-194)

    USS_Hunt_(DD-194)

  • HMS Vidette (D48)
  • Destroyer of the Royal Navy

    where she carried out convoy escort and general fleet duties. In July 1940, after the fall of France, Vidette was with Force H during Operation Catapult

    HMS Vidette (D48)

    HMS_Vidette_(D48)

  • HMS Dianella
  • Royal Navy World War II Flower-class corvette

    March 1942 the original eight escort groups were reorganized into the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF). Dianella was part of Escort Group B7, one of seven such

    HMS Dianella

    HMS Dianella

    HMS_Dianella

  • HMS Alisma
  • Flower-class corvette

    March 1942 the original eight escort groups were reorganized into the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF). Alisma was part of Escort Group B7, one of seven such

    HMS Alisma

    HMS Alisma

    HMS_Alisma

  • HMS Fortune (H70)
  • Destroyer

    Gibraltar in mid-1940 and formed part of Force H where she participated in the Battle of Dakar against the Vichy French. The ship escorted numerous convoys

    HMS Fortune (H70)

    HMS Fortune (H70)

    HMS_Fortune_(H70)

  • HMCS Fredericton (K245)
  • British Flower-class corvette

    ships. After a major refit she was reassigned to the Mid-Ocean Escort Force in October 1943 escorting convoys between St. John's and Derry, Northern Ireland

    HMCS Fredericton (K245)

    HMCS Fredericton (K245)

    HMCS_Fredericton_(K245)

  • HMCS Cap de la Madeleine
  • Beginning in December 1944 she was assigned to the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) escort group C-7 for convoy escort duty. She departed with eastbound convoy HX

    HMCS Cap de la Madeleine

    HMCS Cap de la Madeleine

    HMCS_Cap_de_la_Madeleine

  • United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification
  • ocean escorts. From the 1950s to 1975, the US Navy had three types of fast task force escorts and one type of convoy escort. The task force escorts were

    United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification

    United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification

    United_States_Navy_1975_ship_reclassification

  • HMCS Kamloops
  • Flower-class corvette

    joined Western Local Escort Force (WLEF) in March 1943 for a brief period before transferring Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) escort group C-2 in June. She

    HMCS Kamloops

    HMCS Kamloops

    HMCS_Kamloops

  • Convoy SC 130
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    Local Escort Force, led by RCN destroyer Niagara. The Convoy Commodore was HC Forsyth in the freighter Sheaf Holme. They were met on 15 May by Mid-Ocean Escort

    Convoy SC 130

    Convoy SC 130

    Convoy_SC_130

  • Convoy ON 115
  • departed Liverpool on 24 July 1942 and were joined on 25 July by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group C-3. They were found on 29 July by the seven U-boats of Wolfpack

    Convoy ON 115

    Convoy_ON_115

  • G and H-class destroyer
  • Ship class

    designated group leaders of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force through the winter of 1942–1943. Garland was assigned to the escort force for Convoy PQ 16 to Murmansk

    G and H-class destroyer

    G and H-class destroyer

    G_and_H-class_destroyer

  • Convoy ON 113
  • departed Liverpool on 17 July 1942 and were joined on 18 July by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group C-2. They were found on 24 July by the eleven U-boats of Wolf

    Convoy ON 113

    Convoy_ON_113

  • Castle-class corvette
  • Corvettes of the Royal Navy

    speed, endurance, and habitability but became the mainstay of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force protecting convoys crossing the Atlantic. The Royal Navy recognized

    Castle-class corvette

    Castle-class corvette

    Castle-class_corvette

  • USS Herndon (DD-198)
  • Clemson-class destroyer

    Churchill was assigned to Escort Group B-7 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force for convoys HX 186 and ON 94. Churchill also served as an escort for the pre- and post-invasion

    USS Herndon (DD-198)

    USS Herndon (DD-198)

    USS_Herndon_(DD-198)

  • Convoy HX 228
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    Liverpool and carrying war materials. The Mid-Ocean Escort Force group B3 joined the convoy from St Johns. The escort group was led by Commander AA Tait of

    Convoy HX 228

    Convoy_HX_228

  • HMS Orchis
  • Flower-class corvette

    first to the 4th Escort Group based at Greenock and then to Escort Group B3 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force through early 1944. Orchis escorted convoy ONS 18

    HMS Orchis

    HMS Orchis

    HMS_Orchis

  • River-class destroyer (1931)
  • Class of destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy

    backbone of the RCN destroyer fleet and served as leaders of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force during the Battle of the Atlantic. Four of the class were lost and

    River-class destroyer (1931)

    River-class destroyer (1931)

    River-class_destroyer_(1931)

  • CU convoys
  • Convoys during naval battles of the Second World War

    destroyer escorts provided anti-submarine screens for CU convoys because the Flower-class corvettes of the British and Canadian Mid-Ocean Escort Force were

    CU convoys

    CU convoys

    CU_convoys

  • Convoy HX 300
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    on 22 July. The four warships from Halifax were detached when Mid-Ocean Escort Force group C5 River-class frigate Dunver and corvettes Dauphin, Wetaskiwin

    Convoy HX 300

    Convoy_HX_300

  • HMS Kempenfelt (I18)
  • British C-class and afterward Canadian destroyer

    transferred to Greenock and assigned to the 10th Escort Group of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force that was based there. Assiniboine rescued survivors from SS Anchises

    HMS Kempenfelt (I18)

    HMS Kempenfelt (I18)

    HMS_Kempenfelt_(I18)

  • Escort Group B2
  • Military unit

    anti-submarine warfare commanders. Escort Group B2 was one of seven British escort groups which served with the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF), which provided convoy

    Escort Group B2

    Escort_Group_B2

  • Convoy SC 100
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    Halifax on 12 September 1942 and was joined on 16 September by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group A-3. Ahead of the convoy were three U-boat patrol lines; Vorwarts

    Convoy SC 100

    Convoy_SC_100

  • HMS Cygnet (H83)
  • British C-class destroyer

    return to Halifax for repairs. St. Laurent was transferred to the Mid-Ocean Escort Force in December and remained until March 1943. She was given a lengthy

    HMS Cygnet (H83)

    HMS Cygnet (H83)

    HMS_Cygnet_(H83)

  • SLNS Gajabahu (1972)
  • River-class frigate of the Sri Lanka Navy

    After working up at Bermuda, Hallowell was assigned to the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) escort group C-1 as the Senior Officer's Ship. From late November

    SLNS Gajabahu (1972)

    SLNS Gajabahu (1972)

    SLNS_Gajabahu_(1972)

  • ON/ONS convoys
  • July 1941 to ON 305 sailing on 27 May 1945. From August 1942, the Mid-Ocean Escort Force of British and Canadian ships (with a few United States Coast Guard

    ON/ONS convoys

    ON/ONS_convoys

  • HMS Hever Castle
  • Tobermory, Copper Cliff was assigned to the Mid-Ocean Escort Force as part of the escort group C-6 as a convoy escort in August 1944. During a boiler cleaning

    HMS Hever Castle

    HMS Hever Castle

    HMS_Hever_Castle

  • HMCS Beauharnois (K540)
  • Modified Flower-class corvette

    working up in Bermuda, Beauharnois joined the Mid-Ocean Escort Force escort group C-4 and worked escorting convoys across the Atlantic. Due to her late

    HMCS Beauharnois (K540)

    HMCS Beauharnois (K540)

    HMCS_Beauharnois_(K540)

  • HMCS Drumheller
  • Flower-class corvette

    was assigned to Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) escort group C-2 and served with it until April 1944. In May 1943 Drumheller as escort to Convoy HX 237

    HMCS Drumheller

    HMCS Drumheller

    HMCS_Drumheller

  • USS Welborn C. Wood
  • Clemson-class destroyer

    1943, Chesterfield escorted convoys in the North Atlantic. Chesterfield was assigned to Escort Group B-7 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force during the winter

    USS Welborn C. Wood

    USS Welborn C. Wood

    USS_Welborn_C._Wood

  • Task Force 16
  • Military unit

    the amphibious cargo ship Almaack. This force was joined at sea by the carrier USS Wasp (CV-7) and her escorts, the destroyers O'Brien and Walke and, later

    Task Force 16

    Task Force 16

    Task_Force_16

  • HMCS Kamsack
  • Flower-class corvette

    Newfoundland Escort Force as part of escort group N13. In April 1942, Kamsack joined the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) for two months as a part of escort group

    HMCS Kamsack

    HMCS Kamsack

    HMCS_Kamsack

  • HMS Rising Castle
  • at Tobermory, after which she was assigned to the Mid-Ocean Escort Force as part of the convoy escort group C-1, based at Derry. She sailed with convoy

    HMS Rising Castle

    HMS Rising Castle

    HMS_Rising_Castle

  • French corvette Aconit
  • Flower-class corvette

    Aconit, with three other FNFL corvettes, was assigned to Escort Group B-3 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force and served with this group for the rest of the campaign

    French corvette Aconit

    French corvette Aconit

    French_corvette_Aconit

  • HMCS New Glasgow
  • After working up at Bermuda, New Glasgow was assigned to the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) escort group C-1. She was employed on trans-Atlantic convoy duty

    HMCS New Glasgow

    HMCS New Glasgow

    HMCS_New_Glasgow

  • Force Z
  • World War II British naval squadron

    Still, the British wanted a naval force at Singapore, which they believed was the only place where the vital Indian Ocean trade routes and the eastern British

    Force Z

    Force Z

    Force_Z

  • HMS Dianthus (K95)
  • Flower-class corvette

    spent 1941 escorting trade convoys through coastal waters and the Western Approaches to the United Kingdom until assigned to Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF)

    HMS Dianthus (K95)

    HMS Dianthus (K95)

    HMS_Dianthus_(K95)

  • Atlantic theater aircraft carrier operations during World War II
  • Dönitz then switched his main focus to attacking mid-ocean convoys, but Canadian and British escorts sank three more U-boats. Dönitz ordered surviving

    Atlantic theater aircraft carrier operations during World War II

    Atlantic_theater_aircraft_carrier_operations_during_World_War_II

  • HMCS Edmundston
  • Flower-class corvette

    force sent to relieve Edmundston's group was also attacked and suffered losses. After her second refit and workups in Bermuda, she joined Mid-Ocean Escort

    HMCS Edmundston

    HMCS Edmundston

    HMCS_Edmundston

  • Casablanca-class escort carrier
  • Aircraft carrier class of the US Navy

    The Casablanca-class was a class of escort carriers constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. They are the most numerous class of aircraft

    Casablanca-class escort carrier

    Casablanca-class escort carrier

    Casablanca-class_escort_carrier

  • HMS Pembroke Castle
  • British WWII Castle-class corvette

    Following workups at Stornoway, Tillsonburg joined the Mid-Ocean Escort Force as a convoy escort assigned to group C-3. The corvette remained in this role

    HMS Pembroke Castle

    HMS Pembroke Castle

    HMS_Pembroke_Castle

  • HMCS Glace Bay (K414)
  • Canadian warship

    upon her return was assigned to the Mid-Ocean Escort Force escort group C-4. She left for Great Britain escorting a number of American submarines destined

    HMCS Glace Bay (K414)

    HMCS Glace Bay (K414)

    HMCS_Glace_Bay_(K414)

  • HMCS St. Thomas
  • mission was to escort convoys across the North Atlantic to Britain. After working up at Tobermory she joined the Mid-Ocean Escort Force escort group C-3 as

    HMCS St. Thomas

    HMCS_St._Thomas

  • Convoy ONS 5
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    Norwegian freighter Rena. The escort was provided by Escort Group B7 (Captain Peter Gretton) of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force, comprising the destroyers HMS Duncan

    Convoy ONS 5

    Convoy ONS 5

    Convoy_ONS_5

  • Convoy SC 104
  • Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War

    ships departed New York City on 3 October 1942 and were met by Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group B-6 consisting of the E and F-class destroyer Fame and V and

    Convoy SC 104

    Convoy SC 104

    Convoy_SC_104

  • USS Shubrick (DD-268)
  • Clemson-class destroyer

    and installation of hedgehog. Ripley was assigned to Escort Group B-7 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force for convoy ON 142 during the winter of 1942–43 and served

    USS Shubrick (DD-268)

    USS Shubrick (DD-268)

    USS_Shubrick_(DD-268)

  • HMCS Summerside (K141)
  • Flower-class corvette

    service in December 1943, deploying as an ocean escort as part of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) escort group C-5. She remained with them until April

    HMCS Summerside (K141)

    HMCS Summerside (K141)

    HMCS_Summerside_(K141)

  • Chinese anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden
  • force in the Gulf of Aden as an anti-piracy measure in response to piracy off the coast of Somalia. The task force was initially authorized to escort

    Chinese anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden

    Chinese_anti-piracy_operations_in_the_Gulf_of_Aden

  • HMCS Penetang
  • November 1944, Penetang was assigned to Escort Group 9 of the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) as a convoy escort on trans-Atlantic supply convoys. She served

    HMCS Penetang

    HMCS Penetang

    HMCS_Penetang

  • HMCS Fennel
  • Flower-class corvette

    brief spell as a member of Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) escort group C-1 before transferring to the Western Local Escort Force (WLEF) in June of that year

    HMCS Fennel

    HMCS Fennel

    HMCS_Fennel

  • HMCS Sea Cliff
  • Sea Cliff was assigned to the Mid-Ocean Escort Force escort group C-3 and began work as a trans-Atlantic convoy escort in December. She remained in this

    HMCS Sea Cliff

    HMCS_Sea_Cliff

  • HMCS Kenogami
  • Flower-class corvette

    Local Escort Force (WLEF). She stayed with WLEF during her refit until October 1942 when she transferred to Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) escort group

    HMCS Kenogami

    HMCS Kenogami

    HMCS_Kenogami

  • Donald Macintyre (Royal Navy officer)
  • British Royal Navy officer

    of the Escort Group B2, part of the re-organized Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF). For the rest of 1942, the B-2 Group was on North Atlantic escort duty.

    Donald Macintyre (Royal Navy officer)

    Donald Macintyre (Royal Navy officer)

    Donald_Macintyre_(Royal_Navy_officer)

  • USS Twiggs (DD-127)
  • Wickes-class destroyer

    Local Escort Force, escorting convoys from New York and Halifax, Nova Scotia to off Newfoundland, where the convoys were handed over to the Mid-Ocean Escort

    USS Twiggs (DD-127)

    USS Twiggs (DD-127)

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  • HMS Walmer Castle
  • September before joining the Mid-Ocean Escort Force in October as part of escort group C-8. Leaside was deployed as an escort for trans-Atlantic convoys

    HMS Walmer Castle

    HMS_Walmer_Castle

  • HMS Petunia (K79)
  • Flower-class corvette

    convoys, their long range meant that they became the mainstay of Mid-Ocean Escort Force convoy protection during the first half of the war. The original

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    HMS Petunia (K79)

    HMS_Petunia_(K79)

  • USS Bancroft (DD-256)
  • Clemson-class destroyer

    submarines while escorting convoys ON 95, SC 85, ON 105, HX 197, and ON 116 with Mid-Ocean Escort Force group C-4. St. Francis subsequently escorted convoy ON

    USS Bancroft (DD-256)

    USS Bancroft (DD-256)

    USS_Bancroft_(DD-256)

  • HMS Comet (H00)
  • British C-class destroyer

    the Mid-Ocean Escort Force when her refit was finished and served with various escort groups. In April 1943 she was permanently assigned to Escort Group

    HMS Comet (H00)

    HMS Comet (H00)

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  • HMCS Sorel
  • Flower-class corvette

    assigned to Mid-Ocean Escort Force escort group C-3 before undergoing another refit beginning in November 1943. After returning to service in mid-1944 she

    HMCS Sorel

    HMCS Sorel

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  • Escort Group B6
  • Military unit

    Battle of the Atlantic. Escort Group B6 was one of seven British escort groups which served with the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF), which provided convoy

    Escort Group B6

    Escort_Group_B6

  • HMCS Pictou
  • Flower-class corvette

    sent for major repairs. In June 1942 she joined the Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) as part of escort group C-4. On 5 August 1942, Pictou was rammed in fog

    HMCS Pictou

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    Pet form of Polish Miłosław, MIŁOSZ means "favor glory."

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    Slovene form of Roman Latin Vitus, VID means "life."

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    Irish legend name (Mil Espane "Mil of Spain") of the father of Éibhear Dunn and Éibhear Finn, who conquered Ireland. Possibly derived from the Latin word miles, MIL means "soldier."

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    English name derived from the vocabulary word, SCOUT means simply "scout," used by author Harper Lee for a character in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. 

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    To Observe; Spy; Scout

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    English : topographic name from Middle English score ‘steep place’ (Old English scoru), or a habitational name from Score in Ilfracombe or Scur Farm in Braunton, Devon.

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    GID

    Short form of English Gideon, GID means "cutter down; hewer," i.e. "mighty warrior."

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    English : habitational name from any of various places called Eastcott (Wiltshire), Eastcotts (Bedfordshire), Eastcote (Greater London), or Eastcourt (Wiltshire), all named from Old English ēast ‘eastern’ + cot ‘cottage(s)’.In some cases the name may be an altered spelling of the French ethnic name Escot, a cognate of Scott.

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    Creation of God

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    Blessed

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    Cute; Awesome; Kind; Adorable

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  • Boy/Male

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    Marut | மாருத 

    Air, Belonging to the wind, God of the wind, Another name for Vishnu

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    American, German, Latin

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    Flowering; Flourishing; Flower; Blossom

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  • Girl/Female

    Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil

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    A Full Moon Night; A Star; Powerful; Prayer; Quick; Lightening; Jasmine (Tamil Literature)

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    Irish and Scottish

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    Irish and Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cruitín ‘son of Cruitín’, a byname for a hunchback (see McCurtain).English : from a diminutive of Court.

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    Atom

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  • Girl/Female

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    Zayan

    Something Beautiful

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  • Escort
  • n.

    To attend with a view to guard and protect; to accompany as safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to; -- used esp. with reference to journeys or excursions on land; as, to escort a public functionary, or a lady; to escort a baggage wagon.

  • Ocean
  • n.

    One of the large bodies of water into which the great ocean is regarded as divided, as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans.

  • Oceanic
  • a.

    Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean, especially mid-ocean.

  • Escorted
  • imp. & p. p.

    of Escort

  • Mind
  • v.

    Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in mind, to call to mind, to put in mind, etc.

  • Escort
  • n.

    Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion; as, to travel under the escort of a friend.

  • Escout
  • n.

    See Scout.

  • Kid
  • n.

    Gloves made of kid.

  • Ocean
  • n.

    An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless ocean of eternity; an ocean of affairs.

  • Mid
  • superl.

    Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean.

  • Mad
  • v. i.

    To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding.

  • Mid
  • prep.

    See Amid.

  • Mud
  • v. t.

    To bury in mud.

  • Rid
  • imp. & p. p.

    of Rid

  • Mid
  • superl.

    Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night.

  • Ocean
  • a.

    Of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the ocean waves; an ocean stream.