Talk:Convoys in World War I

Missing Something

This page is good except it is missing one major concept: What IS a convoy system? I have read the whole page and I'm still confused about exactly what a "convoy system" consists of and how it functions. Dryphi (talk) 04:47, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

I've added a footnote for now. It doesn't mean much more or less than "convoys employed systematically" as opposed to ad hoc convoys. In practice, it usually means merchant ships have to rendezvous for their scheduled departure and that certain naval units are on permanent convoy duty. Routes are predetermined. Does this help? Srnec (talk) 23:56, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Missing the german convoys in the baltic sea since 1916

The article is good, however I mean, that the german convoy system in the baltic sea since 1916 comes up short. It was a realy efficient system to guard the iron ore steam ships from sweden. The loss rate of ships was significant lower than before. MfG URTh (talk) 19:08, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

Where is the US Navy?

The section Maturation refers to Admiral Sims as liaison to the British Admiralty - which is true - but then says nothing about the massive effort put forth by the Cruiser and Transport Force to get the AEF overseas. It also does not discuss - at all - the concept of shipping lanes, & how they were adjusted according to reported positions of German U-boats. The section Organization does not mention the partnership with the US Navy at all. The sea lanes were divided between the Royal Navy (those going to GB) & the US Navy (those going to France). The sharing of real-time intelligence between the Admiralty & the Naval HQ in Europe is a story which should be more widely known. Previous editors of this article should not feel offended - even here in the States, our Navy's role in WW1 is almost unknown! I can handle the article update but it won't be for perhaps 6-8 weeks, as I am cleaning up several other articles right now. (I came here because I am updating Yeoman (US Navy) right now. --AnalyticalHistoricalHobbyist (talk) 19:01, 31 January 2021 (UTC)