Category:WS (Winston Special) Convoys
In WWII, the WS designation for convoys appear to be derived from "Winston's Special" as the first convoy was organized on the explicit orders of the Prime Minister.[1]
WS convoys were routed from Scotland via the Cape of Good Hope[2] to Egypt and, later, India. This set a pattern of River Clyde (Scotland), Freetown (Sierra Leone), Cape Town / Durban (South Africa) and onwards. This was the normal route, but it was subject to inevitable alterations[1].
References
[edit]- ^ a b "WS Convoys". Naval History. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Munro, Archie (2006). The Winston Specials: Troopships Via the Cape 1940-1943. Liskeard: Maritime Books. ISBN 9781904459200.
Pages in category "WS (Winston Special) Convoys"
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