A Flotilla is a small fleet of ships
An armada . Another answer: A group of ships together for protection is called a convoy. An armada is specific to armed war ships preparing to attack.
A convoy.
A group of several ships traveling together is called a convoy.
A Flotilla is a small fleet of ships
Convoy, also you could use Flotilla.
A convoy.
A fleet or Convoy. A Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) nightmare ;).
One, the convoy system allowed the British to limit their number of losses. Second, without the convoy system, the Allies lost one out of every 10 ships. With the convoy, the number of ships lost changed to 2 out of 100 ships.
convoy
No it is a convoy
In the World War One era, it was vital for cargo ships to cross the Atlantic Ocean for the transport of supplies from the USA to Western Europe. The major danger in this was that German submarines were able to use torpedoes to sink ships, both military and merchant vessels. The ship sailing formation called a convoy was designed to protect ships in the convoy and to destroy German submarines.
The convoy system was used to prtect American ships carrying materials to Great Britain in 1940 and 1941. These merchant ships were protected by American Warships.