A Flotilla is a small fleet of ships
A convoy
The convoy system was developed as a defense against Nazi U-Boat attacks called 'Wolf Packs' .
A convoy.
The Portuguese designed a class of small, maneuverable sailing ship called a caravel.
A statue at the prow of a ship is called a "Figurehead".
A Flotilla is a small fleet of ships
A group of boats is usually referred to as a convoy. If they are a medical group of boats it is normally called a Medical Convoy.
A convoy
A fleet of ships
On a cruise ship it is called a cabin or berth. On a military vessel or merchant ship it is called a compartment.
A destroyer convoyed the merchant ship.
Voyage
The group of a ship is a FLEET.
A convoy
A Convoy
This is typically called 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.