They positioned them in the middle of a convoy presuming that the ships on the out edges would be torpedoed first.
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By troop ships.
This was a slogan used to remind military personnel and civilians that talking about troop movements could result in enemy intelligence agents collecting data and being able to report when troop ships took off. This information was passed to submarines and aircraft that would attack them.
Ships were used for every conceivable purpose in WW2. They were cargo transports, troop transports, weapons transports, rocket launching ships, tank landing ships. minehunters. minelayers, sub hunters, fast attack ships, destroyers, frigates, control and comms ships, cruisers, battleships, aircraft carriers, sub tenders, anti aircraft gunships and many more specialised uses.
I believe a Liberty Ship or assault troop transport was named in her honor. She was honored on a postage stamp in I believe l948
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