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Atlantic Convoy is a 1942 American war film directed by Lew Landers. Plot. Naval patrols based on the Icelandic coast battle the German U-boats during World War II, as the Germans attempt to infiltrate their operations with spies and saboteurs. Cast. Bruce Bennett as Captain Morgan. Virginia Field as Lida Adams. John Beal as Carl Hansen.
The Battle of the Atlantic pitted U-boats and other warships of the German Kriegsmarine (Navy) and aircraft of the Luftwaffe (Air Force) against the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, United States Navy, and Allied merchant shipping.
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The Battle of the Atlantic pitted Allied convoys protecting supply ships from North America and the Empire against German submarines (U-boats) and warships.
Until June 1941, German warships sank 37 ships of 188,000 tons and raiders 38 ships of 191,000 tons. Thereafter neither type inflicted many losses as worldwide convoys were organised and the raiders' supply ships sunk.
The Battle of the Atlantic pitted the German submarine force and surface units against the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, and Allied merchant convoys.
Atlantic Convoy: Directed by Lew Landers. With Bruce Bennett, Virginia Field, John Beal, Clifford Severn. German agents infiltrate an Iceland port used by the US Navy for anti-sub patrols protecting convoys. Their goal is to block the harbor and trap the patrols.
Convoy, vessels sailing under the protection of an armed escort. Originally, convoys of merchant ships were formed as a protection against pirates. During World War I and World War II, the practice was revived to protect Allied and neutral merchant shipping against German surface raiders and submarines.
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