The U.S. Navy, the Neutrality Patrol, and Atlantic Fleet Escort Operations, 1939-1941

Although the United States was officially neutral until 7 December 1941, the U.S. Navy entered World War II on 5 September 1939 when the CNO, Admiral Harold R. Stark, initiated Neutrality Patrol operations in the Caribbean and in waters 200 miles off the coasts of North and South America. During 194...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hussey, Brian F.
Other Authors: NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS MD
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1991
Subjects:
Naval Surface Warfare
*WARFARE
UNITED STATES
COASTAL REGIONS
NEUTRAL
NAVY
PATROLLING
CANADA
SURFACES
FLEETS(SHIPS)
VEHICLES
ATLANTIC OCEAN
SOUTH AMERICA
BATTLESHIPS
DESTROYERS
ICELAND
UNITED KINGDOM
GLOBAL
*NAVAL OPERATIONS
PATROL CRAFT
ESCORT SHIPS
ATLANTIC FLEET
Canada
Battleship
Iceland
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA245396
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA245396
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Summary:Although the United States was officially neutral until 7 December 1941, the U.S. Navy entered World War II on 5 September 1939 when the CNO, Admiral Harold R. Stark, initiated Neutrality Patrol operations in the Caribbean and in waters 200 miles off the coasts of North and South America. During 1940, the Navy conducted battleship sweeps deep into the Atlantic to deter Axis surface raiders and U-boats from entering the Neutrality Zone, and also moved toward a solid Anglo-American alliance, one vehicle being information exchanges between OpNav and the Admiralty. The negotiation of the ABC-1 Agreement in March 1941 increased Anglo-American collaboration. Atlantic Fleet patrols became more aggressive and the fleet doubled in size. By September, the Atlantic Fleet's Support Force, in conjunction with the Royal Canadian Navy, was ready to commence escort-of-convoy operations, and that same month, Atlantic Fleet destroyers escorted their first convoy from Halifax to Iceland. A handful of convoys were attacked, but the Atlantic Fleet used these experiences to fashion an effective escort-of-convoy doctrine.

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