An item reported that on twelve separate shipping routes during the week ending on 13 December 444 ships were escorted including 24 Allied and 1 neutral. Up to 13 December were totally 4,705 ships escorted. In the week 7-14 December were 2 ships lost, since the outbreak fo the war 10. A large number of warships was active for escort duties. Except for 4 French destroyers and 4 submarines were employed 3 battleships, an aircraft carrier, 5 cruisers, 6 armed merchant cruisers, 41 destroyers, 13 escort vessels and 2 submarines.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-66-4-13 Weekly Résumé (No. 15) of the naval, military and air situation from 0700 7 December to 0700 14 December 1939.
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