There were no armadas of the sort familiar in the First World War when the first Canadian contingent of over 30,000 troops was carried in a great convoy of 31 transports.2 The normal practice until the late autumn of 1942 was to send the large troopships in small fast convoys, but thereafter they sailed singly and unescorted, relying on their speed for protection.
Jusqu'à la fin de l'automne 1942, on envoyait généralement outre-océan de petits convois rapides composés de gros navires de troupes; par la suite, ces vaisseaux naviguèrent seuls et sans escorte, comptant sur leur vitesse pour échapper aux dangers.