The Convoy System During World War I

The Convoy System “ Individually, we are one drop, together, we are an ocean”- Ryunosuke Satoro, explaining that together we are stronger, after being attacked by German U-boats no ship travelled alone. The Allies of WWI consisted of the United States, Britain, France, Italy, and Russia. The Central powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. In WWI, the Germans used unrestricted submarine warfare, they declared the location between British isles was a war zone, in turn they attacked any merchant ships or naval ships, this is the ultimate reasoning for the Convoy System. The Convoy System did not wholly begin until May 10, 1917 a Convoy System sailed to Great Britain from Gibraltar with no losses. The Convoy System saved many U.S.
Unrestricted submarine warfare was the tactic the Germans used during WWI. Many ships were attacked by these U-boats, without warning, one of these consequently being the Lusitania. In result of this tactic, the Americans introduced the Convoy System, and then recommended that the British navy do the same, but they believed that it would be too costly and could not spare the ships or resources. In the previous months of May 1917, shipping losses were the highest to be seen for the allied and neutral nations. The British ended up using the Convoy system on May 24, 1917 due to the large amount of losses of their ships.(“British Naval Convoy System Introduced”; “Protecting Allied Ships during WWI: The Convoy System comes to Gibraltar”) May 31, 1916 was the day the battle started at Jutland between the Germans and the British. This battle was the greatest naval battle in history, 250 ships and 10,000 men involved in this battle. Although the British had more of an advantage, the battle was considered a draw. The battle had two major parts, which the first started