In the latter part of April 1941, sweeps and searches replaced close escort. In May 1941 these extends 350 miles from Iceland and Northern Ireland.
Operations from West African bases began on 24 March 1941. Hudsons and Catalinas operated from Gibraltar up to 250 miles.
Legend: black arcs show aircraft coverage. Green lines are the main convoy routes. Blue dots are merchant ships sunk by the Axis. Red dots are U-boats sunk by the Allies.
Mercator projection; geodetic system WGS84
Coordinates : upper margin is 73°30′ N, right margin is 30° E, left and bottom margins are still to be computed due to cropping
À partir de fin avril, les recherches aériennes de sous-marins remplacent les escortes rapprochées. En mai 1941, ces recherches s'étendent à 350 miles (~ 560 kilomètres) de l'Islande et l'Irlande du Nord.
Les opérations à partir des bases d'Afrique de l'Ouest débutent le 24 Mars 1941.
Les Hudsons et les Catalinas opèrent depuis Gibraltar jusqu'à 250 miles (~ 400 kilomètres).
Le rapport des pertes alliées et le déroulement chronologique sont visible sur le fichier Monthly Losses of Allied and Neutral Shipping by U-boat Action-fr.svg et le rapport des pertes de l'Axe sur le fichier Battle of the Atlantic (WW2) - German submarines lost-fr.svg.
Projection de Mercator ; système géodésique WGS 84
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