Which navy had the best food during the Second World War?
Short answerProbably the Allied navies, especially when British beer and American ice cream could be exchanged.
NotesThe Allied navies receive the advantage, especially when they could exchange British beer and American ice cream. These were morale goods, but supplying them demanded real production and distribution capacity. British mobile brewing ships and American ice-cream logistics carried familiar comforts into distant theatres. Food quality therefore reflected alliance cooperation and the ability to sustain large deployed forces.