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Royal Navy escorts for wartime whaling fleets

Whaling fleets received the smaller escort types suited to dispersed protection work: chiefly sloops and frigates, with corvettes and trawlers also used.

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Question

What force did the Royal Navy use to guard whaling fleets in the world wars?

Short answer

Mostly sloops and frigates, supplemented by corvettes, trawlers, and other small escorts.

Notes

Sloops were the usual protection for wartime whaling fleets. Frigates also served, with corvettes and trawlers among the other small escorts.