The Submarine Tracking Room gathered attack plots and reports from forces that had encountered German U-boats. Analysts combined operational reporting with Ultra to support immediate convoy routing, including steering shipping around likely wolf packs. The same synthesis fed longer-term estimates of U-boat strength, capabilities, and tactics. The room was central to the Royal Navy's wartime operational-control system and supplied the data on which WATU could build and test tactical models.
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The Submarine Tracking Room turns reports into decisions
The Admiralty Submarine Tracking Room combined reports and Ultra to route convoys and estimate U-boat capability.