Full-length Mediterranean convoy runs were rare because Britain usually preferred the less resource-intensive route around Africa unless urgency justified the risk. Tiger lost one merchant ship and Splice lost nothing, leaving both without the disaster or spectacular victory that attracts attention. Their success came from professional logistics repeated under threat. A battle-centered account of naval history can hide this work and distort modern arguments about the continuing need to protect merchant shipping.
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Tiger and Splice as overlooked convoy successes
Successful convoy operations such as Tiger and Splice often disappear from memory because routine professionalism produces little drama.