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WWI War at Sea

During the War at Sea no American troopships were sunk on their way to Europe thanks to the efforts of American Admiral William S. Sims. The British would send warships to find German Submarines, while their merchant ships would race across the Atlantic individually. This enabled German submarines to inflict heavy losses on British shipping. Sims proposed that merchant ships and troop transports be gathered into groups, called convoys.