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250 from sarajevo to constantinople a. The Scale of Convoy Escorts Assigned to Various Ports, 1917–1918 Jul 1917 Nov 1917 Apr 1918 Sep 1918 Buncrana Destroyers 05 20 27 21 U.S. destroyers - - - Sloops 05 10 10 07 Patrol boats - - - Hydrophone units - - 4 Queenstown Destroyers - - 2 U .S. destroyers 16 28 28 19 Sloops - 08 09 08 Patrol boats - - - Devonport Destroyers 14 35 32 41 U.S. destroyers - - - Sloops - - - Patrol boats - - - Falmouth Destroyers - - - U .S. destroyers - - - Sloops - - - Patrol boats 08 - - Pembroke Destroyers - - - U .S. destroyers - - - Sloops - - - Patrol boats - 09 08 Portsmouth Destroyers - - - 02 U.S. destroyers - - - Sloops - - - Patrol boats - - 05 Milford Haven Destroyers - - - U .S. destroyers - - - Sloops - - - Patrol boats - - - 16 Total Destroyers 19 55 61 64 U.S. destroyers 16 28 28 19 Sloops 05 18 19 15 Patrol boats 08 09 13 16 Hydrophone units - - 04 Overall total: 48 110 125 114 Whereabouts: Buncrana, on Lough Swilly, is in 55°08’ North 07°27’ West; Queenstown, present-day Cobh, is in 51°51’ North 08°17’ West; Devonport is in 50°22’ North 04°10’ West; Falmouth is in 50°08’ North 05°04’ West; Pembroke is in 51°41’ North 04°55’ West; Portsmouth is in 50°48’ North 01°05’ West; and Milford Haven is in 51°44’ North 05°02’ West. ...

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