Commander, Cruiser and Transport Force (World War I)

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The Commander, Cruiser and Transport Force (World War I) was a key United States Navy command responsible for organizing, protecting, and overseeing the movement of American troops and supplies across the Atlantic during World War I.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy command ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
areaOfResponsibility North Atlantic sea lanes ⓘ
U.S. East Coast to European ports ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
domain military logistics ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to maintaining Allied maritime supply lines ⓘ
enabled large-scale deployment of American Expeditionary Forces to Europe ⓘ
locationOfHeadquarters New York City ⓘ
notableActivity coordination of U.S. troop convoys to France ⓘ
escort of Allied and American transports ⓘ
implementation of organized convoy schedules ⓘ
operationalFocus convoy protection ⓘ
supply transport ⓘ
troop movement ⓘ
opponent German U-boat fleet ⓘ
linked to: U-boats

Imperial German Navy ⓘ
partOf United States Atlantic Fleet ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Fleet

United States Navy ⓘ
primaryMission protection of shipping against German U-boats ⓘ
safe transport of American Expeditionary Forces to Europe ⓘ
responsibleFor assignment of escort vessels ⓘ
coordination with Allied naval forces ⓘ
protection of shipping against submarine attack ⓘ
scheduling of troop and cargo transports ⓘ
role organization of troop convoys ⓘ
oversight of transatlantic movement of American troops ⓘ
oversight of transatlantic movement of military supplies ⓘ
protection of troop convoys ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
subordinateTo Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet ⓘ
United States Navy Department ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
timePeriod 1917 ⓘ
1918 ⓘ
typeOfOperation convoy escort operations ⓘ
logistical support operations ⓘ
troop transport operations ⓘ
usedAssetType cargo ships ⓘ
cruisers ⓘ
destroyers ⓘ
escort vessels ⓘ
troop transports ⓘ
usedWarfareType anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
convoy system ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edwin Alexander Anderson Jr. → positionHeld → Commander, Cruiser and Transport Force (World War I) ⓘ
Albert Gleaves → positionHeld → Commander, Cruiser and Transport Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral Albert Gleaves
linked to: Commander, Cruiser and Transport Force (World War I)