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Life on board escort carriers
Life onboard escort carriers
For the ships coming from America the food onboard was of a much higher standard than their equivalents in the Mediterranean or Indian Oceans.
The Americans standard of living had not dropped as steeply as war torn Europe and therefore their supplies of food and material were of a higher quality.
Life onboard a Royal Navy ship was still hard. Although onboard an escort carrier there was more room, when returning from America the ships were packed in with as many supplies as possible and space limited.
There was also the constant threat of U-Boat and air attack. A not unfamiliar concern for any sailor during World War Two but escort carriers carrying aviation fuel and stores were famously combustible. Life on an escort carrier presented its own set of difficulties and challenges.
