Why did the Allies win the Battle of the Atlantic?

        Another reason for why the allies won the battle of the Atlanic was because they got new weapons. They made the Torpex which was a powerful explosive and was used in anti-submarine weapons. Another development was the Hedgehog depth charge, which fired clusters of bombs over a wide area. These new developments helped win the battle because they destroyed many of the enemy’s ships. Before, the new weapons were developed the Allies lost more ships than they could destroy and these developments did the opposite.

        The Allies also improved the naval tactics and aircrafts which helped them win the battle of the Atlantic. The training for the convey commanders was improved so that allowed commanders to make better decisions in the battle. Also, a special support groups of destroyers were created and were fitted with powerful radar and listening equipment that could pick up radio signals from U-boats. These support groups were supported by the aircrafts. These aircrafts had long-range bombers which were converted to anti-submarine use and fitted with radar and depth charges to be dropped from the planes. The aircrafts and naval tactics were critical developments in the war against the U-boats. The aircrafts destroyed many of the U-boats and the threat was no more. The allies could now fight against the U-boats so they had the upper hand in the war.

        The radio was also very critical in the battle of the Atlantic. It linked together all of the ships and aircraft which were fighting the U-boats. It also linked them with the on-shore commanders, who made use of the latest intelligence information. This information helped the ships and aircraft maneuver through enemy tactics. This allowed the Allies to communicate better and therefore be able to make new tactics and find the locations of the enemy.

        The shipbuilding also improved and that helped the Allies win the battle of the Atlantic. The USA’s shipyard began turning out cargo ships called Liberty ships in enormous numbers. The Cargo ships that once took around a year to build could now be built in less than six weeks. This allowed the allies to make more ships than the Germans were sinking which made the Allies gain an upper hand in the war.

        The last thing that helped the Allies win the battle of the Atlantic is the people. The sacrifice and heroism of the British and Commonwealth, American and Canadian merchant navies ensured that supplies got through to Britain. It allowed the British to gain many supplies that could help defeat the Germans.