Claim: Convoy JW 54A consisted of 19 merchant ships, close escorts' were provided by destroyers, and it was also accompanied by a local escort group from Britain.
Evidence: JW 54A consisted of 19 merchant ships which departed from Loch Ewe on 15 November 1943. Close escort was provided by the destroyers Inconstant and Whitehall, and two other vessels. The convoy was also accompanied initially by a local escort group from Britain, and was also joined later by a local escort from Murmansk.