Claim: Convoy JW 54A (an Artic convoy) consisted of 19 merchant ships, close escorts' were provided by destroyers, and it was also accompanied by a local escort group from Britain.
Evidence: Convoy JW 54A was an Arctic convoy sent from Great Britain by the Western Allies to aid the Soviet Union during World War II. 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. 
JW 54A was a successful start to the 1943–44 convoy season, with the safe arrival of 19 merchant ships and the war materiel they carried. Convoy JW 54A was an Arctic convoy sent from Great Britain by the Western Allies to aid the Soviet Union during World War II. The convoy was also accompanied initially by a local escort group from Britain, and was also joined later by a local escort from Murmansk. Close escort was provided by the destroyers Inconstant and Whitehall, and two other vessels.