Complex sentence: The convoy's escort, commanded by Admiral Inigo Campioni, consisted of three groups; eight destroyers and four torpedo boats directly protecting the cargo ships, a second group sailed to the east consisting of six heavy cruisers and another four destroyers.
Split into simpler sentences: The convoy's escort, commanded by Admiral Inigo Campioni, consisted of three groups. A second group sailed to the east consisting of six heavy cruisers and another four destroyers.