Escort Group B2

Escort Group B2
AllegianceBritish Empire
BranchRoyal Navy
TypeEscort Group
RoleAnti-submarine warfare
Size~9 ships
Part ofWestern Approaches Command
Garrison/HQLisahally
March"The Zumba Zumba Za".[1]
EngagementsConvoy HX 219
Convoy SC 118
Convoy ONS 4
Convoy SC 129
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Donald MacIntyre

Escort Group B2 was a convoy escort British formation of the Royal Navy which saw action during the Second World War, principally in the Battle of the Atlantic. The group was under the command of Cdr Donald Macintyre, one of Britain's most successful anti-submarine warfare commanders.

  1. ^ MacIntyre, 1956, p.