It was not until May 1942 that King marshalled resources—small cutters and private vessels that he had previously scorned—to establish a day-and-night interlocking convoy system running from Newport, Rhode Island, to Key West, Florida.
Det var først i maj 1942 at King samlede ressourcer – små kuttere og private fartøjer, som tidligere var blevet håndet – for at etablere et sammenhængende konvojsystem fra Newport, Rhode Island, til Key West, Florida.