Escorted
Protected
Protected adjective - Kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss.
Both words in one sentence
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In World War II, American anti-submarine blimps escorted 80,000 ships, and only lost one of their protected vessels.
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During the war, they escorted over 89,000 ships, losing only one to a submarine attack; as convoys that weren't protected were sunk left and right by U-Boat wolf packs.
Source: Useful Notes / Airships
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