Destroyer escort
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destroyer-escort-224-1623229
title:
Destroyer escort
text:
Destroyer escort (DE) was the United States Navy mid-20th-century classification for a 20-knot warship designed with the endurance necessary to escort mid-ocean convoys of merchant marine ships. Development of the destroyer escort was promoted by the British need in World War II for anti-submarine ships that could operate in open oceans at speeds of up to 20 knots. These "British Destroyer Escort"s were designed by the US for mass-production under Lend Lease as a less expensive alternative to fl
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
US Navy warship classification
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroyer_escort
date created:
2004-04-21T03:06:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T08:13:29Z
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