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Categories: Ship types

destroyer escort DE DE's destroyer escorts frigate

Warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys WordNet 3.0

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Warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Destroyer escort 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. Wikipedia

US Navy classification for a smaller, lightly armed warship designed to be used to escort convoys of merchant marine ships. Wikipedia Disambiguation

A type of warship, lighter in armor and armament, and slower than a destroyer, originally used for convoy escort during World War II. This light destroyer variant is considered a frigate. Wiktionary

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warship

ship type

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Cannon-class destroyer escort

Claud Jones-class destroyer escort

Ikazuchi-class destroyer escort

Isuzu-class destroyer escort

Chikugo-class destroyer escort

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USS Crouter