Destroyer

:This article is about the warship. For other meaning, see destroyer (disambiguation).

World War II

By World War II the threat had evolved once again. Submarines were more effective, and aircraft had become important weapons of naval warfare; once again the fleet destroyers were unequipped for combatting these new targets. They were re-equipped with new anti-aircraft guns and radar, in addition to their already-existing light guns, depth charges, and torpedoes. By this time the destroyers had become large multi-purpose vessels, expensive targets in their own right rather than expendable vessels for the protection of others. This led to the introduction of smaller and cheaper specialized anti-submarine warships by the Royal Navy: corvettes and later frigates, while the US introduced destroyer escorts

Related Topics:
World War II - Aircraft - Anti-aircraft - Radar - Royal Navy - Corvette - Frigate - Destroyer escorts

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