Ocean escort was a type of United States Navy warship. They were an evolution of the World War II destroyer escort types. The ocean escorts were intended... 4 KB (458 words) - 09:39, 22 February 2022 |
with the endurance necessary to escort mid-ocean convoys of merchant marine ships. Development of the destroyer escort was promoted by the British need... 36 KB (2,849 words) - 23:05, 1 May 2024 |
Garcia-class frigate (redirect from Garcia-class ocean escort) frigates were United States Navy warships. These frigates were originally ocean escorts bearing the hull classification DE until 1975. The ships were commissioned... 10 KB (507 words) - 03:55, 18 February 2024 |
It includes the hull classification symbols DE (both Destroyer Escort and Ocean Escort), DEG, and DER. The Lend-Lease Act was passed into law in the US... 65 KB (743 words) - 09:15, 3 May 2024 |
ocean escorts. From the 1950s to 1975, the US Navy had three types of fast task force escorts and one type of convoy escort. The task force escorts were... 8 KB (933 words) - 02:53, 16 September 2022 |
usually perform several operational roles from search-and-destroy to ocean escort to sea denial. The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several... 111 KB (15,298 words) - 10:13, 28 April 2024 |
Mid-Ocean Escort Force (MOEF) referred to the organisation of anti-submarine escorts for World War II trade convoys between Canada and Newfoundland, and... 33 KB (3,525 words) - 05:05, 24 March 2024 |
Knox-class frigate (redirect from Knox-class destroyer escort) second-generation anti-submarine warfare (ASW) escorts. Originally laid down as ocean escorts (formerly called destroyer escorts), they were all redesignated as frigates... 27 KB (1,976 words) - 18:45, 26 November 2023 |
Navy ships. The 1975 ship reclassification of cruisers, frigates, and ocean escorts brought U.S. Navy classifications into line with other nations' classifications... 26 KB (2,659 words) - 20:11, 15 February 2024 |