Destroyer Minelayer

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• Destroyer minesweeper — was a designation given by the United States Navy to a series of destroyers that were converted into high speed ocean going minesweepers for service during World War II. The hull number for such a ship began DMS . Forty two ships were so… …   Wikipedia

• Minelayer — Canadian sailors with a mine aboard the minelayer H.M.C.S. Sankaty off Halifax, Nova Scotia during World War II. Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft.… …   Wikipedia

• Destroyer — For other uses, see Destroyer (disambiguation). USS Winston S.Churchill, a US Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyer. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet …   Wikipedia

• Destroyer escort — A destroyer escort (DE) is the classification for a smaller, lightly armed warship designed to be used to escort convoys of merchant marine ships, primarily of the United States Merchant Marine in World War II. It is employed primarily for anti… …   Wikipedia

• Destroyer tender — The destroyer tender Klondike with a flotilla of Sumner class destroyers A destroyer tender is a ship designed to provide maintenance support to a flotilla of destroyers or other small warships. The use of this class has faded from its peak in… …   Wikipedia

• Allen M. Sumner class destroyer — The Allen M. Sumner class of destroyers was built by the United States during World War II.DescriptionThe first ship was laid down in May 1943, while the last was launched in April 1945. In that time the United States produced 58 Allen M. Sumner… …   Wikipedia

• Robert H. Smith class destroyer — The Robert H. Smith class of destroyer minelayers was built by the United States during World War II.These vessels were all originally laid down as Allen M. Sumner class destroyers and converted during construction throughout 1944. In that time… …   Wikipedia

• Laforey class destroyer (1913) — The Laforey class (redesignated in October 1913 as the L class) was a class of 22 torpedo boat destroyers of the Royal Navy, twenty of which were built under the Naval Programme of 1912 1913 and a further two under the War Emergency Programme of… …   Wikipedia

• Abdiel class minelayer — The Abdiel class were a class of six fast minelayers commissioned into the Royal Navy and active during World War II. They were also known as the Manxman class and as mine laying cruisers .DesignThe Royal Navy ordered the first four ships in 1938 …   Wikipedia

• Clemson class destroyer — USS Clemson (DD 186) Class overview Name: Clemson class destroyer Builders: Various …   Wikipedia

• V and W class destroyer — The 23 vessels comprising the Admiralty V class were ordered in July 1916 as repeats of the Admiralty V class leaders to counter the threat posed by reports of a new class of powerful German destroyers. They omitted the flotilla leader function… …   Wikipedia