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destroyer escort

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destroyer escort
n.
A warship, usually smaller than a destroyer, used in antisubmarine action.
destroyer escort
n
(Military) a lightly armed warship smaller than a destroyer, designed to escort fleets or convoys
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Noun1.destroyer escort - warship smaller than a destroyerdestroyer escort - warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys
combat ship, war vessel, warship - a government ship that is available for waging war
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When the destroyer escort was well clear, the River Afton received a signal ordering the convoy to scatter and proceed independently to the nearest Russian port.
ABANDONED TO THE WOLVES; Admiralty error led to convoy disaster by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Navy (1942 to 1946) in World War II aboard the destroyer escort USS Wiseman, rising to the rank of Quartermaster 1st Class.
Samuel Gilman by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
They met with the thirteen ships of Taffy 3, comprising six small escort carriers, three destroyers, and four destroyer escorts.
Hornfischer, James D. The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by Dusek, Dan / Naval War College Review
 
 
 
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