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To: PAR35

Where are the DD’s/destroyers (including DE’s/destroyer escorts) in your list?


18 posted on 02/04/2021 10:27:46 AM PST by sasportas
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To: sasportas

1) DD is a US designation. There weren’t any US ships at the battle of Jutland.
2) There were no Destroyer Escorts in World War I. The closest designation would be Frigate.
3) In World War I, the designation for what evolved into Destroyers was “Torpedo Boat Destroyer” originally intended to defend larger ships from torpedo boats, later evolving to ASW and air defense.
4) The German ocean going torpedo boats were much larger than a US PT boat or a British MTB which post date World War I. (British and American craft were under 100’ long, the German boats were over 250’ long with a 3” gun.)

So, in conclusion, read the British Torpedo Boat Destroyers and the German Torpedo Boats as Destroyers if you wish to use that classification.


38 posted on 02/04/2021 12:42:11 PM PST by PAR35
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