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A destroyer is a relatively small warship, often referred to by sailors in WWII as "tin cans". They tend to give a very rough ride in heavy seas. "Destroyer" is actually short for "torpedo boat destroyer", which the class of ships originally was. With the development of self-propelled naval torpedoes around 1900, the battleships of every nation were suddenly vulnerable to attack from small, cheap, light boats equipped to launch torpedoes, spurring the counter-measure of a "torpedo boat destroyer" class. Different nations built destroyers of different sizes, but all were small.
The US built 175 Fletcher class destroyers during the war, which were pretty big for a destroyer. They were about 375 feet long, 30 feet wide, and drew 13 feet of water. The crew was about 275. The preceding US class of destroyers was the Gleaves class, about 350 feet long, 36 feet wide, and also drawing 13 feet of water, with a slightly smaller crew. Sixty-two Gleaves class destroyers were built. The class after the Fletcher class was the Sumner class, about 375 feet long, 41 feet wide, and drawing nearly 16 feet of water, with a crew of around 350. Fifty-eight Sumner class destroyers were built.
The Navy operated several earlier classes of destroyers, especially in the early days of the war, including the old "four pipers" mothballed since WWI. Fifty of these "four pipers" were transferred to Great Britain before the US became involved actively in the war, in a controversial move for a "neutral" nation.
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What is the abbreviation for World War 11?
WWII? That's World War 2, but world war 11 would be WWXII.
How many enemy soldiers died in world war 11?
there was NO world war 11.
In what year did world war 11 ended?
there has never been a world war 11.
What was the us involvement in world war 11?
The US is not yet involved in world 11. The next world war should be WWIII so they have a way to go.
Which war ended on November 11 1918?
World War 1
When was Japanese destroyer Namikaze created?
Japanese destroyer Namikaze was created on 1922-11-11.
When was Sky Destroyer created?
Sky Destroyer was created on 1985-11-14.
When was Japanese destroyer Akizuki created?
Japanese destroyer Akizuki was created on 1942-06-11.
When was Japanese destroyer Akatsuki created?
Japanese destroyer Akatsuki was created on 1932-11-30.
When was French destroyer Léopard created?
French destroyer Léopard was created on 1927-11-15.
When was Japanese destroyer Amagiri created?
Japanese destroyer Amagiri was created on 1930-11-10.
When was Japanese destroyer Kagerō created?
Japanese destroyer Kagerō was created on 1939-11-06.
When was Japanese destroyer Inazuma created?
Japanese destroyer Inazuma was created on 1932-11-15.
When did Japanese destroyer Yukikaze end?
Japanese destroyer Yukikaze ended on 1966-11-16.
When was Japanese destroyer Isokaze created?
Japanese destroyer Isokaze was created on 1940-11-30.
When was Japanese destroyer Arashi created?
Japanese destroyer Arashi was created on 1940-11-25.
How many fighter planesin world war 11?
world war 11?
