Selected Book
The Man Who Never Was
World War II's Boldest Counter-Intelligence Operation
Montagu, Ewen
Allied Warships
Check out our new extensive section on all the Allied Warships during WWII in all theatres of the war.Over 21,000 ships
Destroyers |
DD | The biggest threat to the U-boats early in the war was the fully equipped destroyer. |
Destroyer Escorts |
DE | Over 500 commissioned from 1943 - 1945 these became one the most formidable U-boat hunters around. |
Frigates |
From early 1943 these were the mainstream U-boat hunters for the Commonwealth Navies. | |
Escort Carriers |
CVE | 136 of those were commissioned in the war. Some formed very formidable hunter killer groups with several DE's. |
Corvettes | Roughly half of the convoy escort in the North Atlantic were corvettes. Mostly of the Flower class. | |
Sloops | Somewhat similar to the corvettes but better armed and with longer range they were effective U-boat hunters. | |
Cutters | The collective term for US Coast Guard ships | |
A/S Trawlers | These illustrated the sheer desperation the Royal Navy felt when it came to defend against the U-boats. |