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3 ημέρες πριν · Wakatake class destroyers (1922) The Wakatake-class were decond class destroyers and follow-on to the Momi class as part of Japan’s 8-6 Fleet Program, FY1921. They were to complement the larger Minekaze and Kamikaze class destroyers. Thirteen were ordered in 1919 but due to the Washington Naval Treaty and budgetary limitations, the last four ...
Looking at the big picture, it is clear that American destroyers and destroyer escorts were the true work horses for the U.S. Navy surface fleet during World War II. All American destroyers in both ocean conflicts won 3,140 battle stars.
The U. S- force—five cruisers and eight destroyers—attacked and drove off the raiders. In the wild night action both the Atlanta and Juneau were severely damaged by Japanese destroyer-launched torpedoes.
By Norman Friedman. Nearly all warships are multipurpose, but in retrospect cruisers have had a remarkable variety of roles, and the designation has covered an astonishingly wide range of ships. During World War II, the U.S. Navy had more than 100 cruisers—the most the service ever operated.
Cruisers, being smaller and more lightly armed than battleships were nonetheless much larger and more powerful than destroyers. Their purpose was to fight in the full spectrum of naval operations: shore bombardment in support of troop landings, ship-to-ship combat, and anti-aircraft warfare.
2 Αυγ 2023 · A Survey of all the classes of cruisers in WWII, also included from Neutral countries.
1 Μαρ 2017 · A complete list of all US Navy Cruisers, by type and class, in commission during WWII. Links to individual pages giving description, history, and photo.
