U.S. Minor Combatant Types
US Navy Ships of World War Two
By Stephen Sherman, June, 2007. Updated March 1, 2012.
The larger ships of the fleet were supported by a vast number of minor
types: Coast Guard cutters, Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Corvettes,
Landing Craft - Infantry (LCI), Landing Craft - Tank (LCT), Landing
Ship - Infantry (LSI), Landing Ship - Tank (LST), Submarine Chasers,
Patrol Escorts, Mine Layers, and Minesweepers.