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U.S. Minor Combatant Types

US Navy Ships of World War Two

By , 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.

U.S. minor combatant types