AcePilots Home    World War Two Ships Home    US Navy Page

U.S. Minor Combatant Types

US Navy Ships of World War Two



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

DANFS text



AcePilots Home    World War Two Ships Home    US Navy Page    Destroyer Page

Sources: Public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

and pictures from my father's 1943 Naval Recognition Manual

Copyright 2011, by Acepilots.com. All rights reserved.