destroyer escort

American  

noun

1. a warship somewhat smaller than a destroyer, designed especially for antisubmarine action. DE

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destroyer escort British  

noun

1. a lightly armed warship smaller than a destroyer, designed to escort fleets or convoys

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Etymology

Origin of destroyer escort

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

According to some records, the destroyer escort disabled a Japanese heavy cruiser with a torpedo and significantly damaged another while battling the group led by the command battleship Yamato.

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2022

The destroyer escort John J. Powers was named after him, and a monument to Lieutenant Powers stands in Woodland Cemetery in the Bronx.

From New York Times • May 4, 2017

The Stewart, an Edsall class destroyer escort, was built in Houston and outfitted in Galveston before being commissioned in 1943.

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2016

He served aboard a Navy destroyer escort during World War II, married and raised three children, and finished out his engineering career as an executive at a corrugated-box company in Rochester.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2010

The Justicia, though most people still think that she was torpedoed because she was unescorted, was, in fact, protected by a destroyer escort of considerable size.

From The Victory At Sea by Hendrick, Burton J.