>>Destroyers were never meant to be a size designation, but a mission
>>designation. The original name was "submarine destroyer", as it was a
>>dedicated ASW platform.
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>Odd, I thought it was originally "PT boat destroyer"...
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More likely. Destroyers were around years before submarines were taken to be a serious threat. Most early destroyers were a cross betweeen a PT boat and light cruiser. During WWI their function in naval battles (as opposed to convoy work) was that of PT boats.

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