escort ship
Protective fleet vessel
An escort ship is a warship assigned to protect other vessels—typically merchant ships, troop transports, or aircraft carriers—from enemy attack.
During World War II, destroyer escorts and corvettes guarded convoys crossing the Atlantic against submarine threats.
The term emphasizes the protective role rather than the ship's class: Three escort ships accompanied the carrier group.
- naval convoyProtected group at sea
- merchant marineCivilian ships for commerce
- sea laneEstablished maritime route
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- tin canSealed metal food container
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escort shipcapital ship
Major combat vessel
battleship · aircraft carrier · dreadnought · ship of the line · battle cruiser
escort shipsupply ship
Vessel carrying provisions
troopship · cargo ship · tanker · transport ship · oiler
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