Naval Trivia - Destroyers

[ATI_7500]

Question: What is the difference between a Frigate and a Destroyer?
 
Answer: The primary role of a destroyer is to defend against airborne attack; by aircraft or missile. A frigate's primary task is to defend against submarine or surface threats.  

So those Aegis cruisers are actually destoyers?

Dammit,this gets really confusing...

[Felix/FFDS]

So those Aegis cruisers are actually destoyers?

Dammit,this gets really confusing...

I still have a problem with differentiating between corvettes, destroyer-escorts, frigates, and that's not even dealing with cruisers - battle cruisers, armored cruisers, light cruisers, heavy cruisers ....

[Woodlouse2002]

I still have a problem with differentiating between corvettes, destroyer-escorts, frigates, and that's not even dealing with cruisers - battle cruisers, armored cruisers, light cruisers, heavy cruisers ....

Corvettes: Small, single screw warships for convoy escort duty. Primarily armed for anti submarine warfare.

Destroyer Escorts: Destroyers with heavy AA armament. Designed for escorting convoys and capital ships.

Frigates: Anti submarine vessels.

Cruisers: Lightly armoured, heavily armed ships. Designed to out run anything they can't out gun.

Heavy Cruisers. Same as a Cruiser but with more armour.

Light Cruisers: Same as the Cruiser but with less armour.

Armoured Cruisers: I believe this is a civilian "Cruising" vessel e.g. an ocean liner equiped with some medium guns. Thereby making them Cruisers.

Battle Cruisers: A reconnicence vessel for a battleship fleet. Designed for reconnicence and as an anti Cruiser weapon. Has the same armament as a Battleship and is about the same size. However armour is sacraficed for speed. Therefore engagements with Battleships or other Battle Cruisers are risky to say the least.

[Craig.]

i believe aegis cruisers have a completly differant type of radar system to the destroyers and are therefore able to deal with a higher variety of threats.

[eno]

I think its safe to say  that you dont want to be in a rowing boat when any of these are heading towards you @ full steam  ;D