What REALLY Happened to America's 563 Destroyer Escorts After WW2
Автор: WW2 Storyverse
Загружено: 2026-01-30
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Of 563 destroyer escorts built to win the Battle of the Atlantic, only ONE survives today—a 99.82% loss rate that exceeds even battleships and carriers. These compact warships cost $1.7 billion and protected the convoys that defeated Nazi Germany, yet systematic post-war disposal erased them from existence. This documentary reveals the unprecedented scrapping operation, foreign transfers to 15 nations, Korean War reactivation, and the miraculous rescue of USS Slater—the last destroyer escort on Earth.
Topics Covered: • Wartime production of 563 destroyer escorts across five ship classes • Post-war disposal decision-making and competing Cold War pressures • Foreign military sales to Greece, Taiwan, Mexico, and 12 other nations • Scrapping operations that consumed 193 vessels by 1950 • Korean War emergency reactivation of 39 mothballed units • The 56-year service life of Mexico's destroyer escort (1945-2001) • USS Slater's emotional 1993 rescue voyage from Greece • Why 99.82% of this crucial warship class vanished whilst battleships survive
Of 563 destroyer escorts built, only USS Slater remains—preserved in Albany, New York, as testament to history's most endangered major warship class.
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