A smaller ship type that is built in large numbers, the _____ was responsible for protecting larger ships or supply ships from submarines and aircraft.

Answer destroyer

Destroyers were frequently equipped with radar, sonar, anti-aircraft guns, and depth charges to combat all sorts of threats to the fleet. These do-it-all ships could also sometimes take on larger ships with their torpedoes!

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