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This is the other part of the two basic forms of naval vessel there have been t through history(naval scholar Julian Corbett divided them into three but the third seems to be smaller versions of screeners for close inshore work). These scout ahead of the fleet, convoy merchants, raid commerce, and in general do most of the work. Basically only a fleet can dominate a given territory and only screeners can dominate places where the fleet is not which is most of the ocean. In [[Wooden Ships and Iron Men]] days these were frigates. In [[World War 2]] they were destroyers. Commerce raiding was usually done by submarines and in some ways the classic contenders were several destroyers playing hide and seek with a sub.