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Line 293: === Screener, Escort, or Pursuit ships === This is the other part of the two basic forms of naval vessel there have been through history~~(naval~~.<ref>Naval scholar Julian Corbett divided them into three but the third seems to be smaller versions of screeners for close inshore work).</ref> 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.; Inin [[World War 2II]], 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.~~ Commerce raiding was usually done by submarines. In some ways, the classic contenders were several destroyers playing hide-and-seek with a sub. ---- {{reflist}} [[Category:Military and Warfare Tropes]] [[Category:~~Common Military Units~~{{PAGENAME}}]]