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The only exception I would make is for high value warships: battleships, fleet carriers, large cruisers, as these were a harder to replace and would have an impact on operations on land.
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I wonder how worthwhile attacking even capital ships would have been unless the attack could be made with virtually no risk (i.e. no destroyer escort). By 1939 battleships are obsolete in surface warfare. Would you risk your boat attacking a ship if you knew it would only be effective for a few days in 1944, particularly since a ship that size requires quite a bit of resources to support?