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Originally Posted by Camaero
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Originally Posted by Scoochy
My Key card calls it a TBD  |
Target Boat Destroyer? |
Not far wrong. The original British escort boats were called 'Torpedo-Boat Destroyers', since they were designed to protect the fleets from the small steam-powered torpedo boats, which were the biggest danger. The original TBDs were renamed 'Destroyers' in 1912.