British destroyers are winning the light against the U-boats: A destroyer's duties include patrolling the slipping routes, convoying merchant ships and hunting the U'-boat. Their high speed makes them particularly valuable for this work. Here a British destroyer is making a complete turn in little more than its own length as it races towards a threatened area.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 141, 1 April 1940, Page 3
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57British destroyers are winning the light against the U-boats: A destroyer's duties include patrolling the slipping routes, convoying merchant ships and hunting the U'-boat. Their high speed makes them particularly valuable for this work. Here a British destroyer is making a complete turn in little more than its own length as it races towards a threatened area. Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 141, 1 April 1940, Page 3
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