'''T:''' A new surface ship division was assembled later in the war, as the damage inflicted by enemy submarines grew worse by the day, with the goal of finding and suppressing subs. The division was originally intended to carry equipment used to sweep for submarines, but by the final days of the war forces were so depleted that the division was employed to escort the mobile force, screen and patrol ahead of capital ships, and carry out transport missions under heavy fire. In other words, they were used in many ways. | '''T:''' A new surface ship division was assembled later in the war, as the damage inflicted by enemy submarines grew worse by the day, with the goal of finding and suppressing subs. The division was originally intended to carry equipment used to sweep for submarines, but by the final days of the war forces were so depleted that the division was employed to escort the mobile force, screen and patrol ahead of capital ships, and carry out transport missions under heavy fire. In other words, they were used in many ways. |