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anti-submarine warfare carrier
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Anti-submarine warfare carrier
An
anti-submarine warfare carrier
(
ASW carrier
) (US
hull classification symbol
CVS) is a type of small
aircraft carrier
whose primary role is
to hunt and destroy submarine
s. This type of ship came into existence during the
Cold War
as a development of the
escort carriers
used in the ASW role in the North Atlantic during
World War II
.
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