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destroyer leader
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Destroyer leader
Destroyer Leader
(DL) was the
United States Navy
designation for large
destroyers
from 9 February 1951 through the early years of the
cold war
. United States ships with
hull classification symbol
DL were officially
frigates
from 1 January 1955 until 1975. The smaller destroyer leaders were reclassified as destroyers and the larger as
cruisers
by the
United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification
; so
destroyer escorts
could be reclassified as frigates (FF) in conformance with international usage of the term.
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