Why British Corvettes Cost 1/10 a Destroyer — Yet Sank More U-Boats скачать в хорошем качестве

Why British Corvettes Cost 1/10 a Destroyer — Yet Sank More U-Boats

How did a small, slow, and supposedly “inferior” warship outperform powerful destroyers in the Battle of the Atlantic? In this video, we uncover the remarkable story of Britain’s Flower-class corvette — a vessel that cost just a fraction of a traditional destroyer yet played a decisive role in defeating the German submarine threat during World War II. Designed for rapid production and built in civilian shipyards, these modest escorts were never meant to be glamorous. They were slow, cramped, and constantly battered by Atlantic storms. But what they lacked in speed and firepower, they made up for in numbers and persistence. By flooding the convoy routes with escorts, Britain changed the mathematics of naval warfare — turning the tide against the U-boat campaign. In this documentary, you’ll discover: Why destroyers were expensive and slow to build How corvettes could be produced in massive numbers The strategy that made “adequate” ships more effective than elite warships How convoy escort density reshaped the Battle of the Atlantic A powerful story of innovation under pressure — and how quantity, strategy, and determination helped secure victory at sea.