June 26, 2019
The Navy’s Smallest Warships Could Be the First to See Combat Against Iran
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by David Axe
If the United States and Iran go to war in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy’s smallest warships could be the first to see combat.
The Navy’s 13 Cyclone-class patrol boats -- also known as “PCs†for “patrol, coastal†-- each displace just 330 tons of water. An Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, by contrast, displaces more than 9,000 tons of water. A standard crew aboard a Cyclone includes just 28 officers and sailors.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/navy%E2%80%99s-smallest-warships-could-be-first-see-combat-against-iran-64296
