The United States converted older flush-deck destroyers into fast minesweepers for Pacific service. That experience may have shaped expectations for the Admirable class. If officers imagined a minesweeper through the model of a reduced destroyer, a heavy gun and anti-submarine fit appeared more natural. The result still packed destroyer-like ambition into a much smaller hull. This institutional lineage offers a design explanation for the crowded equipment fit.
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Destroyer conversions shaped American minesweeper expectations
Converting old flush-deck destroyers into fast minesweepers encouraged the US Navy to expect destroyer-like armament and versatility from later purpose-built sweepers.