Roughly 290 Flowers were associated with the destruction or capture of 52 submarines, a total that looks modest when treated as a scorecard. An escort's value came primarily from moving merchant ships and cargo from departure to destination. Killing an attacker helped, while suppression alone could protect the passage. The class should therefore be assessed by the sea lanes it kept open and the cargo it helped deliver.
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Measuring Flower-class success by cargo delivered
The class's modest submarine kill count matters less than the merchant ships and cargo its escorts got through.