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Which ship class had the greatest impact on the Second World War?

Asked for one ship class whose wartime impact stands out, the concise answer is the Flower-class corvettes.

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Question

What one ship class had the greatest impact on the Second World War?

Short answer

The Flower-class corvettes.

Notes

The concise verdict is the Flower-class corvettes. Earlier in the stream, the Royal Navy's prewar orders for the class show that escort expansion was already under way before September 1939. The source offers a choice rather than a ranking framework. No full comparison with other contenders is given here.