Back صفقة المدمرات مقابل القواعد Arabic Споразумение „Разрушители срещу бази“ Bulgarian Destroyere for baser-aftalen Danish Zerstörer-für-Stützpunkte-Abkommen German Συμφωνία αντιτορπιλικών έναντι βάσεων Greek Acuerdo de destructores por bases Spanish معامله ناوشکن برای پایگاه Persian Destroyers for Bases Agreement French משחתות תמורת בסיסים HE Perjanjian Destroyers for Bases ID
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.jpg) Transferred destroyers sailing into British port, October 1940 | |
| Signed | 2 September 1940 |
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| Languages | English |
The destroyers-for-bases deal was an agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom on 2 September 1940, according to which 50 Caldwell, Wickes, and Clemson-class US Navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy from the US Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions. At the time, the United States was neutral in World War II.
Generally referred to as the "twelve hundred-ton type" (also known as "flush-deck", or "four-pipers" after their four funnels), the destroyers became the British Town class and were named after towns common to both countries.[1] US President Franklin Roosevelt used an executive agreement, which does not require congressional approval. He was sharply criticised from antiwar Americans, who pointed out that the agreement violated the Neutrality Acts.[2]
The agreement provided little military benefit to the United Kingdom. It was valued chiefly for its diplomatic and propaganda value in demonstrating American support in a period in which the British government was seeking to secure American participation in the war.
- ^ Syrett, David (1994). The Defeat of the German U-boats: The Battle of the Atlantic. Univ of South Carolina Press. p. 10. ISBN 9780872499843.
- ^ Burns, James MacGregor (1956). Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox. Easton Press. ISBN 978-0-15-678870-0, p. 438