Porter-class/Definition

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Porter-class [r]: A class of U.S. Navy destroyer leaders of which the first was built in 1936, slightly heavier in armament and displacement (1850 tons) than a conventional 1500-ton destroyer but smaller than a light cruiser; an enlarged Farragut-class