destroyer

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Shelley was a seaman gunner on the destroyer HMS Milne on D-Day and guarded troops going ashore during the Normandy landings in June 1944.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

North Korea also recently carried out missile tests from the naval Choe Hyon destroyer, claiming the country was in the process of "arming the Navy with nuclear weapons".

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

A Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dragon, has been deployed to the region but will not be ready to leave Portsmouth until next week.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Navy destroyer in the eastern Mediterranean shot down the missile, a U.S. official and a regional official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

I was strong and healthy, the doctor on the destroyer had said.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor