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

The government has since dispatched HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer, to the region to protect the base, as part of wider defensive efforts.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 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

Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Tuesday that he was deploying HMS Dragon, a Type 45 defence destroyer to aid Britain's "defensive operations" in the region.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

An American destroyer began flashing a message using a bright lamp.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin