destroyer
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He added that the escort destroyer ships policing the blockade of Iran “are just as bad off, if not worse.”
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
The destroyer had sailed to the area alongside two other Chinese naval vessels and a Russian frigate, the ministry said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The group consists of HMS Prince of Wales, Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan, F-35 jets, Merlin and Wildcat helicopters, and is supported by RFA Tidespring, a replenishment tanker.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
This motley pile, big enough to man a destroyer, is working together to literally support their sister’s audacious rise.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
“Isn’t that the Manifestor that might stop the destroyer person?”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
The Zumwalt class of naval destroyers was lauded for its “affordable and flexible design.”
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
But the big, powerful and expensive Type 83 destroyers, yet to be built, are now being scrapped in favour of the drones.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
China has rapidly built destroyers and now has 48 of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Chinese destroyers sailing past those bases today could, in war, be tasked with striking and destroying them, said Koh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Nimitz demanded some of the battleships and destroyers originally given to Admiral Halsey for our Marines.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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