destroyer
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That impression was not helped by the tardiness of mobilising the destroyer HMS Dragon – built by BAE - to provide air cover for Cyprus against Iranian and Hezbollah threats.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
Smaller than a destroyer but bigger than a corvette, they perform a range of missions at sea, from escorting bigger ships to mine warfare and hunting submarines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
It did, however, find a 15,000-ton to 20,000-ton ship, larger than a destroyer, would be valuable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
He was the talented but malevolent destroyer of republican government.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Meanwhile, the U.K. recently said it would build vessels designed to act as mother ships to drones instead of replacing its fleet of destroyers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Royal Navy's ageing but capable Type 45 destroyers will no longer be replaced by the planned Type 83 destroyers.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The MoD had been exploring options to replace the Type 45, the Navy's ageing fleet of destroyers, with the Type 83, a concept vessel which was at an early design phase.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
China has rapidly built destroyers and now has 48 of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Plant an Afterlife garden, fighting to grow something in a realm of destroyers?
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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