destroyer

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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

Friday’s missiles missed their target—one failed in flight and the other disappeared after a Navy destroyer launched SM-3 interceptors at them, U.S. officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 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

He was man’s benefactor and he was man’s destroyer.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton