destroyer
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Last week, Japan announced plans to deploy an Aegis destroyer in the Pacific.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Nearby were a Japanese Aegis destroyer, a South Korean tank-landing ship and a Canadian patrol submarine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
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
I was strong and healthy, the doctor on the destroyer had said.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
The Zumwalt class of naval destroyers was lauded for its “affordable and flexible design.”
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The carrier recently transited the Strait of Malacca moving westward alongside guided-missile destroyers, according to ship-tracking data and a U.S. official.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
Navy destroyers stationed in Japan and now serves as executive director of YCAPS, a nonprofit focused on security issues in Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Now the last of our minesweeper destroyers, the Anthony, opened up.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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