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It arrived in eastern Thailand along with the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., a guided-missile destroyer that had also been deployed in the Middle East, and the USS Robert Smalls, a guided-missile cruiser.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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

According to U.S. authorities, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer requires the equivalent of 2.3 tonnes of rare earth elements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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

Navy destroyer and two coast guard cutters had taken up positions among the usual flotilla of yachts, sailboats, launches, dinghies, and canoes assembling near the finish line.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

However, new research from the University of Sydney suggests these infamous reef destroyers may also have a surprisingly beneficial side.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

A second aircraft carrier, an amphibious assault ship and more than a dozen guided-missile destroyers are also involved in the effort, as well as aircraft and drones staged across the Middle East, officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

He said the eight sailors included "the Lincoln crew and sailors from the carrier airwing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Crews on carriers, destroyers and cruisers typically work 12-hour shifts, six days a week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

“It shows that these people are destroyers of things.”

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung