destroyer

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Plans to replace ageing destroyer warships will be scrapped in favour of at least six new modern "hybrid" vessels equipped to deploy drones in the UK's upcoming defence plan.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 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

Britain said in May it was sending a destroyer to the region, and Italy has made two minehunters available.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

He was the talented but malevolent destroyer of republican government.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis