destroyer
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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
The group consists of HMS Prince of Wales, Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan, F-35 jets, Merlin and Wildcat helicopters, and is supported by RFA Tidespring, a replenishment tanker.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 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
The battleship, which officials have said would weigh 30,000-40,000 tons, is expected to be up to four times the size of a modern destroyer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Shouts of agreement arose and I looked behind me, seeing the men who had followed me and thinking, What did he mean, destroyer?
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
The Pentagon sent two Navy guided-missile destroyers through Hormuz in April at the height of the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Navy currently has 17 ships in the Middle East, including two aircraft-carrier strike groups, along with their 11 combined destroyers and a Marine Corps expeditionary unit, according to a naval official.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
It is certainly a dramatic transformation away from expensive big-ticket items like destroyers, towards large numbers of much cheaper and more expendable weapons.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Britain's six Type 45 destroyers, designed for air defence, will no longer be replaced by the planned Type 83 versions.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Lightning flashes lit momentary glimpses of the two American destroyers.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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