Guided-missile destroyer

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USS Arleigh Burke, the lead ship of her class of guided-missile destroyers.
Standard Missile 3 anti-ballistic missile

A guided-missile destroyer (DDG) is a

for the fleet. The NATO standard designation for these vessels is DDG, while destroyers which have a primary gun armament or a small number of anti-aircraft missiles sufficient only for point-defense are designated DD. Nations vary in their use of destroyer D designation in their hull pennant numbering, either prefixing or dropping it altogether.

Guided-missile destroyers are equipped with large missile magazines, with modern examples typically having

with torpedoes and helicopters.

Active and planned guided-missile destroyers

Australian HMAS Brisbane

Royal Australian Navy

Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy

Type 055 destroyer The largest and most advanced surface warship in the People's Liberation Army Navy
Type 052D destroyer in the People's Liberation Army Navy

French Navy

Although the French Navy no longer uses the term "destroyer", the largest frigates are assigned pennant numbers with flag superior "D", which designates destroyer.

Indian Navy

Indian Navy destroyers sailing in unison.
Commissioning of INS Kochi
Indian Navy Kolkata-class destroyer the INS Kochi

Italian Navy

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

Republic of Korea Navy

Russian Navy

Nastoychivyy (610), a Sovremenny-class destroyer
Admiral Vinogradov (572), an Udaloy-class destroyer

Republic of China Navy

ROCS Tso Ying (DDG-1803)
  • Kee Lung-class destroyer
    (ex-Kidd class)
    • ROCS Kee Lung
      (DDG-1801)
    • ROCS Su Ao
      (DDG-1802)
    • ROCS Tso Ying
      (DDG-1803)
    • ROCS Ma Kong
      (DDG-1805)

Royal Navy

Spanish Navy

United States Navy

Arleigh burke-class destroyer.
Zumwalt-class destroyer

Former guided-missile destroyer classes

 Australia

 Canada

 France

 Germany

 Italy

 Japan

 Soviet Union

 United Kingdom

 United States

References

  1. ^ Friedman 2004, pp. 322–323, 425
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