destroyer
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He added that the escort destroyer ships policing the blockade of Iran “are just as bad off, if not worse.”
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 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
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
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
“Isn’t that the Manifestor that might stop the destroyer person?”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Crews on carriers, destroyers and cruisers typically work 12-hour shifts, six days a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The U.S. currently has 19 warships in the waters of the Middle East, including two aircraft carriers and 13 guided-missile destroyers, according to a Navy official.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Zumwalt class of naval destroyers was lauded for its “affordable and flexible design.”
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 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
The destroyers had sent them to ruin this world, and day by day they were doing it.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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