Destroyer facts for kids
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A destroyer is a fast, small, and maneuverable warship. Destroyers escort larger warships. Destroyers were first used in the late 1800s to defend against torpedo boats. Destroyers were used extensively during World War I and World War II. Today, most naval warships are destroyers. Only three nations use cruisers. Modern destroyers use cruise missiles, automated turrets, and torpedos. Some can launch nuclear missiles. Modern destroyers usually support carrier groups and amphibious landings.
Images for kids
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USS Winston S. Churchill, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy
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Fernando Villaamil, credited as the inventor of the destroyer concept, died in action during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba in 1898
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The Imperial Japanese Navy's Kotaka (1887)
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HMS Havock, the first modern destroyer, commissioned in 1894
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Polish destroyer ORP Błyskawica, currently preserved as a museum ship in Gdynia.
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A Visakhapatnam-class guided missile destroyer of the Indian Navy.
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HMS Daring, a Type 45 guided missile destroyer of the Royal Navy.
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In Spanish: Destructor para niños