Guided-missile destroyer

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A guided-missile destroyer (DDG) is a destroyer whose primary armament is guided missiles so they can provide anti-aircraft warfare screening 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.

The Japanese guided-missile destroyer JDS Kongō firing a Standard Missile 3 anti-ballistic missile

Guided-missile destroyers are equipped with large missile magazines, with modern examples typically having vertical-launch cells. Some guided-missile destroyers contain integrated weapons systems, such as the United States’ Aegis Combat System, and may be adopted for use in an anti-missile or ballistic-missile defense role. This is especially true for navies that no longer operate cruisers, so other vessels must be adopted to fill in the gap. Many guided-missile destroyers are also multipurpose vessels, equipped to carry out anti-surface operations with surface-to-surface missiles and naval guns, and anti-submarine warfare with torpedoes and helicopters.

Active and planned guided-missile destroyers edit

 
Australian HMAS Brisbane

Royal Australian Navy edit

Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

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

Italian Navy edit

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force edit

Republic of Korea Navy edit

Russian Navy edit

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

Republic of China Navy edit

 
ROCS Tso Ying (DDG-1803)

Royal Navy edit

Spanish Navy edit

United States Navy edit

 
Zumwalt-class destroyer

Former guided-missile destroyer classes edit

  Australia

  Canada

  France

  Germany

  Italy

  Japan

  Soviet Union

  United Kingdom

  United States

References edit

  1. ^ Friedman 2004, pp. 322–323, 425
  • Friedman, Norman (2004). US Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History (Revised ed.). Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-442-3.