The Truxton class followed, adding extra guns and depth charge racks, marking the beginning of destroyers as versatile, multi ...

The JMSDF Kongo-class destroyer JS Chōkai being loaded with a mock Tomahawk round prior to its departure for the US where it will be modified for the weapon. (JMSDF) Japan has taken steps to integrate ...

The O'Bannon, front, underway in the Solomon Islands, Aug. 15, 1943. Following are the Chevalier and Taylor. (Naval History and Heritage Command) The Fletcher-class destroyer O’Bannon, known as the ...

Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 feet into one of the world’s deepest submarine chasms. The U.S.S. Johnston ...

The Navy plans to name a new Arleigh Burke-class destroyer after Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, a former Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for an act of heroism during vicious fighting in Afghanistan ...

The Navy will name its newest Arleigh Burke-class, guided-missile destroyer for the youngest living Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for bravery in combat. The USS Kyle Carpenter will honor the ...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Thomas Hudner maneuvers into position during the at-sea demonstration Formidable Shield in 2025. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan ...

Slowly but surely the Royal Canadian Navy is getting knee deep in what is described as the North American nation's largest shipbuilding effort since the troubled years of the Second World War. As part ...

The capability, versatility, and vital role of a navy destroyer in contemporary naval warfare make it an important ship within a country's naval force. Tasked with protecting larger vessels and ...

A Navy destroyer and multiple ground-based air defense systems took part in intercepting Iranian missiles fired at Israel over the weekend. Additionally, the Navy is moving another destroyer to the ...

The USS O'Bannon, one of the first Fletcher-class destroyers, became a highly decorated US Navy ship during WWII, renowned for sinking enemy vessels and protecting convoys. However, it achieved ...