HMAS Hobart (DDG 39) participating in the International Fleet Review 2022 — https://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/index.html 海上自衛隊 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Destroyer

Sea

A large, fast and heavily armed surface warship (typically 7,000–13,000 tonnes) that protects fleets against aircraft, missiles, submarines and other ships. Modern destroyers carry dozens of missiles in vertical launch cells and powerful radars.
They are the main ocean-going combat ships of the big navies.

Well-known examples

**Arleigh Burke class**U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

**Type 055**日本防衛省・統合幕僚監部 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

**Type 052D**日本防衛省・統合幕僚監部 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

**Kolkata class**U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Drace Wilson · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

**Sejong the Great class**U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Raile · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Well-known examples — All

Arleigh Burke class (USA) Type 055 & Type 052D (China) Kolkata & Visakhapatnam class (India) Sejong the Great class (South Korea) Type 45 (UK) Maya class (Japan)

Countries with the most — Destroyers

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1United States83
2China53
3Japan41
4Korea, Rep.14
5India13
6Russian Federation13
7France11
8United Kingdom6
9Taiwan4
10Argentina3